Implantation of Iakymenko keratoprosthesis in patients with severe ocular injury
Author:
Corresponding Author:

Affiliation:

Clc Number:

Fund Project:

Supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 81000368); Medical Scientific Research Foundation of Guangdong Province, China (B2008091, A2011327)

  • Article
  • |
  • Figures
  • |
  • Metrics
  • |
  • Reference
  • |
  • Related
  • |
  • Cited by
  • |
  • Materials
  • |
  • Comments
    Abstract:

    AIM: To present the results of implantation of Iakymenko keratoprosthesis in five patients with vascularized corneal leukoma caused by severe ocular injury. METHODS: Iakymenko keratoprosthesis was implanted into 5 eyes of 5 patients: 4 patients were suffered from chemical burns and 1 patient from explosive injury. The preoperative visual acuity ranged from light perception to hand motion. The implantation surgery was composed of two-stage procedures. The follow-up period was from 9 months to 11 years. The outcome measures were visual acuity, retention, and complications of the keratoprosthesis. RESULTS: Vision improvements were achieved in most patients. All keratoprosthesis were retained within the follow-up period. Corneal melting occurred in one patient and fibrous closure in another patient, both of which were successfully treated. Retinal detachment occurred in one patient after surgery. CONCLUSION: Iakymenko keratoprosthesis seems to be a promising alternative for the patients with severe corneal injury, but further investigation is needed to evaluate the role of Iakymenko keratoprosthesis.

    Reference
    Related
    Cited by
Get Citation

Hong-Wei Pan, Stanislav Iakymenko, Jin-Tang Xu, et al. Implantation of Iakymenko keratoprosthesis in patients with severe ocular injury. Int J Ophthalmol, 2012,5(2):167-171

Copy
Share
Article Metrics
  • Abstract:
  • PDF:
  • HTML:
  • Cited by:
Publication History
  • Received:December 19,2011
  • Revised:March 20,2012
  • Adopted:
  • Online:
  • Published: