A novel temporary keratoprosthesis technique for vitreoretinal surgery
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Christos Skevas. Department of Ophthalmology, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Martinistra?e 52, Hamburg 20246, Germany. c.skevas@uke.de

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    AIM: To investigate the safety of vitreoretinal surgery when using a soft contact lens as a temporary keratoprosthesis (TKP) in patients with severe corneal opacifications. METHODS: Three patients with simultaneous corneal and vitreoretinal pathology were treated with a soft contact lens that was used as a TKP to facilitate vitreoretinal surgery. The soft contact lens was fixated with sutures onto the globe so that no leakage was possible. RESULTS: Vitreoretinal surgery with excellent fundus view was possible in all cases. The soft contact lens allowed safe central and peripheral vitrectomy. Surgery was successful in all cases. CONCLUSION: A soft contact lens properly fixated on the globe can successfully replace a TKP. This surgical procedure has several advantages like one size fits all, low costs, and easy access to the material.

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Christos Skevas, Eileen Bigdon, Alexander Steinhorst, et al. A novel temporary keratoprosthesis technique for vitreoretinal surgery. Int J Ophthalmol, 2021,14(11):1791-1795

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  • Received:February 02,2021
  • Revised:June 01,2021
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  • Online: October 27,2021
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