Boston1型号人工角膜植入后感染性角膜炎

Purpose: To determine the incidence, clinical features, and outcomes of infectious keratitis after Boston type 1 keratoprosthesis (Kpro) implantation.

Methods: Ten cases of infectious keratitis were identified in a retrospective chart review of 105 patients (126 eyes) who received Kpro between November 2004 and November 2010 at the Cincinnati Eye Institute and were followed for at least 1 month (range, 1–66 months; mean, 25 months).

Results: The incidence was 7.9%. Patient diagnoses included 4 chemical injuries, 3 Stevens–Johnson syndrome, 2 ocular cicatricial pemphigoid, and 1 congenital aniridia. Kpro implantation was indicated in 2 eyes for a failed ocular surface and in 8 for pen