Penetrating keratoplasty using collagen crosslinked donor tissue: A case report

Purpose: In patients with corneal melt, pretreatment crosslinking (CXL) of donor tissue prior to placement of Boston keratoprosthesis (K-Pro I) decreases graft failure. We report a case of corneal sparing in a phthisical eye following penetrating keratoplasty (PKP) with pretreatment CXL of the donor...

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Main Authors: Sila Bal, Joseph B. Ciolino
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-06-01
Series:American Journal of Ophthalmology Case Reports
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S245199362100030X