Digital Journal of Ophthalmology
Bilateral Boston Keratoprosthesis implantation in a case of keratitis-ichthyosis-deafness syndrome after 31 years of follow-up [letter]
By Rayan Tolba and Mona Harissi‐Dagher.
Abstract
The authors comment on Cremona and Jerabek (Bilateral Boston Keratoprosthesis implantation in a case of keratitis-ichthyosis-deafness syndrome after 31 years of follow-up. Digit J Ophthalmol 2026;32:40-3) and discuss, in light of the available literature, the rationale for bilateral sequential KPro implantation and the timing of surgery in the fellow eye.
Keywords
- Corneal Surgery and Treatments
- Boston keratoprosthesis
- keratitis-ichthyosis-deafness syndrome
- corneal blindness
- long-term follow-up
- Open access
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