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. 2015 Apr 16;9:697–720. doi: 10.2147/OPTH.S27083

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Assembly and implantation of Boston type-1 KPro.

Notes: (A) Donor corneal button is trephined to create a central aperture. (B) Corneal graft is placed on the front plate. (C) PMMA back plate covers the graft and titanium ring locks the device. (D) Assembled type-1 device ready for implantation (corneal graft is sandwiched between the front and back plates). (E) Host cornea is excised (excised diameter matches outer diameter of the corneal graft). (F) Implantation of the type-1 KPro. All pictures of this figure are the courtesy of Dr Geetha Iyer.

Abbreviations: KPro, keratoprosthesis; PMMA, polymethylmethacrylate.