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. 2018 Feb 15;12:331–337. doi: 10.2147/OPTH.S144403

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Kaplan–Meier survival graph of the most frequent complications in patients receiving an aphakic Boston snap-on keratoprosthesis during the first 5 years of follow-up.

Notes: (A) Retroprosthetic membranes that required intervention during the follow-up period. (B) Survival from corneal melts. (C) Survival from keratoprosthesis extrusion or removal (retention). (D) Survival from loss of vision attributed to glaucoma progression. (E) Survival from endophthalmitis or sterile vitritis. (F) Survival from retinal detachments.

Abbreviation: RPM, retroprosthetic membrane.