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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2019 Sep 1.
Published in final edited form as: Retina. 2018 Sep;38(Suppl 1):S125–S133. doi: 10.1097/IAE.0000000000002036

Table 3.

Improvement of visual acuity by three or more lines from baseline: A comparison of outcomes for eyes undergoing Boston keratoprosthesis without pars plana vitrectomy to eyes with pars plana vitrectomy*

Keratoprosthesis without pars plana vitrectomy Keratoprosthesis with pars plana vitrectomy
Post-operative time (Months) Total number of eyes Number of Eyes Improved 3 or more lines % Eyes Improved 3 or more lines Total number of eyes Number of Eyes Improved 3 or more lines % Eyes Improved 3 or more lines P-value
1 68 54 79% 54 40 74% 0.486
3 60 48 80% 47 37 78% 0.871
6 57 46 81% 47 33 70% 0.213
9 54 38 70% 37 27 73% 0.787
12 55 43 78% 36 26 72% 0.516
Last follow-up 62 36 58% 48 37 77% 0.036
*

NLP eyes excluded from analyses