title: [Keratoprosthesis from a personal collection 15-year old material].
abstract: The study presents the analysis of a 15-years material concerning the keratoprosthesis in severe corneal leukoma of various aetiology. The material comprises 82 cases of corneal leukoma of the 5th category (hopeless leukoma) caused in the majority of cases by chemical burns as well as post-inflammatory leukoma, on the background of pemphigus, after opacified corneal grafting. The authors discuss the characteristic complications of keratoprosthesis and present their personal results.
authors.affiliation: I Kliniki Okulistycznej AM w Katowicach, Poland.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gierek-Lapińska
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Kamińska-Olechnowicz
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Dworenko-Dworkin
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002057:Burns, Chemical / Q000150:complications; D003315:Cornea / Q000473:pathology; D065306:Corneal Injuries; D003318:Corneal Opacity / Q000209:etiology / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D016039:Corneal Transplantation / Q000009:adverse effects; D005126:Eye Burns / Q000150:complications; D005137:Eye, Artificial / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009336:Necrosis / Q000209:etiology
vernacular_title: Keratoprotezowanie w 15-letnim materiale własnym.