title: [Histopathologic study following optic keratoprosthesis. A case report].
abstract: The authors present the case history of a patient in whom an optical keratoprosthesis was implanted after recurrent corneal ulcers in aphakia at the age of 80. The globe was examined histologically post mortem. A solid retroprosthetic membrane, a hemorrhage in the vitreous and retinal detachment after trauma were found to be the causes of the visual disorder. Wound healing following implantation of a keratoprosthesis is discussed in the light of the histopathological findings.
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002387:Cataract Extraction; D003315:Cornea / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D003320:Corneal Ulcer / Q000601:surgery*; D004848:Epithelium / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D019736:Prostheses and Implants; D012008:Recurrence; D012163:Retinal Detachment / Q000473:pathology; D012166:Retinal Hemorrhage / Q000473:pathology; D012590:Sclera / Q000473:pathology; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000601:surgery*; D014792:Visual Acuity
vernacular_title: Histopathologische Untersuchung nach optischer Keratoprothese. Eine kasuistische Darstellung.