[Current researches in keratoprosthesis].
This paper introduced the evolution of keratoprosthesis (KPs) from the earliest devices to the newly developed types, pointed out their drawbacks and discussed the properties that an ideal keratoprosthesis or a tissue engineering keratoprosthesis must possess. Recent researches focused on the use of porous polymers as the skirt of core-skirt keratoprosthesis and tried to improve the material's biologicial intergration.
Zhao
Hongxia
H
Biomedical Engineering Institute, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632.
Xie
Deming
D
Zou
Han
H
D000818:Animals; D001672:Biocompatible Materials; D002415:Cats; D003315:Cornea / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D019736:Prostheses and Implants; D011474:Prosthesis Design; D011817:Rabbits
D001672:Biocompatible Materials