title: [Glaucoma and Moscow Eye Microsurgery complex (Moroz) keratoprosthesis].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To investigate the relationship between glaucoma and Moscow Eye Microsurgery Complex (Moroz) keratoprosthesis.
  
  
  METHODS
  Analysis and retrospective review of consecutive clinical case series. A total of 90 patients had a Moroz keratoprosthesis implantation between Apr, 2000 and Jun, 2011 at our hospital.Fifteen eyes of 15 patients were included in this research. Twelve eyes were identified glaucoma before Moroz keratoprosthesis surgery, and 3 eyes developed glaucoma afterward.Intraocular pressure (IOP), best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA), and treatment of glaucoma were recorded at 1 to 3 months after the Moroz keratoprosthesis implantation.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Moroz keratoprosthesis surgery improved vision dramatically in the majority of patients in our study. The most common preoperative corneal diagnosis was alkali burn (8 eyes, 53.3%), which maybe the risk factor of secondary glaucoma after keratoprosthesis surgery.Five of these 15 patients received cyclocryotherapy after the surgery to control elevated IOP. BCVA decreased from 0.8 to 0.2, 0.25 to light perception, 0.3 to 0.1, 0.2 to hand movement, and 0.25 to counting fingers, respectively.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Moroz keratoprosthesis caused glaucoma in only a small number of patients.Visual field, optic nerve appearance and IOP were the main diagnostic modalities after Moroz keratoprosthesis implantation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing 100853, China.
authors.forename: Ji-feng
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Yu
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing 100853, China. Email: huangyf301@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Yi-fei
authors.initials: YF
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing 100853, China.
authors.forename: Li-qiang
authors.initials: LQ
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Da-jiang
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Wang
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003315:Cornea; D005260:Female; D005901:Glaucoma / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D019736:Prostheses and Implants / Q000009:adverse effects*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D055815:Young Adult