title: Suggested Guidelines for Reporting Keratoprosthesis Results: Consensus Opinion of the Cornea Society, Asia Cornea Society, EuCornea, PanCornea, and the KPRO Study Group.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To propose a series of standardized guidelines for reporting keratoprosthesis (KPRO) results.
  
  
  METHODS
  At the most recent KPRO Study Group Meeting (Barcelona, 2015), representatives of the 4 multinational corneal societies (Cornea Society, Asia Cornea Society, EuCornea, and PanCornea) and the KPRO Study Group agreed to propose consistent terminology for reporting KPRO results, especially in describing the length of follow-up and in the description of the KPRO itself. Consensus was reached for minimal reporting guidelines.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The 4 multinational corneal societies and the KPRO Study Group agreed to standardized terminology for reporting the length of follow-up, preoperative diagnosis grouping, and data stratification based on the KPRO type used.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Guidelines suggesting minimal reporting standards will assist in both data collection and reporting and will allow for better comparative analysis and pooling of the available data.
authors.affiliation: *Department of Ophthalmology and Vision Science, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ; †Autònoma University of Barcelona, Instituto Microcirugia Ocular (IMO), Barcelona, Spain; and ‡Paracelsus Medical University, Department of Ophthalmology, Salzburg, Austria.
authors.forename: Michael W
authors.initials: MW
authors.lastname: Belin
authors.forename: Jose L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Güell
authors.forename: Günther
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Grabner
mesh_terms: D001187:Artificial Organs; D001208:Asia; D001705:Bioprosthesis; D003315:Cornea; D003316:Corneal Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D016039:Corneal Transplantation / Q000592:standards*; D005060:Europe; D006801:Humans; D009885:Ophthalmology / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000592:standards*; D010175:Pan American Health Organization; D019919:Prosthesis Implantation; D019984:Quality Indicators, Health Care; D012955:Societies, Medical / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000592:standards*; D009626:Terminology as Topic; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014792:Visual Acuity