Epithelial growth over the optic surface of the type 1 Boston Keratoprosthesis: histopathology and implications for biointegration

We report the histopathology of epithelial overgrowth in the Boston type I keratoprosthesis. The epithelium shows an inconsistent number of layers and basement membrane and goblet cells are absent. Epithelialization of the keratoprosthesis optic would have multiple advantages, but the limitation of...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Khalifa, Yousuf M, Davis, Don, Mamalis, Nick, Moshirfar, Majid
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Dove Medical Press 2010
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2952606/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20957142
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/OPTH.S12780

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2952606/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20957142
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/OPTH.S12780

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