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

Yousuf M Khalifa, Don Davis, Nick Mamalis, Majid MoshirfarMoran Eye Center, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, USAAbstract: We report the histopathology of epithelial overgrowth in the Boston type I keratoprosthesis. The epithelium shows an inconsistent number of layers and basement membrane an...

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Autores principales:	Yousuf M Khalifa, Don Davis, Nick Mamalis, et al
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Publicado:	Dove Medical Press 2010
Materias:	Ophthalmology RE1-994
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:464e2c9f15b04b2aabc528956b7a54eb2021-12-02T05:49:19ZEpithelial growth over the optic surface of the type 1 Boston Keratoprosthesis: histopathology and implications for biointegration1177-54671177-5483https://doaj.org/article/464e2c9f15b04b2aabc528956b7a54eb2010-09-01T00:00:00Zhttp://www.dovepress.com/epithelial-growth-over-the-optic-surface-of-the-type-1-boston-keratopr-a5306https://doaj.org/toc/1177-5467https://doaj.org/toc/1177-5483Yousuf M Khalifa, Don Davis, Nick Mamalis, Majid MoshirfarMoran Eye Center, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, USAAbstract: 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 vision makes tolerating the overgrowth difficult.Keywords: keratoprosthesis, cornea, corneal transplant, biocompatibility, biointegration epithelium Yousuf M KhalifaDon DavisNick Mamaliset alDove Medical PressarticleOphthalmologyRE1-994ENClinical Ophthalmology, Vol 2010, Iss default, Pp 1069-1071 (2010)
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description	Yousuf M Khalifa, Don Davis, Nick Mamalis, Majid MoshirfarMoran Eye Center, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, USAAbstract: 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 vision makes tolerating the overgrowth difficult.Keywords: keratoprosthesis, cornea, corneal transplant, biocompatibility, biointegration epithelium
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title	Epithelial growth over the optic surface of the type 1 Boston Keratoprosthesis: histopathology and implications for biointegration
title_short	Epithelial growth over the optic surface of the type 1 Boston Keratoprosthesis: histopathology and implications for biointegration
title_full	Epithelial growth over the optic surface of the type 1 Boston Keratoprosthesis: histopathology and implications for biointegration
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Epithelial growth over the optic surface of the type 1 Boston Keratoprosthesis: histopathology and implications for biointegration

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