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Keratoprosthesis, Dohlman type I device for a patient with repeated corneal graft failure
L Bajracharya1, R Gurung, G Tabin
1Tilganga Institute of Ophthalmology, Gaushala, Kathmandu, Nepal. lbajra@yahoo.com
Background:
Keratoprosthesis (Kpro) surgery is performed in patients in whom traditional penetrating keratoplasty (PK) surgery has no hope for graft survival. The burden of corneal blindness is high in a developing country like Nepal.
Case:
A thirty-year-old man, with multiple graft failure in his only eye, underwent Kpro surgery. He had ambulatory vision and a stable Kpro 29 months after the surgery.
Conclusion:
Kpro surgery has been introduced in the country with this as the first case. Patients with poor prognosis for PK can benefit from this type of surgery.
