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Future Directions for the Boston Keratoprosthesis

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This chapter will review current strategies to solve the complications of Boston KPro with the aim of further improving patient outcomes in future years.

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  1. Department of Ophthalmology, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary/Boston Children’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, 243 Charles Street, Boston, MA, 02114, USA

    Kathryn Colby MD, PhD

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  1. Cornea, External Disease and Refractive Surgery, Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, University of Illinois Eye and Ear Infirmary, Chicago, Illinois, USA

    M. Soledad Cortina

  2. Cornea, External Disease and Refractive Surgery, Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, University of Illinois Eye and Ear Infirmary, Chicago, Illinois, USA

    Jose de la Cruz

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Colby, K. (2015). Future Directions for the Boston Keratoprosthesis. In: Cortina, M., de la Cruz, J. (eds) Keratoprostheses and Artificial Corneas. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-55179-6_20

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