Development and clinical assessment of an artificial cornea

Citation
C. Hicks et al., Development and clinical assessment of an artificial cornea, PROG RET EY, 19(2), 2000, pp. 149-170
Citations number
39
Language
INGLESE
art.tipo
Article
Categorie Soggetti
da verificare
Journal title
PROGRESS IN RETINAL AND EYE RESEARCH
ISSN journal
1350-9462 → ACNP
Volume
19
Issue
2
Year of publication
2000
Pages
149 - 170
Database
ISI
SICI code
1350-9462(200003)19:2<149:DACAOA>2.0.ZU;2-Z
Abstract
Keratoprosthesis research has been a gradual, rather fragmentary process wi th advances being made by isolated groups of researchers. This has arisen p artly because of poor funding in the area: research groups which have achie ved commercial support have often had constraints upon the full disclosure of their findings. Despite these difficulties there has been real progress over the last decade by several independent groups. This article concentrat es upon our own development of a hydrogel core-and-skirt keratoprosthesis, the: Chirila KPro. in order to illustrate the scientific and clinical probl ems common to keratoprosthesis research. Pilot data from a clinical trial i s presented and the priorities for future research are discussed. (C) 2000 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.