KERATOPROSTHESIS RESULTS IN ANIMALS - AN UPDATE

Background: The report presented is an update on continuing developmen t work on modified PHEMA core-and-shirt KPros in animals. Methods: Two variations (improved wet-eye, and dry-eye) of a prototype core-and-sk irt Chirila KPro are described. The clinical success rate on implantat ion of these versions of the Chirila KPro was assessed. Results: It wa s found that a significant improvement in retention rate was shown in the improved model but. that the dry-eye model failed early in two of the three implanted. Conclusions: The significance of the improved str ength and the reasons for disappointing results with the early dry-eye KPros are discussed. Ongoing work is briefly outlined.