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keratoprosthesis

Definitions

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  • noun surgery A surgical procedure where a severely damaged or diseased cornea is replaced with an artificial cornea.
  • noun surgery The artificial cornea used in this procedure.

Etymologies

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kerato- +‎ prosthesis

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  • The VisionGraft Sterile Cornea has already been used in glaucoma tube shunt coverage, as a patch graft, and with keratoprosthesis.

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