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2015 WCCVII San Diego Daily Thursday

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5 EW SHOW DAILY World Cornea Congress VII, San Diego 2015 reduce its occurrence will be very helpful to KPro surgeons around the world." The session will take place tomorrow at 10:00 a.m. in room 20D of the San Diego Convention Center. EW Editors' note: Dr. Colby has no finan- cial interests related to her comments. that there is less retroprosthetic membrane formation using an oversized back plate. "While glaucoma is the com- plication that is most devastating in terms of vision, retroprosthetic membrane formation is the most common complication after Boston KPro implantation," Dr. Colby said. "Any strategies that we can use to specialists who deal with complicat- ed cases, there is always the question of what to do after someone has had 3 or 4 failed keratoplasties, Dr. Colby said. This presentation will look at a patient population for outcomes and complications. The talk by Mona Dagher, MD, will be important as well, Dr. Colby said. As outcomes with keratopros- thesis improve, more are being implanted; the main problem with long-term preservation of vision is progression of glaucoma. This talk looks at a large patient population and should give additional insights into why people lose vision to glaucoma long-term with the Boston KPro (developed at Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Boston), she said. Dr. Colby is also interested in the presentation by Juan Carlos Abad, MD. He has been using over- sized back plates for the KPro, which Dr. Colby also uses. It does appear I n tomorrow's session on "Ker- atoprosthesis and Penetrating Keratoplasty," Kathryn Colby, MD, PhD, Boston, will serve as moderator, with Roberto Pineda, MD, Boston, giving the key- note on "Corneal Transplantation in the Developing World: Lessons Learned." Dr. Colby said that a number of talks in this session will address interesting issues with keratoplasty. Dr. Pineda has done a tremendous amount of international mission work, doing corneal surgery and setting up a keratoprosthesis pro- gram in several countries, including Ethiopia and Sudan, she said. "I think his experiences over the decades of mission work will be both inspirational and enlightening for people attending the session." Another talk will compare the long-term outcomes of repeat penetrating keratoplasty (PK) versus keratoprosthesis. For cornea by Ellen Stodola EyeWorld Staff Writer Keratoprosthesis and PK "I think [Dr. Pineda's] experiences over the decades of mission work will be both inspirational and enlightening for people attending the session." –Kathryn Colby, MD, PhD F o c u s e d o n e y e s . I n s p i r e d b y l i f e . ©2015 Shire US Inc., Lexington, MA 02421 S05541 03/15 O P H T H A L M I C S

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