American Journal of Ophthalmology
Volume 149, Issue 4 , Pages 537-539 , April 2010

Global Corneal Blindness and the Boston Keratoprosthesis Type I

  • Jared D. Ament

      Affiliations

    • Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
    • ,
  • Amit Todani

      Affiliations

    • Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
    • ,
  • Roberto Pineda II

      Affiliations

    • Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
    • ,
  • Tueng T. Shen

      Affiliations

    • University of Washington Eye Institute, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington
    • ,
  • Anthony J. Aldave

      Affiliations

    • Jules Stein Eye Institute, The University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California
    • ,
  • Claes H. Dohlman

      Affiliations

    • Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
    • ,
  • James Chodosh

      Affiliations

    • Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
    • Corresponding Author InformationInquiries to James Chodosh, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, 243 Charles Street, Boston, MA 02114

,Accepted 1 November 2009.

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PII: S0002-9394(09)00800-9

doi: 10.1016/j.ajo.2009.11.001

American Journal of Ophthalmology
Volume 149, Issue 4 , Pages 537-539 , April 2010

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