Journal article
Progress in the development of a corneal replacement: keratoprostheses and tissue-engineered corneas
Abstract
Rapid progress has been made in the past 5 years in the development of corneal replacements. Traditionally they are divided into two categories, keratoprostheses and tissue-engineered corneal equivalents, as replacement tissues are increasingly in demand worldwide. There are currently several different keratoprosthesis models in clinical use around the world. The most popular and most widely publicized is the AlphaCor model, which has enjoyed …
Authors
Duan D; Klenkler BJ; Sheardown H
Journal
Expert Review of Medical Devices, Vol. 3, No. 1, pp. 59–72
Publisher
Taylor & Francis
Publication Date
1 2006
DOI
10.1586/17434440.3.1.59
ISSN
1743-4440