Bilateral Boston Keratoprosthesis implantation in a case of keratitis-ichthyosis-deafness syndrome after 31 years of follow-up [letter]

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Published: Sep 30, 2026
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5693/djo.05.2026.09.001
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bilateral KPro, Boston keratoprosthesis, keratitis-ichthyosis-deafness syndrome, KID syndrome

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Rayan Tolba, MD
Department of Ophthalmology, Centre hospitalier de l’Université de Montréal (CHUM), Université de Montréal, Montréal, Québec, Canada
Mona Harissi-Dagher, MD, FRCSC
Department of Ophthalmology, Centre hospitalier de l’Université de Montréal (CHUM), Université de Montréal, Montréal, Québec, Canada

Abstract

The authors comment on Cremona and Jerabek (Bilateral Boston Keratoprosthesis implantation in a case of keratitis-ichthyosis-deafness syndrome after 31 years of follow-up. Digit J Ophthalmol 2026;32:40-3) and discuss, in light of the available literature, the rationale for bilateral sequential KPro implantation and the timing of surgery in the fellow eye.

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Tolba R, Harissi-Dagher M. Bilateral Boston Keratoprosthesis implantation in a case of keratitis-ichthyosis-deafness syndrome after 31 years of follow-up [letter]. Digit J Ophthalmol. 2026;32(3). doi:10.5693/djo.05.2026.09.001
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