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(a) Slit lamp photograph of the tinted Kontur lens (temporal view), (b) slit lamp photograph of the tinted Kontur lens (nasal view).
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The lens was plano prescription, 8.0 mm base curve, 20 mm diameter with 11.5 mm brown iris tint, and 4 mm clear pupil (Figure 1(a) and (b)).
External photograph of the Boston keratoprosthesis type 1.
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The contact lens was removed, and on slit lamp examination, there was no epithelial defect or melt in the tissue surrounding the KPro (Figure 2).
(a) Slit lamp photograph of the pars plana Baerveldt tube with overlying conjunctival erosion (superotemporal view), (b) slit lamp photograph of the pars plana Baerveldt tube with overlying conjunctival erosion (inferonasal view).
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However, there was a conjunctival epithelial erosion with exposure of the glaucoma tube superotemporally (Figure 3(a)) and inferonasally (Figure 3(b)).
(a) Improvement in the conjunctival erosion with a smaller Air Optix contact lens (superotemporal view), (b) improvement in the conjunctival erosion with a smaller Air Optix contact lens (inferonasal view).
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Two days later, the conjunctival epithelial defects were improved both superotemporally (Figure 4(a)) and inferotemporally (Figure 4(b)). The patient remained stable without complications or further surgical intervention.