Meanings
- not comparableBehind a prosthesis, especially behind a keratoprosthesis
The main postoperative complications in patients with implanted keratoprosthesis are glaucoma, a retroprosthetic membrane, chronic hypotony, dehiscence between the artificial material and the recipient´s corneal tissue, and the consequent risk of endophthalmitis [ 4 - 9 ].
2015 June 26, Pavel Studeny, Deli Krizova, Pavel Kuchynka, “Use of PocketMaker Microkeratome for Creation of Corneal Pocket for Foldable Keratoprosthesis KeraKlear Implantation – Case Series”, in The Open Ophthalmology Journal, volume 9, →DOI
Origin
From retro- + prosthetic. By surface analysis, retro- + prosth- + -etic.
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