Millions of people worldwide are bilaterally blind due to corneal diseases including infectious etiologies, trauma, and chemical injuries. While corneal transplantation can successfully restore sight in many, corneal graft survival decreases in eyes with chronic inflammation and corneal vascularization. Additionally, the availability of donor cornea material can be limited, especially in underdeveloped countries where corneal blindness may also be highly prevalent. Development of methods to create and implant an artificial cornea (keratoprosthesis) may be the only option for patients whose eye disease is not suitable for corneal transplantation or who live in regions where corneal transplantation is not possible. The Boston Keratoprosthesis (B-KPro) is the most commonly implanted keratoprosthesis worldwide, having restored vision in thousands of patients. This article describes the initial design of the B-KPro and the modifications that have been made over many years. Additionally, some of the complications of surgical implantation and long-term care challenges, particularly complicating inflammation and glaucoma, are discussed.

Claes Dohlman

Annual Review of Vision Science

视觉科学年度回顾回顾了视觉科学的进展，视觉科学是一组交叉学科，涉及心理学、神经科学、计算机科学、细胞生物学和遗传学以及临床医学。该杂志涵盖了广泛的主题和技术，包括光学、视网膜、中央视觉处理、视觉感知、眼球运动、视觉发育、视觉模型、计算机视觉，以及视觉疾病、功能障碍和视力恢复的机制。视觉研究是许多科学领域取得进展的核心，这本新期刊将探索和揭示将视觉研究与生物学、行为、计算、工程和医学联系起来的联系。

The Annual Review of Vision Science is an annual journal that focuses on the latest advancements in the field of vision science. Vision science is an interdisciplinary field that encompasses psychology, neuroscience, computer science, cell biology, genetics, and clinical medicine. This journal covers a wide range of topics and techniques, including optics, retina, central visual processing, visual perception, eye movements, visual development, visual modeling, computer vision, as well as the mechanisms of visual diseases, disorders, and vision restoration. Vision research plays a central role in the progress of many scientific fields, and this journal aims to explore and reveal the connections between vision research and biology, behavior, computation, engineering, and medicine.

《Annual Review of Vision Science》是一本专注于视觉科学领域的年度回顾期刊，涵盖了视觉科学的最新进展。视觉科学是一个跨学科的领域，涉及心理学、神经科学、计算机科学、细胞生物学、遗传学和临床医学等多个学科。该期刊讨论的主题和技术范围广泛，包括光学、视网膜、中央视觉处理、视觉感知、眼球运动、视觉发育、视觉模型、计算机视觉，以及视觉疾病、功能障碍和视力恢复的机制。视觉研究在多个科学领域的进展中扮演着核心角色，本期刊将探索和揭示视觉研究与生物学、行为、计算、工程和医学之间的联系。

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医学	2
医学, 眼科学	1
医学, 神经科学	2

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