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ArticleAmerican journal of ophthalmology case reports2025

Rose bengal photodynamic antimicrobial therapy combined with amniotic membrane graft for the management of infectious keratitis in a patient with keratoprosthesis.

Ruth Eskenazi-Betech, Guillermo Raul Vera-Duarte, Ana P Murillo-López, Aldo Hernandez-Hernandez, Arturo Ramirez-Miranda, Alejandro Navas, Enrique O Graue-Hernandez

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Article in American journal of ophthalmology case reports, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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7 authors.

Ruth Eskenazi-BetechInstituto de Oftalmología Fundación Conde de Valenciana IAP, Mexico City, Mexico.
Guillermo Raul Vera-DuarteInstituto de Oftalmología Fundación Conde de Valenciana IAP, Mexico City, Mexico.
Ana P Murillo-LópezInstituto de Oftalmología Fundación Conde de Valenciana IAP, Mexico City, Mexico.
Aldo Hernandez-HernandezInstituto de Oftalmología Fundación Conde de Valenciana IAP, Mexico City, Mexico.
Arturo Ramirez-MirandaInstituto de Oftalmología Fundación Conde de Valenciana IAP, Mexico City, Mexico.
Alejandro NavasInstituto de Oftalmología Fundación Conde de Valenciana IAP, Mexico City, Mexico.
Enrique O Graue-HernandezInstituto de Oftalmología Fundación Conde de Valenciana IAP, Mexico City, Mexico.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Purpose: To describe the use of Rose Bengal Photodynamic Antimicrobial Therapy (RB-PDAT) combined with amniotic membrane graft (AMG) as a novel surgical technique for infectious keratitis in a patient with Boston Keratoprosthesis (B-Kpro) type 1 Lucia. Methods: A 91-year-old woman with a history of B-Kpro type 1 Lucia implantation in both eyes presented for routine follow-up complaining of pain and redness in the left eye. Slit-lamp examination revealed a 6 mm corneal infiltrate with an epithelial defect adjacent to the optic stem. After 2 weeks of topical antimicrobial therapy without any improvement, the decision was made to perform RB-PDAT in conjunction with an AMG. The infectious keratitis resolved within 21 days. Conclusions: The combination of RB-PDAT and AMG may be considered as a surgical alternative in patients with keratoprosthesis complicated by severe infectious keratitis refractory to standard medical treatment.

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Amniotic membrane graftB-Kpro type IKeratoprosthesisLucia designRose bengal photodynamic antimicrobial therapySurgical technique

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PMCPMC12268565

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