keratoprosthesis

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Noun

keratoprosthesis (plural keratoprostheses)

1. (surgery) A surgical procedure in which a severely damaged or diseased cornea is replaced with an artificial cornea.
2. (surgery) The artificial cornea used in this procedure.

Related terms

• keratoprosthetic
• keratoprosthetics

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