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osteo-odonto-keratoprosthesis

osteo-odonto-keratoprosthesis noun: a rare, last-resort ophthalmologic reconstructive surgery used to restore vision in people with severe corneal blindness. It involves replacing the damaged cornea with a prosthetic optical device that is supported by a patient’s own tooth and surrounding bone, allowing light to enter the eye and potentially restore useful vision.

Noun

osteo-odonto-keratoprosthesis (uncountable, abbreviation OOKP)

  1. A rare, last-resort ophthalmologic reconstructive surgery used to restore vision in people with severe corneal blindness. It involves replacing the damaged cornea with a prosthetic optical device that is supported by a patient’s own tooth and surrounding bone, allowing light to enter the eye and potentially restore useful vision.
    • Currently, the most widely used keratoprostheses are Boston keratoprosthesis, osteoodontokeratoprosthesis and Alphacor.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...

Forms of osteo-odonto-keratoprosthesis

abbreviationOOKP

Origin of osteo-odonto-keratoprosthesis

From osteo- + odonto- + kerato- + prosth- + -esis.

Questions about osteo-odonto-keratoprosthesis

What does osteo-odonto-keratoprosthesis mean?
Osteo-odonto-keratoprosthesis means a rare, last-resort ophthalmologic reconstructive surgery used to restore vision in people with severe corneal blindness. It involves replacing the damaged cornea with a prosthetic optical device that is supported by a patient’s own tooth and surrounding bone, allowing light to enter the eye and potentially restore useful vision.
What part of speech is osteo-odonto-keratoprosthesis?
Osteo-odonto-keratoprosthesis is a noun.

Words near osteo-odonto-keratoprosthesis in the dictionary

  1. ostentous
  2. ostents
  3. osteo
  4. osteo-
  5. osteo-malacia
  6. osteo-odonto-keratoprosthesis
  7. osteoabsorptiometric
  8. osteoabsorptiometry
  9. osteoactivin
  10. osteoadherin
  11. osteoanabolic

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