Development of a synthetic Osteo-Odonto-Keratoprosthesis (OOKP) device

• Main Author: Riau, Andri Kartasasmita.
• Other Authors: Khor Khiam Aik
• Format: Theses and Dissertations
• Language: English
• Published: 2013
• Subjects: DRNTU::Engineering::Mechanical engineering
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10356/53640
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

The cornea is an avascular, transparent, and the most anterior layer of the eye, where light penetrates to focus on the retina to create a visual perception. It is responsible for 2/3 of the refractive power of the eye. The corneal epithelium has a rapid cell turnover rate. The sloughing off of the...