Boston KPro Type I
Selected wet-surface prosthetic strategy for high-risk corneal blindness.
Explore Boston KPro Type I →Advanced Keratoprosthesis & Ocular Surface Reconstruction
Keratoprosthesis Surgeon — María Fideliz de la Paz, MD, PhD
Cornea, ocular surface and anterior segment surgery focused on advanced keratoprosthesis and reconstruction in complex corneal blindness.
Clinical overview
Dr. María Fideliz de la Paz
Advanced corneal blindness requires a strategy beyond conventional transplantation.
Dr. de la Paz is an anterior segment, cornea and ocular surface surgeon based in Barcelona. Her clinical work includes limbal transplantation, ocular surface reconstruction, penetrating keratoplasty, Boston keratoprosthesis, osteo-odonto-keratoprosthesis and tibial bone keratoprosthesis.
Doctoral DegreeUniversitat Autònoma de Barcelona · 2016
Distinguished KPro SurgeonMassachusetts Eye and Ear / Harvard · 2019
Oftalvist BarcelonaCornea, ocular surface & anterior segment
International PracticeThe View Hospital · Doha, QatarBurjeel Medical Center · Abu Dhabi, UAE
2001–03Master in Anterior Segment, Institut Universitari Barraquer, Barcelona
2004–07Fellowship in Anterior Segment, Centro de Oftalmología Barraquer
2008–22Consultant Specialist in Cornea, External Eye Disease, Ocular Surface and Eye Banking, Barraquer Eye Center
2022–Cornea, ocular surface and anterior segment practice at Oftalvist Barcelona
Medical information reviewed for this website on 24 August 2026. Final treatment selection requires an individualized ophthalmic assessment.
Evidence & innovation
Science behind the surgery.
Each surgical strategy is linked to peer-reviewed publications and long-term clinical experience. Select an article below to open its PubMed record.
2025
Oral mucosa in Boston Keratoprosthesis surgery: innovative approaches for complex cases
View on PubMed ↗Seminars in Ophthalmology.
2025
Boston type 1 keratoprosthesis with autologous buccal mucosa overlay for severe ocular surface alterations
View on PubMed ↗American Journal of Ophthalmology.
2019
2018
2016
2014
Anatomical survival and visual prognosis of Boston type I keratoprosthesis in challenging cases
View on PubMed ↗Graefe's Archive for Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology.
Appointments · Barcelona & Online
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