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Abstract

A method of implanting a corneal prosthesis in an eye to interconnect host tissue with a corneal graft can include forming an opening in a host tissue of an eye. The method can also include forming a first passageway through the host tissue that extends annularly about an optic axis of the eye. The method can also include forming a second passageway through a corneal graft that extends annularly about an axis of the corneal graft that is substantially collinear with the optic axis of the eye when said corneal graft is positioned in the eye, the first passageway and the second passageway having the same diameter relative to the optic axis. The method can also include forming a gap in the host tissue that extends between a lateral side of the host tissue and the first passageway.

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