epikeratophakia

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Noun1.epikeratophakia - using a piece of donated corneal tissue to repair the eye of someone who has had a cataract removed; "epikeratophakia gave her a living contact lens"
corneal graft, corneal transplant, keratoplasty - a surgical procedure in which part or all of a damaged or diseased cornea is replaced by healthy corneal tissue from a donor
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Daniel, "[Live epikeratophakia and deep lamellar keratoplasty for I-III stage-specific surgical treatment of keratoconus]," Klinische Monatsblatter fur Augenheilkunde, vol.
Predictive Factors for Successful Type 1 Big Bubble during Deep Anterior Lamellar Keratoplasty
Corneal refractive surgery includes laser eye surgery (LES) involving corneal ablation by excimer laser; corneal addition procedures such as intracorneal ring segments and epikeratophakia; corneal relaxation procedures such as radial keratotomy (RK), arcuate keratotomy (AK) limbal relaxing incisions; and thermokeratoplasty.
Laser eye surgery: back to the future
The viable options therefore include epikeratophakia anterior chamber IOL implant iris fixated intraocular lens and sclera fixated posterior chamber IOL implants.
Visual outcome and complications in Ab-externo scleral fixation IOL in aphakia in pediatric age group
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