Epikeratophakia is the surgical correction of aphakia. It is a refractive surgical procedure in which a donor cornea is transplanted to the anterior surface of the patient`s cornea. A lamellar disc from a donor cornea is placed over the de-epithelialized host cornea and sutured into a prepared groove on the host cornea. Indications include aphaki....
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A procedure that modifies the refractive error of the lens by the transplantation of a donor cornea to the anterior surface of the patient's cornea. The basic indication for epikeratophakia is the incapability of correcting refractive errors with conservative methods, such as glasses, contact lenses, or intraocular lenses. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...
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Type: Term Pronunciation: ep′i-ker′ă-tō-phak′ē-ă Definitions: 1. Modification of refractive error by application of a donor cornea to the anterior surface of the patient's cornea from which epithelium has been removed. Synonyms: epikeratophakic keratoplasty
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n] - using a piece of donated corneal tissue to repair the eye of someone who has had a cataract removed
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noun 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`
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