The Clinical Report on Six Cases of Epikeratoplasty.
- Author:
Jin Hak LEE
1
;
Kiho PARK
Author Information
1. Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea.
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
best corrected visual acuity;
epikeratoplasty;
high myopia;
keratoconus;
spherical equivalent
- MeSH:
Aphakia;
Cornea;
Epikeratophakia*;
Keratoconus;
Myopia;
Reading;
Visual Acuity
- From:Journal of the Korean Ophthalmological Society
1990;31(4):425-431
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
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Abstract:
After the first description of epikeratoplasty for the correction of aphakia by Kaufman in 1980, the application of epikeratoplasty has been extended further to keratoconus and high myopia. Six epikeratoplasty for 5 eyes of high myopia and 1 eye of keratoconus were performed and followed upto average 4.9 months. All cases improved their uncorrected visual acuity and the preoperative best corrected visual acuity improved or had no change postoperatively except one case on the last visit. In the cases of high myopia, the mean preoperative spherical equivalent of -19.4D was corrected to average -0.23D with the range of -1.75D to +2.5D postoperatively. In the case of keratoconus, there was the mean decrease in 12.0D of myopia in terms of spherical equivalent and the cornea was flattened by over 8D in keratometry readings.
