Epikeratophakia for Adult Aphakia.
- Author:
Ji Chun KIM
1
;
Young Tae KONG
;
Do Joan SONG
Author Information
1. Kong's Eyes Hospital, Korea.
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Adult aphakia;
epikeratophakia;
hyperopic epikeratophakia grafts
- MeSH:
Adult*;
Aphakia*;
Epikeratophakia*;
Humans;
Transplants;
Visual Acuity
- From:Journal of the Korean Ophthalmological Society
1989;30(5):819-822
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Epikeratophakia is a newly developed refractive corneal surgery for the correction of aphakic vision. Two aphakic patients have received hyperopic epikeratophakia grafts. Three months postoperatively, two patients had visual acuities of 0.6 without spectacle overcorrection. Epikeratophakia appears to be effective for the correction of adult aphakia.
