title: Keratophakia: a preliminary evaluation.
abstract: The results of 18 cases of combined cataract extraction and keratophakia are presented. Initial results indicate that these procedures may replace the use of alloplastic materials for the correction of aphakic ametropia either as a primary or a secondary procedure.
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001251:Astigmatism / Q000601:surgery; D002386:Cataract / Q000150:complications; D002387:Cataract Extraction; D003315:Cornea / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007908:Lens, Crystalline / Q000637:transplantation*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012030:Refractive Errors / Q000150:complications; D054140:Refractive Surgical Procedures; D014184:Transplantation, Homologous; D014792:Visual Acuity