title: [A preliminary report of epikeratophakia in the treatment of keratoconus].
abstract: 7 eyes of keratoconus were treated with epikeratophakia in which the authors used self-made corneal lenses by a rapid method. The corneal curvature was markedly flattened to reduce myopia and irregular astigmatism was eliminated, resulting in much improved visual acuity in 6 eyes.
authors.affiliation: Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center, Sun Yat-sen University of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou.
authors.forename: J Q
authors.initials: JQ
authors.lastname: Chen
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D016039:Corneal Transplantation; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007640:Keratoconus / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D054140:Refractive Surgical Procedures; D014792:Visual Acuity