title: Epikeratophakia for aphakia, keratoconus, and myopia.
abstract: A series of 67 cases of epikeratophakia is presented with an average time from surgery of 12.2 months. For aphakia there was a delay in the recovery of vision, but by nine months 83% of 57 patients achieved an acuity equal to, or within 1 line of, the preoperative value. 57% were corrected to within 3 dioptres of emmetropia, but in the latter part of the series 75% were within this range. Astigmatism and reduced contrast sensitivity, especially in the presence of glare, were important complications. For keratoconus, 86% of seven patients with over two months of follow-up achieved a spectacle corrected acuity of 6/9 or better. One patient had surgery for myopia and obtained the desired refractive correction.
authors.affiliation: Moorfields Eye Hospital, London.
authors.forename: B L
authors.initials: BL
authors.lastname: Halliday
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001036:Aphakia, Postcataract / Q000601:surgery*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003261:Contact Lenses; D016039:Corneal Transplantation; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007640:Keratoconus / Q000601:surgery*; D008722:Methods; D008875:Middle Aged; D009216:Myopia / Q000601:surgery*; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology; D012029:Refraction, Ocular; D013997:Time Factors; D014792:Visual Acuity