title: Early results of epikeratophakia.
abstract: One hundred and seven patients underwent epikeratophakia for either adult or pediatric aphakia, keratoconus or myopia at the Ohio State University. Minimum follow-up was 3 months. There were four graft removals. Objective postoperative refractions revealed that an average of 70, 72, and 54% of all patients achieved at least 20/40 acuity in adult aphakia, keratoconus and myopia, respectively. In pediatric aphakia, postoperative refraction revealed that an average of 31% of patients achieved at least 20/50 acuity. These results are presented and complications necessitating graft removal are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, Ohio State University, Columbus.
authors.forename: R H
authors.initials: RH
authors.lastname: Keates
authors.forename: R G
authors.initials: RG
authors.lastname: Lembach
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Rabin
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001035:Aphakia / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D016039:Corneal Transplantation; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D006801:Humans; D007640:Keratoconus / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy; D009216:Myopia / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D014792:Visual Acuity