title: Postoperative management of epikeratoplasty.
abstract: Epikeratoplasty is the surface implantation of devitalized human corneal tissue onto a recipient cornea for optical rehabilitation. Its postoperative management can be divided into three stages: (1) epithelialization, (2) suture management, and (3) restoration of visual function. Careful attention to each of the healing phases and the multiple potential complications that commonly arise is required for a satisfactory level of visual performance to be achieved in a high proportion of cases.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts.
authors.forename: R F
authors.initials: RF
authors.lastname: Steinert
authors.forename: R B
authors.initials: RB
authors.lastname: Grene
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001251:Astigmatism / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology; D003263:Contact Lenses, Hydrophilic; D003315:Cornea / Q000503:physiopathology; D016039:Corneal Transplantation; D003907:Dexamethasone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004848:Epithelium / Q000503:physiopathology; D005139:Eyeglasses; D006801:Humans; D007908:Lens, Crystalline / Q000473:pathology; D009779:Occlusive Dressings; D011182:Postoperative Care; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D013536:Suture Techniques; D014785:Vision, Ocular
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D003907:Dexamethasone