Epikeratophakia following previous refractive keratoplasty surgery: two case reports.
Epikeratophakia is becoming a significant and worthwhile surgical modality for selected cases of pediatric and adult aphakia, keratoconus, and myopia. Ultimately, it may also provide a safe and effective means of obtaining satisfactory surgical correction when the results from a previous refractive technique are insufficient. We present two successful cases of epikeratophakia following refractive keratoplasty: one following radial keratotomy for myopia and one following penetrating keratoplasty for keratoconus.
D000328:Adult; D003315:Cornea / Q000601:surgery; D016039:Corneal Transplantation; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007640:Keratoconus / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D009216:Myopia / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D012086:Reoperation; D014792:Visual Acuity