title: Epikeratophakia, a valid surgical alternative for the treatment of selected patients with aphakia.
abstract: Epikeratophakia is a safe and valid surgical alternative for the correction of aphakia if spectacles or contact lenses are not tolerated and if ocular lens implantation is contraindicated. This report reviews our experience with 36 epikeratophakia procedures using lyophilized lenticules, with a mean follow-up of 19 months.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, University Hospital St-Rafaël, Leuven, Belgium.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Dullaert
authors.forename: B J
authors.initials: BJ
authors.lastname: Foets
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Missotten
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001035:Aphakia / Q000601:surgery*; D001036:Aphakia, Postcataract / Q000601:surgery*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D017391:Epikeratophakia; D005131:Eye Injuries / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014792:Visual Acuity