title: LASIK after epikeratophakia.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To present a case of successful laser in situ keratomileusis (LASIK) performed on a patient with residual hyperopic astigmatism and symptomatic anisometropia after previous epikeratoplasty (epikeratophakia).
  
  
  METHODS
  LASIK was used successfully to treat hyperopic astigmatism after regression of epikeratophakia performed 16 years earlier.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Visual acuity improved to 20/30 without correction, and best-corrected visual acuity was 20/25 at the 3-month postoperative visit.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  LASIK can be used successfully as an alternative treatment to correct residual refractive error after epikeratoplasty.
authors.affiliation: Department of Opthalmology, University of California, Davis, Sacramento, California 95817-23087, USA.
authors.forename: W Barry
authors.initials: WB
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Mark J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Mannis
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001036:Aphakia, Postcataract / Q000601:surgery*; D001251:Astigmatism / Q000601:surgery*; D019781:Corneal Topography; D017391:Epikeratophakia; D006801:Humans; D006956:Hyperopia / Q000601:surgery*; D020731:Keratomileusis, Laser In Situ; D008297:Male; D011184:Postoperative Period; D011300:Preoperative Care; D012086:Reoperation; D014792:Visual Acuity