Epikeratophakia

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211 relevant articles (16 outcomes, 18 trials/studies) found for this Therapy

Description: A procedure that modifies REFRACTIVE ERRORS by the transplantation of a donor CORNEA to the anterior surface of the patient's cornea.

Also Known As:

Epikeratoplasty; Epikeratophakias; Epikeratoplasties

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Therapy Context: Research Results

Operative Surgical Procedures: 4

Transplantation: 36585

Tissue Transplantation: 195

Corneal Transplantation: 1638

Epikeratophakia: 211

Ophthalmologic Surgical Procedures: 4

Refractive Surgical Procedures: 611

Corneal Transplantation: 1638

Epikeratophakia: 211

Experts

1.	Gao, Hua: 2 articles (12/2007 - 03/2007)
2.	Shi, Weiyun: 1 article (12/2007)
3.	Xie, Lixin: 1 article (12/2007)
4.	Xie, Li-xin: 1 article (03/2007)
5.	Nakamura, H: 1 article (07/2005)
6.	Yue, B Y J T: 1 article (07/2005)
7.	Edward, D P: 1 article (07/2005)
8.	Sakai, H: 1 article (07/2005)
9.	Riley, F: 1 article (07/2005)
10.	Rademaker, W: 1 article (07/2005)

Related Diseases

1.	Keratoconus 02/01/1983 - "Epikeratophakia: a new treatment for corneal irregularity and keratoconus." 03/01/2007 - "OBJECTIVE: To study the clinical results of epikeratophakia (EP) combied two-stage photorefractive keratectomy (PRK) in the treatment of keratoconus" 07/01/2005 - "Histopathological and immunohistochemical studies of lenticules after epikeratoplasty for keratoconus." 03/01/2001 - "METHODS: All patients who underwent either penetrating keratoplasty or epikeratoplasty for keratoconus between January 1987 and December 1997, and for whom at least 24 months of postoperative follow-up data for visual acuity was documented in the medical record, were included in this retrospective, nonrandomized, sequential comparative trial" 05/01/1996 - "A histochemical and x-ray diffraction study of keratoconus epikeratoplasty" Get all the results and reference details, order at left...
2.	Aphakia 03/01/1997 - "The result suggests that the epikeratophakia is one of the best treatment for the pediatric aphakia especially for those who are not optimal for IOL implantation." 04/01/1988 - "In older pediatric patients, epikeratophakia appears to be a safe and effective procedure for the correction of aphakia." 03/01/1997 - "PURPOSE: To study the role of epikeratophakia in treating pediatric unilateral aphakia after traumatic cataract extraction" 04/01/1988 - "A nationwide study of epikeratophakia for aphakia in older children was conducted from March 1984 to March 1986" 04/01/1988 - "The nationwide study of epikeratophakia for aphakia in older children." Get all the results and reference details, order at left...
3.	Astigmatism 01/01/1990 - "Corneal topographic mapping has also been extremely helpful in the management of postoperative astigmatism following epikeratophakia" 05/01/2003 - "METHODS: LASIK was used successfully to treat hyperopic astigmatism after regression of epikeratophakia performed 16 years earlier" 11/01/1990 - "This procedure, already employed for astigmatism correction after penetrating keratoplasty, was effective in decreasing astigmatism after epikeratoplasty." 01/01/1990 - "Corneal topographic mapping has also been helpful in the management of postoperative astigmatism following epikeratophakia" 04/01/1999 - "CONCLUSION: Epikeratophakia, a reversible procedure with a low complication rate, resulted in stable visual acuity with good lenticule condition and minimal induced regular astigmatism after long-term follow-up." Get all the results and reference details, order at left...
4.	Refractive Errors (Refractive Error) 05/01/2003 - "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." 01/01/1997 - "CONCLUSIONS: Follow-up of 3 to 5 years demonstrated that epikeratophakia can correct refractive errors safely and successfully in aphakic children, either as a primary procedure, or as a secondary procedure after cataract extraction." 01/01/1997 - "BACKGROUND: Epikeratophakia is a potentially reversible corneal surgical procedure that can correct refractive errors in children who are aphakic and poor candidates for intraocular lens implantation" 01/01/1991 - "So, the indication for epikeratophakia depends on the initial ametropia, as well as on refractive parameters such as keratometry" 03/01/1990 - "Up to now, the attention of ophthalmic surgeons has been focused mainly on the clinical results of epikeratophakia, demonstrating its safety, relative predictability, and capability of correcting a wide range of refractive errors" Get all the results and reference details, order at left...
5.	Myopia 11/01/2003 - "CONCLUSIONS: Epikeratophakia for the correction of myopia improved UCVA significantly, but BCVA decreased" 11/01/1995 - "CONCLUSION: On the basis of our observations, we propose a new nomogram where higher powers of minus keratolenses, compared to the traditional prescription chart, should be selected for those with high preoperative myopia to result in improved long-term results with epikeratoplasty for myopia" 05/01/1989 - "We conclude that myopic keratomileusis may be the procedure of choice for treating individuals with myopia of -8 to -15 D, because the incidence of late regression of effect after myopic epikeratophakia using the techniques in this study is unacceptable." 09/15/1987 - "The nationwide study of epikeratophakia for myopia." 03/15/1987 - "In the nationwide study of epikeratophakia, 116 ophthalmic surgeons performed 352 procedures for the correction of myopia; 256 of the eyes had 30 or more days of follow-up after suture removal" Get all the results and reference details, order at left...
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