Epikeratophakia

02/01/1983 - "Epikeratophakia: a new treatment for corneal irregularity and keratoconus."
03/01/2007 - "To study the clinical results of epikeratophakia (EP) combined 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 - "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. "

01/01/1990 - "Corneal topographic mapping has also been extremely helpful in the management of postoperative astigmatism following epikeratophakia. "
05/01/2003 - "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 - "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."

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 - "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."

11/01/2003 - "Epikeratophakia for the correction of myopia improved UCVA significantly, but BCVA decreased. "
11/01/1995 - "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. "

01/01/1989 - "The results demonstrate that epikeratophakia can be successfully combined with cataract extraction in children with visually significant non-traumatic cataracts and that the majority of such children demonstrate an improvement in visual acuity."
10/01/1983 - "Visual results indicate that epikeratophakia is an effective primary procedure for patients with unilateral traumatic cataracts and that it is superior to leaving vision uncorrected in children who have had unilateral congenital cataracts removed and are contact-lens intolerant. "
10/01/1998 - "Mechanisms of corneal nerve damage and studies of corneal nerve fiber loss and reinnervation after cataract and refractive surgery--epikeratophakia, cryokeratomileusis, keratomileusis in situ, photorefractive keratectomy, laser in situ keratomileusis, and phacoemulsification--are reviewed and the decrease in corneal sensitivity, as a measure of corneal destruction and corneal metabolism, after these surgical procedures is compared."
01/01/1989 - "The epikeratophakia procedure may be combined with a cataract extraction and should be in those children with acquired cataracts who demonstrate contact lens noncompliance in an office trial of contact lens insertion before operation. "
03/01/2015 - "We report a 28-year follow-up of epikeratophakia surgery after extracapsular extraction of a congenital cataract. "