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epikeratophakia
Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | epikeratophakia - using a piece of donated corneal tissue to repair the eye of someone who has had a cataract removed; "epikeratophakia gave her a living contact lens"corneal graft, corneal transplant, keratoplasty - a surgical procedure in which part or all of a damaged or diseased cornea is replaced by healthy corneal tissue from a donor |
epikeratophakia
ep·i·ker·a·to·phak·i·a (ep'i-ker'ă-tō-phak'ē-ă), Modification of refractive error by application of a donor cornea to the anterior surface of the patient's cornea from which epithelium has been removed. Synonym(s): epikeratophakic keratoplasty [epi- + G. keras, horn, + phakos, lens] ep·i·ker·a·to·phak·i·a (ep'i-ker'ă-tō-fā'kē-ă) Modification of refractive error by application of a donor cornea to the anterior surface of the patient's cornea from which epithelium has been removed. [epi- + G. keras, horn, + phakos, lens]EpikeratophakiaA procedure in which the donor cornea is attached directly onto the host cornea.Mentioned in: Corneal TransplantationepikeratoplastyA surgical procedure on the cornea aimed at correcting ametropia. The patient's corneal epithelium is removed and a donor's corneal disc (or lenticule) that was previously frozen and reshaped to produce a new anterior curvature is rehydrated and sutured to Bowman's membrane. The lenticule can be removed and exchanged to provide a different power. There are many problems associated with this procedure, in particular the surface re-epithelialization. Syn. epikeratophakia; refractive keratoplasty and keratorefractive surgery (both terms also include keratomileusis, keratophakia and radial keratotomy). See Intacs; keratomileusis; keratophakia; photorefractive keratectomy; LASIK; LASEK; lenticule.AcronymsSeeEKFepikeratophakia
Words related to epikeratophakianoun using a piece of donated corneal tissue to repair the eye of someone who has had a cataract removedRelated Words- corneal graft
- corneal transplant
- keratoplasty
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