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Epikeratophakia

Medical Definition:	A procedure that modifies the refractive error of the lens by the transplantation of a donor cornea to the anterior surface of the patient's cornea. The basic indication for epikeratophakia is the incapability of correcting refractive errors with conservative methods, such as glasses, contact lenses, or intraocular lenses.
Guide Notes:	a type of corneal transpl; epi- refers to transpl to anterior surface; do not use /util except by MeSH definition; do not coord with TRANSPLANTATION, HOMOLOGOUS unless particularly discussed
Previously Indexed:	Corneal Transplantation (1981-1992)

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