Epikeratophakia

Epikeratophakia
Intervention
ICD-9-CM	11.76
MeSH	D017391

Epikeratophakia is the surgical correction of aphakia.^[1] It is a refractive surgical procedure in which a donor cornea is transplanted to the anterior surface of the patient's cornea. A lamellar disc from a donor cornea is placed over the de-epithelialized host cornea and sutured into a prepared groove on the host cornea. Indications include aphakia and refractive errors which cannot be corrected with conservative methods.

References

↑ Sunita Agarwal; Athiya Agarwal; David J. Apple, M.D. (2002). Textbook of Ophthalmology. Jaypee Brothers Publishers. pp. 1189–. ISBN 978-81-7179-884-1. Retrieved 23 February 2013.

Eye surgery and other procedures (ICD-9-CM V3 08–16+95.0–95.2, ICD-10-PCS 08)

Adnexa

Eyelids	Blepharoplasty East Asian blepharoplasty Epicanthoplasty Tarsorrhaphy

Lacrimal system	Dacryocystorhinostomy Punctoplasty

Globe

Cornea	Radial keratotomy LASIK Keratomileusis Epikeratophakia Corneal transplantation Photorefractive keratectomy Mini asymmetric radial keratotomy Intracorneal rings Corneal collagen cross-linking

Iris, ciliary body, sclera, and anterior chamber	Glaucoma surgery: Trabeculectomy Iridectomy

Lens	Phacoemulsification Cataract surgery Capsulorhexis

Retina, choroid, vitreous, and posterior chamber	Vitrectomy

Orbit and eyeball	Enucleation of the eye

Plaque radiotherapy

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