epikeratophakia

epikeratophakia
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. SYN: epikeratophakic keratoplasty. [epi- + G. keras, horn, + phakos, lens]

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epi·ker·a·to·pha·kia .ep-ə-.ker-ə-tə-'fā-kē-ə n the grafting of human corneal tissue to a recipient in order to correct a refractive defect (as nearsightedness, farsightedness, or astigmatism)

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n.
eye surgery to correct errors of refraction in which the curvature of the cornea is altered using donor corneal tissue, which has been frozen and shaped using a lathe to produce a tissue lens that is then sutured onto the cornea.

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epi·ker·a·to·pha·kia (ep″ĭ-ker″ə-to-faґke-ə) [epi- + kerato- + phak- + -ia] a corneal operation in which a piece of donor cornea is implanted on the patient's own cornea to change its curvature in order to correct refractive error.

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