The Clinical Report on Seven Cases of Epikeratoplasty.

Park, Sung Youl; Kim, Ki San; Oh, Joon Sup

Original Article

Journal of the Korean Ophthalmological Society 1992;33(5):457-462.
Published online May 1, 1992.

The Clinical Report on Seven Cases of Epikeratoplasty.

Sung Youl Park, Ki San Kim, Joon Sup Oh

Department of Ophthalmology, Keimyung University School of Medicine, Tae-gu, Korea.

Epikeratoplasty 7 예에 대한 임상보고

박성렬(Sung Youl Park),김기산(Ki San Kim),오준섭(Joon Sup Oh)

Abstract

After the first description of epikeratoplasty for the correction of aphakia, it has been widely used in high myopia and keratoconus for improvement of visual acuity. Seven epikeratoplasties were performed on five high myopia and two keratoconus patients showing intolerance to eye-glasses and contact lens, with the mean follow-up period of 9.7 months. In high myopia, mean spherical equivalent decreased from -15.90D to -2.05D postoperatively. In keratoconus, mean keratometric value decreased more than 4.94D postoperatively and the progression of disease stopped. All patients showed an imporvement in thei uncorrected visual acuity and best corrected visual acuity. In all cases, reepithelialization completed in 4-23 days (mean 14 days).

Key Words: Epikeratoplasty;High myopia;Keratoconus