epikeratophakia — noun 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 • Hypernyms: ↑keratoplasty, ↑corneal graft, ↑corneal transplant … Useful english dictionary
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 … Medical dictionary
epikeratophakia — 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 … The new mediacal dictionary
Keratoconus — Classification and external resources The conical cornea that is characteristic of keratoconus ICD 10 H … Wikipedia
Eye surgery — Intervention Eye surgery in the Middle Ages. ICD 10 PCS 08 ICD 9 CM … Wikipedia
Surgery — This article is about the medical specialty. For other uses, see Surgery (disambiguation). A cardiothoracic surgeon performs a mitral valve replacement at the Fitzsimons Army Medical Center. Surgery (from the Greek … Wikipedia
Optical coherence tomography — Intervention Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) image of a sarcoma MeSH … Wikipedia
Cataract surgery — Intervention Cataract in Human Eye Magnified view seen on examination with a slit lamp ICD 9 CM … Wikipedia
Cryolathe — A cryolathe is a device used for freezing and grinding human corneal tissue into different refractive powers. References Cassin B, Solomon S (1990). Dictionary of Eye Terminology. Gainsville, Florida: Triad Publishing Company. See also … Wikipedia
Retinoscopy — Intervention A retinoscope being used in conjunction with a trial frame and trial lenses in order to determine the patient s refractive error MeSH … Wikipedia
