Open AccessAnatomical and functional graft survival, 10 years after epikeratoplasty in keratoconus
Author(s) -
Anita Panda,
Avantika Gupta,
Namrata Sharma,
Sasikala Nindrakrishna,
Rasik B Vajpayee
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
indian journal of ophthalmology/indian journal of ophthalmology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.542
H-Index - 51
eISSN - 1998-3689
pISSN - 0301-4738
DOI - 10.4103/0301-4738.105049
Subject(s) - medicine , dioptre , keratometer , keratoconus , visual acuity , ophthalmology , astigmatism , corneal topography , cornea , optics , physics
To report outcomes of epikeratoplasty in keratoconus (KC), utilizing manually-prepared plano donor lenticules in terms of flattening of the cone, reduction in astigmatism and improvement in the visual acuity.