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MeSH Heading: Epikeratophakia
Tree Number(s): E02.095.147.725.225.225; E04.540.825.374.225; E04.936.580.225.225
Unique ID: D017391
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D017391
Annotation: do not coordinate with TRANSPLANTATION, HOMOLOGOUS unless particularly discussed
Scope Note: A procedure that modifies REFRACTIVE ERRORS by the transplantation of a donor CORNEA to the anterior surface of the patient's cornea.
Entry Term(s): Epikeratoplasty
Previous Indexing: Corneal Transplantation (1981-1992)
Public MeSH Note: 93
History Note: 93
Date Established: 1993/01/01
Date of Entry: 1992/05/20
Revision Date: 2017/02/24

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Epikeratophakia MeSH Descriptor Data 2025