keratoplasty (corneal transplantation)

Introduction

Any surgical procedure on the cornea

Indications

• correction of refractive error
  • myopia
  • hyperopia

Procedure

• generally removal of a portion of the cornea containing an opacity & insertion of a piece of cornea of the same size & shape removed from elsewhere

More general terms

• eye surgery; opthalmologic surgery; ocular surgery
• tissue graft

More specific terms

• lamellar keratoplasty (LKP)
• penetrating keratoplasty (PK, PKP)