Select the appropriate procedure performed for a patient with Fuchs' dystrophy,edema after cataract surgery,or keratoconus (abnormal steepening)of the cornea.
A) Keratoplasty
B) Keratorefraction
C) Laser epithelial keratomileusis
D) Laser-assisted in-situ keratomileusis

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A corneal transplantation (keratoplasty)is performed when the patient's cornea is thickened or opacified by disease and degeneration.Corneal transparency may be impaired as a result of scars,infection (bacterial,fungal,or viral),thermal or chemical burns,Fuchs' dystrophy,edema after cataract surgery,or keratoconus (abnormal steepening).

Select the Appropriate Procedure Performed for a Patient with Fuchs