Conductive Keratoplasty (CK)

NearVision Conductive Keratoplasty
More than 60 million Americans have difficulty reading menus and computer screens and seeing to drive at night. Many find themselves constantly repositioning reading materials.

Conductive Keratoplasty, or CK, was FDA approved in 2004, and is a procedure that uses radiofrequency energy, instead of a laser, to shrink collagen. This results in improvement of reading vision in patients with a condition called presbyopia.

Using a controlled release of radiofrequency energy into the stroma (the third layer of cornea), the temperature of the corneal tissue is increased, which makes the cornea steeper and increases its focusing power.

NearVision CK is for those who:

• Are tired of reading glasses?
• Have difficulty with close vision.
• Are over 40 years of age?

NearVision CK is performed in our outpatient surgical facility. First, your eye will be completely numbed with an anesthetic eye drop. Then, an eyelid holder will be used to keep you from blinking during the procedure.

Next, you’ll be asked to look at the microscope light. Your eye will be marked with a series of dots. The eye surgeon will touch the dots with the probe making a full circle around the outer margins of the cornea. There will be eight to 32 treatment points, depending on the amount of correction needed. As the dots are touched, heat from the radio waves shrinks the tissue, producing a clenching effect that creates a more curved cornea. Some patients elect to have only one eye treated to provide clear vision both close up and at a distance. This is called blended vision.

To schedule an appointment contact us today or call (913) 871-1166.