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Conductive Keratoplasty (CK) |
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Conductive Keratoplasty (CK) is the first non-laser procedure for baby boomers who have had clear vision all their life, but now struggle to see life's details without glasses. CK is a safe, minimally invasive alternative to laser procedures. It is a suitable solution for those with hyperopia.
How CK works
Conductive Keratoplasty changes how the eye focuses light by reshaping the cornea using radiofrequency (RF) energy. CK is a quick procedure with no cutting involved. You don't even have to go to an outpatient surgery center. In just three minutes, a doctor can perform CK in his or her office.
The procedure
After the doctor has applied a topical anesthetic (eye drops), controlled RF energy is applied in a circular pattern to heat and shrink the corneal tissue. This pattern is along the periphery of your cornea, which spares your visual axis (i.e., pupil) and therefore helps minimize some of the side effects associated with other refractive procedures. Once finished, you don't have to wear a patch and can usually return to work or normal activities the next day. Vision generally begins improving in about a week's time. As with other vision procedures, the level of improved vision may be temporary due to the natural aging process. While Conductive Keratoplasty can turn back the clock on your vision, it cannot stop the clock entirely.
About farsightedness
Young people with hyperopia (30 to 45 years) may not have any problems seeing things in the distance, but may strain their eyes unnecessarily to maintain focus on close-up objects. Middle-aged hyperopes (45 to 55 years) also may not have any problems seeing things in the distance, but may require reading glasses at an earlier age because their eyes can no longer compensate or strain to maintain near focus. Finally, hyperopes over the age of 55 often cannot see things in the distance nor close up, which is why they need bifocals.
Correcting farsightedness with CK
CK (Conductive Keratoplasty) is a safe, effective alternative to laser vision correction procedures for people with mild to moderate hyperopia (+0.75 to +3.00 diopters). CK treats farsightedness by steepening the central cornea using controlled radiofrequency (RF) energy. The RF energy is applied in a circular pattern along the periphery of the cornea, which may minimize the potential for some complications associated with other vision procedures.
 
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