Conductive Keratoplasty (CK)

Conductive Keratoplasty (CK) is the only vision procedure specifically designed for patients over 40 for the temporary reduction of farsightedness and presbyopia.

Conductive Keratoplasty (CK) can change how the eye focuses light by reshaping the cornea to treat farsightedness. It uses a controlled release of radiofrequency (RF) energy to heat and shrink corneal tissue, which steepens the cornea. This steepening creates a safe and predictable modification to the topographical (surface) curvature of the cornea for the temporary reduction of farsightedness.

CK, which takes less than three minutes, is done in-office. Topical or "eye drop" anesthesia is applied to numb the eye and ensure the procedure is painless. A device called a "speculum" is inserted to hold your eye open during the procedure.
 

A circular treatment pattern is imprinted on the cornea using rinse-away ink to guide the doctor's treatment.

Using a probe thinner than a strand of human hair, radio waves are applied in a circular pattern to shrink small areas of corneal tissue.

The Circular treatment pattern acts like a belt tightening around the cornea, increasing its over all curvature to correct farsightedness.

Once finished, you don't have to wear a patch and can usually return to work the next day. Vision begins improving in about a week's time.

Farsightedness, or hyperopia, is a condition in which the eye is too flat. CK modifies the topographical (surface) curvature of the cornea, making it temporarily steeper.

Thus, for some farsighted or hyperopic patients, CK, Conductive Keratoplasty may offer an option instead of LASIK surgery. To find out whether LASIK Eye Surgery or CK might be a better choice, you should arrange a consultation with a surgeon familiar with both LASIK and CK.