Conductive Keratoplasty (CK)

What if you could reduce your dependence on reading glasses - those unwelcome reminders that age is catching up with you? What if you could enjoy your morning paper without squinting? Read a menu without difficulty? Even work on the computer without headaches? What if there was a procedure for your farsightedness that did not involve cutting or a laser? Today, the question isn't "what if?". Today, the answer is CK -- a new vision procedure that can help decrease your dependence on glasses to see things close up. 

CK is an exciting option for patients with farsightedness. It is a new procedure that uses radio frequency energy instead of a laser. Radio frequency- just like the same signal you listen to from your favorite radio station. CK uses pinpoint accurate pulses of radio frequency energy to reshape and steepen corneal tissue resulting in improved vision, especially for reading. There is no cutting or tissue removal as in other refractive procedures. Radio frequency is one of todays most advanced surgical technologies. It is routinely used in other procedures such as prostate cancer therapy, back surgery, and cardiovascular procedures.

Because CK does not involve cutting or lasers, the procedure can be conveniently performed in an office setting or refractive surgery suite using only eye drop anesthesia. The procedure takes minutes to perform, and the result is improvement in your vision and in most cases you can return to your normal schedule the next day.

The Fort Lauderdale Eye Institute is pleased to be the first private practice in Florida and one of just a handful in the U.S. chosen to perform this procedure. Our reputation for being a leader in vision correction procedures along with our genuine concern for our patient's safety and satisfaction has made this honor possible for us. For more information on how CK can help restore your vision and improve your quality of life, contact The Fort Lauderdale Eye Institute today and start seeing better.

Am I a Good CK Candidate?

 

•  Are you 40 years of age or older?
•  Do you see fairly well for the distance without your glasses?
•  Do you need your glasses for reading or working at your computer?

If you answered yes to these three questions you might be a very good  candidate for CK. Contact our office so that we can schedule a consultation to make sure that CK is right for you.


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