Conductive Keratoplasty (CK)

Conductive keratoplasty is a procedure to help patients who have difficulty seeing at near. It involves the application of radiofrequency spots in a particular pattern to change the corneal shape. The change in corneal shape improves the ability to see objects at near.

CK does affect the distance vision to a degree, but not in the same proportion that it generally improves near vision. LASIK can also improve near vision, but there tends to be more of a reduction in distance vision.

Before having CK, patients should undergo a simulation with contact lenses to make sure it is appropriate to have the procedure done.

To learn more about CK, please visit www.refractec.com.

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