Archive for the 'Conductive Keratoplasty' Category

LASIK versus Photorefractive Keratectomy (PRK) for Myopia: Which is Better?

Wednesday, April 19th, 2006

A new review of recent studies suggests two popular laser-assisted surgeries to correct nearsightedness are equally effective at restoring 20/20 vision six months to a year after the surgery.

Post-Lasik Near Vision Treatment With Conductive Keratoplasty Trial Underway

Wednesday, April 5th, 2006

Dr. Daniel Durrie is working on an alternative to eliminate the post lasik complications. Millions of Americans who have undergone Lasik surgery face a return to eyeglasses or contacts as their near vision — like everyone else’s — begins to diminish with age.

LASIK Surgery with Conductive Keratoplasty Promises No Eyeglasses Forever

Tuesday, December 6th, 2005

LASIK eye surgery has become hugely popular in the last decade as a surefire way to get rid of glasses. However by middle age (soon after 40) most people (including LASIK treated patients) develops presbyopia, the inability to read or see things up close. In middle ages, even LASIK treated patients have to go looking [...]

Conductive Keratoplasty (non-Laser Refractive Procedure) Debuts in Denver and Colorado Springs

Tuesday, October 11th, 2005

Till date more than 50,000 Conductive Keratoplasty procedures (approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for presbyopia treatment) have been performed for presbyopia - “aging eyes”. It is now available in Denver and Colorado Springs.
Presbyopia is the most prevalent eye condition in US that sets in soon after age 40, making it difficult [...]

FAA Approves Conductive Keratoplasty for Pilots

Tuesday, October 4th, 2005

Refractec Inc., Ophthalmic device manufacturer, announced today that the Federal Aviation Administration has established the protocol for airplane pilots wanting to reduce their dependence on glasses by having the NearVision CK (conductive keratoplasty) treatment. Conductive Keratoplasty is considered the leading non-Laser Vision Correction Procedure.
“Certification by the FAA as a vision correction procedure for pilots validates [...]

3 Minute Procedure Rectifies Presbyopia (Middle-Age Vision) Using Radio Waves

Wednesday, September 28th, 2005

Presbyopia is loss of reading vision as we get older and it happens to everybody. Now we have a 3 minute cure.
During middle age, usually beginning in the 40s, people experience blurred vision at near points, such as when reading, sewing or working at the computer. There’s no getting around it - this happens to [...]