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 Hate Reading Glasses?
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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 difficult
or work on the computer without headaches? What if there was a procedure
for your farsightedness that didn't involve cutting or a laser? Today,
the question isn't "what if?". Today the answer is CK --
a new vision procedure that can offer those who have difficult seeing small
print the opportunity to read again without bifocals or reading glasses.
It is estimated that over 70 million Americans over the age of 40 are
farsighted or have difficult reading small print at close distances. Near
Vision CK (conductive keratoplasty) is a non-laser procedure for
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Presbyopia
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Presbypoia is a condition caused by the inability of the
lens inside the eye to change its shape, which allows younger eyes to shift
focus back and forth, fron distant objects to close objects. This ability
to shift focus is called accomodation. Even those who have good distance
vision when they are young will become presbyopic and require reading glasses
or bifocals for close vision.
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Farsightedness
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Farsightedness is caused by the cornea being too flat,
relative to the length of the eye. Farsighted people can have difficulty
seeing objects both far and near without corrective lenses.
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Who
should have NearVision CK?
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NearVision CK us usually best suited for those who are
over 40 years of age who had good vision until they reached their
forties. it's for people who don't want to put up with the constant
hassle of reading glasses or bifocals. It is not for those who have over
_3.00 diopters of farsightedness or have any chronic eye disorders.
Approved by the FDA in 2002 after five years of successful clinical trials in
the US and abroad, CK has proven to be a safe, effective alternative to laser
surgery.
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How
does CK work?
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NearVision CK uses the controlled release of radio
frequency energy to reshape the cornea. CK is performed using a small
probe, thinner than a strand of human hair, that releases radio frequency
energy. The probe is applied tin a circular patter to theinner corneal
tissue to make it shrink. This circular shrinkage patter creates a
constrictive band, which steepens the curvature of the cornea and increases its
focusing power.
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Cornea before CK reshaping |
Cornea after CK rehaping
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NearVision CK does not require a surgical facility and can be done in
our office. The procedure is considered painless and takes only a few
minutes to perform. Generally, only one eye is treated, then non-dominate
eye as determined by office testing. Prior to your treatement, your eye
will be completely numbed with eye drop anethesia. Then you'ss be asked
to look at at a microscope light.
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Your surgeon, Dr. Gary Womack or Dr. Wanda Northam, will touch the dots with
the probe, making a full circle around the outer margins of the cornea.
There may be 8 to 32 treatment points, depending on the amount of correction
your need. Once finished, you don't have to wear a patch and can most
likely resome normal activities the day after your procedure. During the
first 24 to 48 hours after the CK treatment, patients may experience a gritty
or foreign body sensation, whcich is soothed by the eye drops your doctor will
prescribe. |
Series of dot markings |
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Results
of NearVision CK
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NearVision CK patients notice an improvement in their vision almost
immediately and it will continue to improve over the next 3 to 4 weeks.
In clinical studies performed by the FDA and completed in 2003, 98% of patients
treated were able to read newspaper-sized print without glasses. Both Dr.
Wanda Northam and Dr. Gary WOmack at Collom & Carney Eye Institure will be
glad to help you determine
if NearVision CK is right for you.
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