Surgical correction of presbyopia, LASIK is not the only.
One of them, there is a thing called "surgery CK".
Which was taken from the acronym for "kerato plastination" and "Conductive" and CK, when I heal in Japanese is called "conductive keratoplasty expression."
Originally not for presbyopia correction, CK surgery is a surgical procedure that has been developed as a surgery for the treatment of hyperopia.
In 2002, the U.S. FDA falls on the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare in Japan approved say, was also observed for the treatment of presbyopia correction then, safety is surgery of endorsement.
Without the use of an excimer laser LASIK, this surgery we use high-frequency radio waves is energy.
It is also different from the point rather than the center of the cornea, that irradiation around it.
Flow surgery, marking the portion irradiated with radio waves first.
Then, I will continue to irradiate the radio wave at eight? Roughly 16 months.
Cornea was irradiated with radio waves is the convex shape when viewed from the side.
This is because the collagen found in the cornea to shrink.
The operation time of 5 minutes 10 minutes to complete in a short period of time as well as LASIK.
CK surgery is a surgical procedure that is suitable also no myopia hyperopia astigmatism as well, the person who appeared symptoms of presbyopia in the state of so-called normal vision, people of hyperopia.
However, in some cases the shape of the cornea would return after surgery CK, in which case it may require the use of reading glasses.
Rates are about $ 300 000 from $ 150 000 has become the market Most of the time, to set up as much as LASIK.
If the surgery was difficult to see also and after a few years, but may also require correction again, I will be free of charge fee or a fee in that case, will vary by the security system of the clinic each you.
