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Conductive keratoplasty (CK)

Introduction

Non-invasive procedure which utilizes micro-needle high frequency probe to make a ring of corneal burns to correct presbyopia and low hyperopia with or without astigmatism.

Schematic diagrams of thermokeratoplasty and conductive keratoplasty. Heat shrinks the peripheral cornea, causing central steepening (arrows). | American Academy of Ophthalmology. Thermokeratoplasty and conductive keratoplasty. https://www.aao.org/image/thermokeratoplasty-conductive-keratoplasty Accessed July 01, 2019.

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