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Medical Forum / General / Vision / March 2007Is CK considered permanent now?
I looked into a couple years ago and it only lasted a few years and then slowly faded back to the way it was before. That seemed much worse than doing nothing. Now my eye doctor tells me it has improved and is permanent. He doesn't do it, but is referring me to someone else. Has it improved that much? I really don't want to mess with it if it will be drifting around. I hear that it is definitely more permanent than LTK was, but probably still regresses somewhat, at least partly due to the tendency of hyperopia to slowly increase in prebyopia. If it helps for a year or two I'm not sure that it's worse than doing nothing, as it is quite safe, with almost no risk for a bad outcome. w.stacy, o.d. >I looked into a couple years ago and it only lasted a few years and then >slowly faded back to the way it was before. That seemed much worse than [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > > Also, it can be redone several times. I'm not sure why it hasn't really caught on that much. >I hear that it is definitely more permanent than LTK was, but probably >still regresses somewhat, at least partly due to the tendency of hyperopia >to slowly increase in prebyopia. If it helps for a year or two I'm not >sure that it's worse than doing nothing, as it is quite safe, with almost >no risk for a bad outcome. What I want to do is to be able to ski, drive, etc. without glasses. I am willling to wear them for reading. But if it fades so I need glasses to drive, I don't see how I am any better off then now. And probably worse, since I would need new prescriptions more often as it fades. Conductive Keratoplasty (CK) is a temporary method to reduce hyperopia (farsighted, longsighted) vision or induce myopia (nearsighted, shortsighted) vision for the purpose of monovision. CK is not permanent, regressing at a rate of about 1.00 diopter every 2-3 years after the initial six month healing process. We have a detailed article about CK at: http://www.usaeyes.org/lasik/faq/lighttouch-nearvision-ck.htm Glenn Hagele Executive Director USAEyes.org Patient Advocacy Surgeon Certification "Consider and Choose With Confidence" Email to glenn dot hagele at usaeyes dot org http://www.USAEyes.org Lasik Bulletin Board http://www.USAEyes.org/Ask-Lasik-Expert/ I am not a doctor. Copyright 2007 All Rights Reserved
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