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Overview of NearVisionSM CK® Fact, Stats &Trivia

One of the Safest and the First FDA Approved Technology for Presbyopic Patients The ViewPoint® CK System, used to perform the NearVision CK treatment, is the first FDA-approved refractive technology for improving the loss of near vision that accompanies presbyopia. The NearVision CK treatment has one of the highest safety profiles in the refractive market thanks to [...]

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NearVisionSM CK® (Conductive Keratoplasty®) Scientific Concept

NearVision CK is the first vision treatment specifically for baby boomers who want freedom from their reading glasses. CK is performed using the ViewPoint® CK System; the first FDA-approved technology for improving near vision in presbyopic patients. Nearly 90 million baby boomers have or will soon develop presbyopia, the most common eye condition in [...]

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Improvement of NearVision after Lasik:Early Results from the Multicenter Clinical Trial

INTRODUCTION Many myopes who had LASIK in earlier years to improve their distance vision are dismayed by the loss of near vision after the onset of presbyopia. However, many of these patients would not welcome areturn to spectacles or contact lenses. Surgical options to correct their near vision loss would include hyperopic LASIK, a procedure that has [...]

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CK Helps Near Vision in Presbyopic, Post-surgical Eyes

Conductive keratoplasty (CK) (NearVision, Refractec Inc.) improves near vision in presbyopic eyes and in presbyopic eyes that had undergone an excimer laser procedure. Two experts in the technique discuss how the procedure has been incorporated into their practices. “CK is a non-ablative, collagen-shrinking procedure that changes the corneal curvature. It is the first corneal-based procedure [...]

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