Surgical procedure to correct farsightedness using heat to shrink tissues around the edge of the cornea to resolve the refractive error.
A medical procedure that uses radiofrequency energy to heat and reshape the cornea, the clear front surface of the eye, and thereby correct hyperopia (farsightedness). Conductive keratoplasty (CK) is considered innovative because it is less invasive than the other procedures used to correct vision by reshaping the cornea with lasers. People who undergo the procedure may no longer need to wear glasses or contact lenses to see clearly.