Metro Detroit residents who struggle to read a newspaper, menu or computer screen now have a new option in vision correction, Local 4's Lila Lazarus reported.

CK PROCEDURE Answers To CK Questions

Conductive keratoplasty is the latest refractive surgical procedure to be approved by the Federal Drug Administration.

CK utilizes the controlled release of radio waves to reshape the cornea, without cutting or removing any tissue, according to doctors.

The procedure reportedly takes less than three minutes and is done in a doctor's office using eye drop anesthesia.

Dr. Steven Shanbom performs the procedure in his Berkely, Mich., office and is among the first 250 physicians in the nation to offer it, Local 4 reported.

The procedure is specifically designed for people over 40 who develop reading problems as a result of aging, Shanbom said.

Studies show that CK procedure has provided a restoration to normal vision in 93 percent of patients.

The results exceed the FDA guideline of 85 percent restoration to normal vision for refractive surgical procedures.