Refractive Testimonials

Since his CK (Conductive Keratoplasty),John Mick has to remember he doesn't need reading glasses anymore!

Now, the worst thing in John Mick's day is that he reaches for where his reading glasses used to be. Having CK performed on his eye by Dr. Ralph B. Monnett Jr. MD, John proceeded to read while still in the lobby just after his surgery.

John Mick explains, "The results for me were instant. The hardest thing now is remembering not to reach for my glasses anymore!," he continued. "Having C.K. done by Dr. Monnett was the best decision of my life!  Now I can see everything I need to see at work, as well as when fishing or hunting, no matter whether it is close up or far away, without using reading glasses--and that really comes in handy when I'm soldering a connection while upside down inside the center console of my boat on a 95 degree day!" 

Later that evening, John was even able to see the small loop of a fishing lure and easily tie his line to it while night fishing on the ocean, WITHOUT ANY GLASSES!

If you are over 40 and wear reading glasses, what are you waiting for? See if The Monnett Eye Care Team can help restore your near vision using CK! Monnett Eye Centers will be holding a FREE CK seminar soon. Check out the Vision Screening/Seminar link for upcoming dates! Then, come to the Monnett Eye Center and SEE FOR YOURSELF!

- John Mick

"I was dining at a local restaurant and nonchalantly read the menu," then I exclaimed out loud, "I just read the menu without my glasses!" People turned and stared as I blurted out that only 24 hours earlier I had corrective eye surgery. They nodded politely and went back to eating their meals.

Perhaps my exuberance had been lost on the strangers, but I feel compelled to share my miraculous experience with everyone. Ever since I hit those wonderful mid-forties I've been forced to pull out my reading glasses to read the small print. It's not easy to dig in your purse, pull out the bifocals, take the sunglasses off your head, put those away, read the document, and then do the same routine in reverse. The reading glass shuffle is even more difficult at 70 miles an hour on the freeway!

So when I heard about CK (Conductive Keratoplasty) surgery – a non-laser vision procedure for people over 40 – I had to try it! CK uses the controlled release of radiofrequency (RF) energy, instead of a laser, to reshape the cornea. I was told they would apply sixteen spots of radiofrequency and that the whole procedure would take less than 5 minutes!

The rest of the story:

My surgery was scheduled for 6:00 p.m.

5:30 p.m.- I arrived at MONNETT LASER VISION CENTER and was greeted by a staff of nurses that made me feel right at home as they dropped numbing drops in my eye and dressed me in a designer paper hair cap and booties.

6:00 p.m.- I was taken to the operating room and greeted by Dr. Monnett. Once on the table, he pulled a device over my eye and asked me to look at the blinking red light. A clamp painlessly held my eyelid open. As he placed a hair-thin probe on my eye, he said I would feel pressure and the red light would move. "Do not follow the light," he said. I felt no pressure at all and watching the red light move reminded me of a touch pad exhibit at Fantasia in Epcot, where colors diffuse and regain original shape!

6:06 p.m.- We were done! My vision was blurry from the procedure, but I was perfectly capable of walking to an adjoining room.

6:18 p.m.- Dr. Monnett examined my eyes, handed me a reading chart and asked if I could read the third line from the bottom? Surprise! "I could read the VERY BOTTOM LINE of fine print!"

6:30 p.m.- I walked out of the office and into my new life without glasses!

Trust me on this one. If you want to free your life from the hassle of reading glasses – call MONNETT Eye & Surgery Center at (772)-589-8111, or MONNETT Laser Vision Center at (321)-953-1444.

- Kerry Firth

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