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Dr. Brian Boxer Wachler is a leading expert on keratoconus treatment. He was the first in the United States to report the results of Intacs for keratoconus in 1999. For over 10 years, he has performed many thousands of keratoconus procedures on patients from all over the world. He published the largest study to date on Intacs treatment for keratoconus. Due to his pioneering work, Intacs is now recognized as a treatment for keratoconus. 

Dr. Brian was the first doctor in North America (including Canada) to perform corneal collagen crosslinking.  After nearly 5 years of using corneal collagen crosslinking, he has the longest experience with it than any other doctor in the United States and Canada. Would you trust your precious eyes (you only have two of them!) to someone who just learned these procedures to save a few dollars?

Brian S. Boxer Wachler, M.D.

Dr. Brian served on the medical advisory board for a non-profit keratoconus organization. He recently was presented with a Gold Medal for his scientific contributions for the reduction of glare and halo risk in vision correction surgery. He received the honor to be Vice-Chairperson of the International Society of Refractive Surgery Annual Meeting in 2002. He lectures, teaches and publishes extensively on surgical vision correction. Dr. Boxer Wachler works closely with the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) clinical trials for investigating new procedures, equipment, and protocols. Click here to read a letter about Dr. Brian’s contributions to the United States Department of Defense.

Dr. Brian is regarded as one of the top leaders in the field of vision correction. His role as the "doctor's doctor" has been earned through his unwavering integrity and broad expertise. He is often consulted by other eye surgeons who need assistance with challenging patients or by patients that need repairs.

He was the Director of the UCLA Laser Refractive Center at the Jules Stein Eye Institute for many years and is still on staff there at UCLA. He is also on staff at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center.

As well as being Board Certified by the American Board of Ophthalmology,     Dr. Brian is the author of the LASIK Consumer Report, one of the most detailed and widely consulted consumer publications in the field. Dr. Brian has pioneered surgical techniques and guidelines that have become industry standard.

As a surgeon, he enjoys working with his hands. In his spare time, he uses them to restore classic American muscle cars. Click here to watch how he creatively incorporated a 1971 Dodger Charger R/T into an educational laser video.

In an educational piece about the Visian ICL lens for keratoconus and myopia, Dr. Brian created an entertaining film "Behind the Lens" about what it was like to do a live vision procedure in front of millions of people on NBC’s Today Show. If you'd like to see a "slice in the life" of Dr. Brian, you'll certainly enjoy this. 

P.S. The Charger makes a rare cameo appearance. P.P.S. This film features rare footage "from the vault" of Dr. Brian in tights! (not enough room to explain here - you'll have to watch the movie to understand)...

Click here to watch "Behind the Lens" at its Los Angeles premiere.

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Keratoconus is the thinning and bulging of the cornea. Treatments include Intacs^®, Holcomb C3-R^®, cornea collagen cross linking, and if keratoconus progresses to a serious level, cornea transplantation. Dr Brian Boxer Wachler is a specialist in keratoconus evaluation and treatment.

Dr. Brian Boxer Wachler of the Boxer Wachler Vision Institute is well known for his contribution to the ophthalmic industry and for his other eye care efforts. Dr Boxer Wachler has helped preserve or improve the vision of many patients. Dr. Boxer Wachler is often asked to lecture, both in the United States and abroad, about his advancements in LASIK and in the treatment of keratoconus. Dr. Boxer Wachler has his private practice in the Beverly Hills area of Los Angeles.