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Posts Tagged ‘Transepithelial Crosslinking’

People All Over Reach Out

Wednesday, February 17th, 2010

Response to our Olympic press conference has been incredible!  With the media surrounding Steve’s success with the C3-R procedure transforming his 20/500 vision to 20/20, hundreds of people suffering from similar ailments are contacting us in hopes of restoring their lost sight.

C3-R, cornea collagen crosslinking with riboflavin, is not taking center podium as the first line treatment for those diagnosed with keratoconus.  Rather than waiting around for vision to slowly worsen, patients are doing their own research and quickly making the decision to undergo this non-invasive first line of defense treatment. 

Patients are reporting improved quality of vision after the C3-R treatment in their current contact lenses or glasses.  The reports of success with C3-R are exciting.  Especially the studies showing that patients are avoiding the need for cornea transplant after C3R has stabilized the vision.

 

 

Must the Corneal Epithelium Be Removed for Crosslinking to Work?

Thursday, November 19th, 2009

Absolutely not.

Several surgeons across the world have been doing crosslinking with intact epithelium (called “epi-on” or Transepithelial Crosslinking).  Dr. Brian Boxer Wachler has been performing this technique since January 2004 in the United States.

Many doctors around the world adopted “epi-on” crosslinking after reviewing research by Dr. Brian Boxer Wachler with his “epi-on” technique. Prominent ophthalmologists Dr. Roberto Pinelli in Italy, Dr. Aylin Ertan in Turkey, and Dr. Colin Chan in Australia, among others, have been seeing excellent results from epi-on crosslinking.

Perhaps you have heard an opinion from someone or your doctor that the epithelium must to be removed for crosslinking to work. Is that correct?

Answer: No. Such opinion is probably based on a flawed laboratory study in pig eyes that concluded that riboflavin does not penetrate into the cornea through epithelium. Dr. Brian and colleagues published a letter to the editor pointing out the multiple flaws in the study - you can view that article here and then see the response to the article discussing the flaws: http://www.keratoconusinserts.com/Hayes_Response_Letter_To_Editor_Final.pdf

Having earned a world-class reputation as a leader and pioneer in ophthalmology, Dr. Brian would not continue to do epi-on crosslinking if it didn’t work! Please read his resume on Meet Dr. Brian page on www.KeratoconusInserts.com and do and Google search on “Boxer Wachler” to learn more about him.