Research And Related Articles

	C3-R Treatment Opens New Frontiers for Keratoconus and Corneal Ectasia Roberto Pinelli, MD. Eyeworld 2007, 34-36
	Safety of C3-R UVA at the Retinal Level and Compared to Outdoor UVA Exposure Leonard Yuen, MD and Brian S. Boxer Wachler, MD
	Safety of UVA-Riboflavin Cross-Linking of the Cornea Eberhard Spoerl, PhD, Michael Mrochen, PhD, David Sliney PhD, Stephen Trokel, MD, Theo Seiler, MD, PhD, Cornea 2007; 26:385-389
	The Effect of Inferior Segment Intacs with and without Corneal Collagen Crosslinking with Riboflavin (C3-R) on Keratoconus Colin C.K. Chan, MD, FRANZCO, Munish Sharma, MD, Brian S. Boxer Wachler MD, J Cataract Refract Surg 2007;33:75-80
	No Progression of Keratoconus 5 Years after C3-R Wollensak G. Crosslinking treatment of progressive keratoconus: new hope Curr Opin Ophthalmol. 2006 Aug;17:356-60.
	C3-R for Stabilization of Progressive Hyperopia (Farsightedness) after Radial Keratotomy and Laser Ablation Presented at the American Academy of Ophthalmology Annual Meeting, 2006
	Comparison of Single Segment and Double Segment Intacs for Keratoconus and post-LASIK Ectasia Munish Sharma, MD, Brian S. Boxer Wachler, MD, Amer J Ophthal 2006;141:891-895
	C3-R (corneal collagen crosslinking with riboflavin) increases Effect (lower L-U Ratio) of Single Segment Intacs in post-LASIK Ectasia and Keratoconus Presented at the American Academy of Ophthalmology Annual Meeting, 2005
	C3-R (corneal collagen crosslinking with riboflavin) for Corneal Stabilization Presented at the American Academy of Ophthalmology Annual Meeting, 2005
	Woman with Progressive Keratectasia after LASIK Treated with C3-R® and Wavefront LASEK. Colin CK Chan, MD, Brian S. Boxer Wachler, MD.  Ocular Surgery News 2005 April.
	Corneal Collagen Crosslinking with Riboflavin.  A New Treatment to Strengthen the Cornea for Keratoectasia and Keratoconus Brian S. Boxer Wachler, MD, Cataract and Refractive Surgery Today 2005 January, 73-4.
	Riboflavin/ultraviolet-a-induced collagen crosslinking for the treatment of keratoconus Gregor Wollensak, MD et al. Am J Ophthalmol. 2003 May;135(5):620-7.
	Collagen Fiber Diameter in the Rabbit Cornea After Collagen Crosslinking by Riboflavin/UVA Gregor Wollensak, MD et al. Cornea. 2004 Jul;23(5):503-507.
	Stress-strain measurements of human and porcine corneas after riboflavin-ultraviolet-A-induced cross-linking Gregor Wollensak, MD et al. J Cataract Refract Surg. 2003 Sep;29(9):1780-5.
	Intacs® for Keratoconus Largest study ever published on use of Intacs to treat keratoconus, 2003. Brian S. Boxer Wachler, et al. Ophthalmology. 2003 May;110(5):1031-1040
	Intacs for Keratoconus in Corneas With and Without Scarring Brian S. Boxer Wachler, MD. Presented by invitation at the American Academy of Ophthalmology Annual Meeting, Orlando, Florida, October 2002
	INTACS® inserts for treating keratoconus: one-year results One-year follow up on patients showed good outcomes, 2001. Joseph Colin et al. Ophthalmology 2001 Aug;108(8):1409-14.
	1st US Reported Case - In the first case of its kind in the United States, off-label implantation of KeraVision's intracorneal rings improved vision from 20/160 to 20/25 in the operative eye.
	Earl Dotson, Green Bay Packers Football Player, Undergoes Eye Surgery - Thursday, April 12, 2001
	New Uses Published 2001 - Here's the latest on an advanced treatment for keratoconus.
	Greek and French Results - Intacs® can bring about dramatic and stable improvements in the visual acuity of keratoconus patients, according to results of a number of studies presented at the 5th Winter Refractive Surgery Meeting of the ESCRS.
	KC Sparks Interest of Researchers - While researchers look for the keys to keratoconus, surgeons are trying quicker, safer refractive alternatives to cornea transplant.

Keratoconus is the thinning and bulging of the cornea. Treatments include Intacs^®, 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.