Keratoconus is a disturbing disease that can hinder the lives of the sufferers greatly. For many years doctors have struggled to find the cause and prevention of vision loss in patients with keratoconus. Within the last decade advancements in vision correction have found an efficient treatment for the progression of vision loss in Keratoconus and Keratoectasia patients.

C3-R® or Collagen Crosslinking with Riboflavin has been proven to not only stabilize the vision loss in patients with keratoconus and Keratoectasia but essentially stop it. There have been many studies like: Stress-Strain Measurement, Thermal studies, and Enzyme Digestion studies had been performed with astonishing results. Human studies showed an increase in strength of corneas after treatment of 328.9 % and in pigs of 71.9%.

In 2003 Dr. Boxer Wachler performed the first C3-R® procedure in North America. To date 99% of patients have stabilized after only a single treatment. A few patients with severe Keratoconus and Keratoectasia have needed a second treatment before getting all the benefits.

C3-R® or Corneal Collagen Crosslinking with Riboflavin is a simple procedure done in the convenience of the office and takes about 30 minutes. A numbing solution is placed in the eye which contains the Riboflavin and a solution called Tetracaine. With the aid of the Tetracaine the Riboflavin can penetrate the cornea without removal of the Epithelium called the “Epi-on” procedure. The Epi-on procedure does not give the patient any pain during or after the procedure. Then an Ultra Violet Light is placed over the eye for 30 minutes to activate the Riboflavin.

There is some gritty feelings or Mild foreign body sensations, and haziness during the day of the procedure which clears up the next morning. The procedure in non-invasive and stops the progression of keratoconus effectively saving the vision of the patient.

Below are a few additional conditions and procedure that have shown benefits from C3-R®:

Combined with PRK to increase stability of vision

Stabilizes eye after RK

To find out more about Corneal Collagen Crosslinking with Riboflavin or C3-R® visit http://www.keratoconusinserts.com

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