If you are looking to get the shine back in your eyes, and are looking to take away the yellow or brown blotches, red veins or spots in the whites of your eyes we have just the solution. Safe and easily performed is the I-BRITE Whitening treatment. It will remove the old membrane over the surface of your eye and allow a brand new one to grow in its place. This amazing procedure takes little time, and recovery.

Having this treatment can make you feel better, and younger in no time. The procedure can give you back the bit of confidence you may have lost. And show you a more vibrant alive vision of yourself. Below you will find the steps in which you need to prepare yourself for the procedure. But no worries its as simple as 1,2, & 3.

Preparations for the I-BRITE Eye Whitening Procedure:

If you wear contact lenses you must stop for up to 3 days before the procedure. Do not resume using them for up to 4 weeks after the procedure has been completed.

If you use aspirin stop taking it for up to 3 days prior and for 5 days after the procedure is completed.

Other medications like Accutane & Tetracycline must be stopped up to 60 days before the procedure. Plan in advance if you are interested in completing this procedure.

The procedure is quick and less painless than you might think. There are several benefits for getting the I-BRITE Eye Whitening treatment. Below you can find out why you should opt for this treatment, and the benefits it can have for you.

Benefits of the I-BRITE Eye Whitening Procedure:

Reduces Excessive Unnecessary red veins

Reduces yellowish & dullish blotches in the whites of eye

Has little recovery time

Reduces brown pigmentation spots

Relatively short procedure

Improves your self-image

Currently Dr. Brian Boxer Wachler, MD is the only doctor performing the I-BRITE eye whitening procedure. If you are interested in this procedure you can have a preliminary evaluation by sending in a close up of your eyes to info@boxerwachler.com Dr. Boxer Wachler will than evaluate your case for the procedure.

Dr. Brian Wachler, MD is a renowned eye surgeon specializing in I-BRITE eye whitening and other procedures. For more information visit www.WhiteEyes.com

Several of us get blurred vision daily, thousands have blurred vision at some point in their life. While several of us think that blurred vision is not a sign to be alarmed it could be a sign of an underlying condition. Getting it check out early can often prevent serious problems later.

When you are visiting your doctor it is best to let he/she know that you are having problems with blurred vision they can do a much more thorough check of your vision and tell you if you should be concerned.

Below you will find several reasons you maybe experiencing blurred vision:

Blurred vision is a symptom of Diabetes: Over 50% of those with Diabetes Melitius are unaware that they have it. The diagnosis can be done with simple tests through blood, or urine. Many people dismiss this symptom because it doesn’t generally accompany pain or stop you from seeing necessarily. However if there is a chance that it could be diabetes or you have a family history it is wise to tell your eye care professional or primary care physician.

Blurred vision is a symptom of Keratoconus: Keratoconus is a progressive condition that can lead to decline in vision. While Keratoconus is a serious diagnosis if found early it can be controlled. New technologies have recently helped those with Keratoconus stop the progression and in some cases reverse the damage done by this progressive disease. Reporting your symptoms to your eye care professional can catch it when there is time to improve the quality of your vision.

Blurred Vision can also be a symptoms of:

Cataracts

Glaucoma

Nearsightedness

Farsightedness

Astigmatism

Migraines

Dry Eyes

Although many of these conditions seem serious blurred vision can also be a sign of something as simple as dry eyes. Getting a regular yearly eye exam will help detect problems before they become issues. The true is many of these conditions can be corrected and treated by your general eye care professional. For more information visit www.boxerwachler.com

When we go to the doctor one of the last things we think will be wrong is our vision. Prevention of vision loss or damage can be managed by remember a few simple things. The loss of our sight can be devastating and many time unwarranted. While some conditions are hereditary they can be detected at an earlier stage and managed with the right care. Below you will find a few tips to help you achieve great vision at any age.

Choosing a regular eye doctor: This is important because just as you know your eyes so should your doctor. Choosing a regular eye care physician will help detect small things that may have otherwise been missed. Some eye conditions are silent until the damage is done. Even if you do not wear eye glasses or contacts you should consider an eye exam every 2 years until after 50 and then annually over age 50.

If you have a Family history of eye disease, tell them: How simple does this sound. And while it seems that common sense would tell you to do so, it slips your mind, or you don’t think it will happen to you. If you tell your eye doctor about the history of eye diseases in your family they can be more alert to the symptoms of these diseases. Early detection of eye disease can save your sight!

Keep your Regular Appointments: Eye conditions often get out of hand quickly because patients tend not to follow up with their eye doctors, and frequently miss there check ups.

Regular checkups should be done every year, however if you are at risk and have conditions such as diabetes, or other hereditary conditions that can effect your eye sight getting check ups every 6 months or annually is recommended. Check with your eye care professional to determine the appropriate check-up schedule for you.

There are some signs that you should see your eye doctor if you are experiencing such as:

Blurred Vision

Spots, or silver speaks

Frequent headaches

Tearing

Squinting

Asking Questions: These tips should go without saying, however many patients are afraid to ask questions of their doctors. But remember no question is a “Dumb” question when it pertains to your health. Making sure that your eyes are taken care of now can save you a world of anguish later.

When it comes to vision care the sooner you are check out the better. Being sure that your eyes are healthy and well will help you see the world and all the beauty in it. Remember to visit your doctor regularly and ask any questions you have when you have them. That will help ensure your sight for years to come.

Sight is a valuable sense – do not lose sight by failing to see your eye care professional for regular check-ups.

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     TIP 1 - Personally meet with the LASIK surgeon BEFORE day of surgery

This is important to see if there is a comfort level with the patient and surgeon.  Is the surgeon rushed and seems like there are more important matters he/she needs to get to?  If you have follow up questions, how easy is it to reach surgeon – is surgeon email or cell phone made available for concerns or questions?  People generally know their gut feeling when they meet someone else.  If you get a bad gut feeling, listen to it and seek another doctor. 

Tip 2 - Research the surgeon’s experience

Run a Google search on the surgeon to find out if there are numerous complaints.  Look up the surgeon on your state medical board to see if there are any issues with the medical license.

Tip 3 -  Seek third-party assessments of surgeon and lasik center

Are there just a few happy patients on the website or is there a plethora of patients commenting?  Social media sites allow unbias, unfiltered patient assessments of lasik center.

Tip 4 -  Evaluate the lasik center in person

When you visit the lasik center, is it clean and tidy or does it look like the kitchen of a “greasy spoon” diner?   The latter might be fine for bacon and eggs, but not for eye surgery.  Are the staff caring, polite, and genuinely interested in helping you?  Everything in a medical practice trickles from the top down, so if the staff are rude and insensitive you can bet the doctor probably is like that too.

Tip 5 - Make Sure these Four Essential Tests Are Part of the Evaluation

1) dry eye check – if dry eyes are found on lasik testing and NOT addressed, it increases risk of dry eye problems after lasik

2) pupil size check – some studies have shown increase risk of halos and glare from large pupils, while other studies have failed to show an association.  Either way, pupil checking is a must.

3) corneal mapping (topography) – the shape of the cornea can eliminate a patient from being a lasik candidate and indicate appropriate alternative procedures like PRK or Visian ICL.  Lasik done on a misshapen cornea that was not evaluated with corneal mapping can lead to double vision.

4) corneal thickness (pachymetry) – lasik on corneas that are too thin can weaken the strength of the cornea causing it to bulge out and turn into a condition called keratoconus that may lead to triple or quadruple images in vision.

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There are two forms of Closed-Angle Glaucoma. Acute which is brought on quickly and considered a medical emergency; and Chronic which can develop slowly with no symptoms.

Acute Closed-Angle Glaucoma is generally caused by a rapid build up of pressure in the eye. Creating a sudden blockage of the fluid that travels between the iris and the lens. Acute Closed Angle Glaucoma can strike at any age and gender.

Chronic Closed-Angle Glaucoma is a silent creeper. It shows no symptoms and is usually caught during a routine examination. General symptoms of Chronic Closed-Angle Glaucoma are not apparent until much damage has been done. It is important to get regular screenings for Glaucoma if you have risk factors or any form of Diabetes. Risk factors for glaucoma are listed below.

Glaucoma Risk Factors:

Predominant Risk Factors-

Aging

Positive Family history

Race [African Americans]

High Intraocular Pressure

Central Corneal Thickness

Suspicious Nerve Appearance

Other Possible Risk Factors-

High Myopia

Diabetes

Hyper Tension

Eye Injury

History of steroid use

Migraine Headaches

Sleep Related-Breathing Disorders

Below are some symptoms of Acute Closed-Angle Glaucoma:

*Note: if you are experiencing these symptoms go to an emergency room for treatment.

Nausea

Vomiting

Severe pain

Rainbow Halos [Around lights]

Reddening of the eye

Acute Closed-Angle Glaucoma is a medical emergency. Failure to treat this serious condition can lead to blindness within one to two days. It is important to call your eye doctor immediately if you are experiencing any form of changes in your vision. Go to a medical center if you are experiencing vomiting, and severer pain in association with these changes. Learn more on other vision treatments : http://www.boxerwachler.com

Cataracts is a hereditary progressive condition that here in the US is often treated before the patient loses most of their vision. Most patients will develop Cataracts sometime between the ages of 55-70. A Cataract is a cloudy area of the lens that blocks light from getting through to the retina.

It is progressive because as the lens goes untreated the cloud continues to grow creating many problems in vision. There are treatments in the US that allow the patients lens to be replaced to restore their vision. In the US insurance will cover 50-80% of the cost of the procedure. However in many third world countries they simply can not afford the common procedure.

Recently Noor Dubai- a non-profit charity incentive that treats low vision and curable forms of blindness treated over 30,000 patients of all ages in Sudan and Dubai.

Quote:

“Noor Dubai has succeeded in dealing with critical humanitarian concerns of people of all ages who are unable to get the right treatments. The Noor Dubai Surgical team worked two six hour shifts every day completing an average of 400 successful surgeries daily.”

- said Quadhi Saeed Al Murooshid- CEO of Noor Dubai and Director General of the Dubai Health Authority.

This awesome initiative have created Free Cataracts Camps for patients with little to no money the ability to acquire good and accurate health care freeing them of the terrible complications that had caused them great damage to their vision.

Stats:

26,000 treated with medication and glasses
3,200 identified for surgery

There are 400,000 new cases diagnosed in the US every year. Cataracts are a growing concern and early detection and treatment can improve many lives by restoring vision.

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Below are some common symptoms of Cataracts:

Fading colors
Cloudy or blurry vision
Difficulty driving into the sun
Poor night vision
Double vision- seeing more than one image in the eye
Frequent changes in the prescription

The basis for Natural Lens Replacement dates back over 100 years with the condition called cataracts. A cataract is when the biological lens becomes cloudy, blurs vision, and leads to difficulty driving at night, seeing glare off of lights and making it hard to read. As a result of cataracts, people altered their lifestyle and had to wait until the cataracts became quite advanced before having them fixed.

When the cataracts became “bad enough”, cataract surgery was performed to restore eyesight. During the cataract procedure, the cloudy biological lens was removed from the eye and a lens implant was put in its place. Very basic lens implants were used to correct distance vision when the cataracts were removed. While back then this was a major advance. These days this procedure is now considered a bit archaic because it corrects for only distance vision - patients still needed to wear reading glasses or bifocals afterwards nearly full time.

The lens implant technology is now very advanced - these sophisticated “premium” lens implants can correct both distance and reading vision. These lens implants are precision-engineered to exact specifications. This has revolutionized the use of lens implants. Natural Lens Replacement is the use of these premium lens implants to correct distance and reading vision which can provide tremendous freedom from the “crutches” of glasses. Natural Lens Replacement has been a boon for patients with cataracts since eye surgeons now routinely use them to correct cataracts and also fix reading vision. Since the Natural Lens Replacement technology is advanced, people with early cataracts are being proactive to have their cataracts fixed along with their distance and reading vision. Your parents’ generation typically had to wait until their cataracts got so bad that they had trouble driving and doing other activities before the cataracts could be repaired. A version of Len Augmentation can be used to cure patients with cataracts, even early cataracts.  No more are the days of waiting until the cataracts get so bad that it makes driving and other activities difficult.  Natural Lens Replacement fixes the early cataracts so they will never get worse and you will never have to worry about that happening to you. This will guarantee those cataracts never occur again.  Imagine how powerful that is never to have to worry about decreased vision again.

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Genetics

The frequency of keratoconus in first degree relatives having the disease is much higher than the general population. Keratoconus can also be associated with other systemic syndromes such as Down’s syndrome.

The good news is that keratoconus is often not passed to children. If you have or may have children in the future, it’s only a 6% likelihood that any of your children will inherit keratoconus.

It makes sense to have your children have a baseline corneal topography between ages of 8-10 years old and have a topography every year. The subsequent topography maps can be compared to the first one to catch keratoconus early if it will be occurring. Early keratoconus can easily be “nipped in the bud” with a C3-R® treatment before it gets worse.

Quote:

“It seems that both environment and genetics play a role in Keratoconus”

-Says Dr. Brian S. Boxer Wachler, MD.

Free Radicals

All corneas, like any tissues in the body, create harmful byproducts (free radicals) of cell metabolism (metabolism is a fancy word for the activities of the cell required for it to live and do it’s thing). These byproducts are similar to a car’s exhaust that results from the car being driven. Normal corneas, like any other body tissue, have a defense system in place to neutralize the free radicals so they don’t damage the collagen.

The collagen is the equivalent of steel beams that support a building. Damage to those beams causes the building to tilt, just like damage to the collagen causes the cornea to bulge. Think of those free radicals as attacking your collagen fibers in the cornea, trying to thin it and weaken it.

The problem with keratoconus is that anti-free radical system in the cornea (called anti-oxidants) are not properly working, so the free radicals are allowed to overwhelm and wreak havoc on the collagen fibers. They bombard the cornea like mortar fire blasting into a brick wall. The free radicals damage the cornea, thin it, and ultimately allow it to bulge and steepen out. This is how your vision got worse from keratoconus.

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If you are like the majority of the population you have problems dealing with conditions surrounding your eyes. The thought of eye surgery or cornea implants may not initially sit real well with you. The truth is the treatments and eye surgeries that are used today are much more advanced than they were even 10 years ago. Finding more and more efficient and less invasive procedures to help those with the unfortunate luck of contracting these uncomfortable and vision-deteriorating conditions.

There are many symptoms to let you know you are experiencing problems with your cornea. If you are experiencing issues with your cornea here are some common symptoms to let you know if it should be checked by your eye doctor:

• Vision Distortion
• Loss of Vision
• Pain
• Tearing
• Redness in your eyes
• Sensitivity to light
• Corneal Scarring

If the eyes are not taken care of we can face many progressive conditions that can lead to complete loss of vision. Understanding that not all eye conditions require eye surgery or cornea implants is the most important thing. There are some things that only require antibiotics or ointment as a treatment. So it is important not to come to any conclusions until the condition is explained to you by your eye doctor.

Keratitis-

Keratitis occurs after an eye injury causing inflammation or an ulceration of the cornea when the microorganisms enter the cornea.

There are a few common symptoms of Keratitis:

• Pain
• Vision Problems
• Discharge

Though Keratitis sounds serious and if untreated can get bad- the usual treatment for this condition is antibiotic eye drops.

There are some more sever eye conditions like Cornea Dystrophies: a couple are:

Keratoconus-

This condition is caused by the thinning of the cornea and causes the cornea to change shape. Keratoconus leads to significant vision distortions in patients and can greatly affect their ability to live life to its fullest. It can start at adolescence. Keratoconus can cause:

• Vision Distortions
• Scarring of the Cornea
• Swelling
• Vision Loss
• Depression

Sometimes, Keratoconus is associated with Down’s Syndrome, Addison’s Disease, Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome and some eye diseases like: Retintis Pigmentosa, and Vernal Keratoconjuctivitis. The treatments of this condition includes: Intacs, C3-R, CK, and Visian ICL. The disease is progressive and for a while can be treated with glasses or soft contacts but will lead to special contacts called “Rigid gas permeable contact lenses” unless early prevention occurs.

Fuchs Dystrophy-

This is a gradual deterioration of the endothelial cells which can break down for no reason. Some treatments include soft contacts, ointments, and cornea transplants.

Though we are not always comfortable with going to the eye doctor; going early enough can prevent serious damage to your eyes. Remembering that eye surgery is improving and our technology is growing more each year. The surgeries of today are much less invasive and without them a large part of our population would suffer greatly. The truth about eye surgery? We need it!

If you suffer from keratoconus or simply want to find a way to improve your vision without having to undergo laser surgery, you might be interested in using Intacs corneal implants.  There are many benefits associated with Intacs, whether you have Keratoconus or not, which has resulted in a growing number of people deciding to use these implants rather than undergo laser eye surgery.

The Benefits of Using Intacs

If you suffer vision problems, using Intacs is a great way to improve your vision.  In addition to the improved vision you will enjoy, Intacs also provide benefits such as:

1. They are removable and no permanent changes are made to your eyes
2. The natural shape of your cornea is not changed
3. You can use other methods for vision correction in the future if you desire
4. Unlike standard contacts, they are maintenance free

When it comes to laser eye surgery, the shape of your cornea actually has to be changed. This means that you may experience greater vision problems in the future if it turns out that you suffer from keratoconus or any other eye disease that affects the size or shape of your cornea.  In addition, laser surgery is permanent and cannot be undone.  Intacs, on the other hand, can be removed if you desire and changed as your vision needs change.

Safely Improving Your Vision

Intacs implants have been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.  In addition, they have been approved for pilots to use and have been repeatedly proven effective over the course of 11 years worth of clinical research.  Although Intacs are not effective for all people with poor vision, approximately 70% of the population can effectively improve its vision with Intacs.  In fact, they are a viable solution for people suffering from the degenerative eye disease of keratoconus.

Implanting Intacs

The process of implanting Intacs is actually easier than you might think.  Since the implants are extremely thin, the eye doctor is able to insert them beneath the outer edge of the surface of your eye, an area that is referred to as the cornea.  The process is so simple that it is an outpatient procedure.

Unlike standard removable contacts, you don’t feel Intacs after they have been inserted in your eye.  Once they are inserted, they gently reshape our cornea’s curvature so it becomes properly shaped without actually removing any corneal tissue.  By reshaping the cornea, light rays are able to properly pass through your cornea so they can be properly focused upon.  These results in sharper and clearer vision.

Enjoying Great Results

The results of Intac corneal implants are quite impressive.  More than 97% of people that get the implants are able to pass the vision tests necessary to get their driver’s licenses without needing to wear glasses.  Amazing, more than 50% of patients are also able to achieve vision that is better than 20/20 after having the surgery.

Since Intacs do not permanently change your eye and can be changed as your needs change, it is a great option for those that are nearsighted as well as for those suffering from the degenerative eye disease keratoconus.