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True Testimonials: Seeing Through the Haze~ Meet Catherine Bally

Wednesday, October 29th, 2008

Catherine has struggled for many years with the deterioration of her vision. As most Keratoconus patients do she has had a number of different corrective eye wear including Hard contacts which are many times difficult to handle creating irritation to the eyes, pain and discomfort – to having soft contacts that still don’t provide her with adequate vision.

Catherine started wearing the Hard contacts as a teen has suffered still with the problems of vision disturbances. Her Keratoconus had created a haze over things she saw making it difficult to see clear enough to make turns and walk down and up stairways while walking. Sometimes getting help with walking from her teenage children.

Catherine has gone to several ophthalmologists over the years. Receiving the same answer “We don’t know how to improve your vision.” Some requested she get a cornea transplant that even see considered but doctors were hesitant to perform. Recently Catherine did a search on treatments for Keratoconus and found Dr. Boxer Wachler.

She discovered that there were treatments that could help her with her severe nearsightedness and progressive Keratoconus. She immediately had an evaluation. Dr. Boxer Wachler performed 3 Treatments on Catherine’s eyes giving her remarkable results. In just 24 hours she stated:

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“For the first time in my life ever I can see things Clear”

Catherine is walking down the stairs without fear of falling, bending corners, and has the freedom of living a normal life again. Although see still wears glasses Catherine is very grateful for the procedures she received and to Dr. Boxer Wachler who gave her what see always dreamed…vision.

The procedures performed on Catherine where Intacs, C3-R®, and CK. These procedures can stop the progression of Keratoconus and help reverse the damage of Keratoconus on the eyes. Catherine had severe damage to her eyes so she still will need corrective lenses but her vision has improved drastically. The procedure affects each patient differently depending on the severity of the Keratoconus.

Below is a overview of the procedures performed on Catherine Bally:

INTACS: Are a small inserts placed in the eye which helps reduce the very steep cone area in patients with Keratoconus; it can have an added benefit of correcting some of the prescription. Intacs are minimally invasive you don’t feel them. INTACS don’t require maintenance and are relatively easy for the patient.

C3-R®: Is a treatment used to strengthen the fibers of the cornea and to stop the damage of Keratoconus. The procedure takes about 30 minutes to perform and 2-4 months to get full results.

CK: Uses a probe to add high radio frequency to the cornea. This causes the cornea to shrink. Changing its shape and correcting the cornea. It is often used on patients with Keratoconus to fix Astigmatism.

If you want to learn more about these procedures and other treatments available for Keratoconus visit www.keratoconusinserts.com or www.boxerwachler.com

Finding Hope with Keratoconus

Tuesday, October 28th, 2008

For years researchers and Doctors have been looking for effective ways to treat patients with keratoconus. In the past the options were very slim with little hope for reversals or healing the corneas. Often patients had to receive corneal transplants to get relief from diseases like Keratoconus. However now they are finding new and less invasive ways to correct the progression of keratoconus.

Keratoconus is caused by free radicals which invade the eye and create a reactive species which break down and cause weakness. The weakness causes the cornea to herniate causing keratoconus. The progression is not over night but over years and the effects of keratoconus can be debilitating for the patient leading to blindness. In the beginning of the disease there are little symptoms and patients often overlook a problem. The condition often strikes one eye first later spreading to the second eye by the time a problem is detected.

Now there is a treatment called C3-R® which can strengthen the cornea in the places that are weakened and give the reverse effect of the damage done by keratoconus. The treatment is relatively easy with only 30 minutes to apply and the cornea is strengthened over the next 2-4 months. Many patients only need one application, while more severe cases may require two.

The use of C3-R® or Corneal Collagen Crosslinking with Riboflavin has been very effective in recent years and can give tremendous improvement to the patients vision. In addition to C3-R® the doctor can use Intacs, and/or CK to additionally improve the sight of the patient.

A few symptoms of Keratoconus are:

Itchy eyes

Excessive Rubbing

visual disturbances

visual discomfort

glare halo

squinting

seeing double

For more information on Keratoconus and its treatments visit: www.keratoconusinserts.com

How Would You Like to be Free of Your Reading Glasses or Bifocals

Friday, October 24th, 2008

The problem active women and men over 50 have is that their biological lens is no longer properly function commented Brian S. Boxer Wachler, MD, an expert ophthalmologist in Los Angeles who was voted one of the world’s top vision correction specialists.“That’s the reason you’ve developed the frustrating need for readers/bifocals,” he continued.

It wasn’t always this way.  Think how things were 10 or 20 years ago.  Remember how good life was back than for your eyes? Readers/bifocals are now required to make up for the imperfections that have occurred in your biological lens.

Your biological lens is also the reason your glasses prescription keeps getting stronger and stronger over the years. Aging isn’t fair, that’s for sure.  But you can finally do something about your aging eyes and take control.

Natural Lens Replacement

Turns the Clock Back

It’s empowering and life-changing for people who have Natural Lens Replacement. They genuinely feel young again since their reading vision is so improved. Best of all: they can see without readers and bifocals.

Natural Lens Replacement is the process of adding an internal lens implant to the eye designed to correct near vision (and distance vision too if that is needs to be fixed as well). It can restore your natural vision like you used to have…when you didn’t need those glasses. Natural Lens Replacement is like ‘plastic surgery’ for your reading vision.

Karen Colbert had the procedure with Dr. Boxer Wachler last year. “My vision is unbelievably perfect! I didn’t have to wear glasses for the first time in 20 years. I could read everything, even the tiniest of print of the smallest of little medicine bottles. It’s been an amazing, wonderful change in my life.”

I traveled over 150 miles from Palm Springs to see Dr. Brian Boxer Wachler. I came to him because of his reputation and because he is ahead of the curve,” said Neil Rouzier, MD who had the procedure with him. “I had seen other ophthalmologists as a courtesy to them since I knew them, but it was only Brian who knew about the new type of lens implants. One day after the procedure I was already seeing 20/20,” Dr. Rouzier also commented, “You’ll never find a doctor as nice and friendly as he is.”

 

Would You Drive with a Warped Windshield?

If you were driving with a warped windshield, you would fix it. If you have excess fat, you have “lipo”. If you have bags under your eyes, you have a “bleph”. If you want a better chest, you have a “breast aug.” Since people now know there is a solution for their imperfect biological lens, they are having “Natural Lens Replacement.”

Natural Lens Replacement is a bit like Breast Augmentation in that implants are used to correct the biological deficiencies of the body. When you don’t need to pull out your glasses to read, you look younger. PLUS you have a significant life improvement when you are freed from “being chained” to reading glasses or bifocals. It’s like turning the clock back on your eyes. Imagine how your live would be if you had Natural Lens Replacement done 5 years ago?

It’s the first time I haven’t had glasses on it 50 years!” relayed a very happy Lois Van Atta. “It was painless. Dr. Boxer Wachler is the best. There is no one else who I’d trust my eyes to. I’ve enjoyed every minute of it,” Lois concluded.

 

It’s Not Too Late

You can still enjoy the freedom in vision for many, many years to come. An added benefit is it will prevent cataracts from developing in the future.

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 (the way your parents’ generation had to wait).

Because the lens technology is so advanced, people are proactive now and routinely fix early cataracts with Natural Lens Replacement. This will guarantee those cataracts never occur again.

Dr. Boxer Wachler recently performed the procedure on his own father, Stanley Wachler, who remarked, “I can read without my bifocals! I feel like I’m 30 years old again!”

 

Fixes Your Reading Vision in about 10 Minutes

Natural Lens Replacement is quick and easy. It only takes about 10 minutes or so.  Dr. Boxer Wachler uses numbing drops so there’s no pain.  “You’ll never feel the lens implants in the same way you don’t feel a dental filling for a cavity - it’s there, but you’ll never know it’s there,” according to Dr. Boxer Wachler.

There’s no maintenance needed at all. You can resume 100% of your normal activities afterwards - even swimming, tennis, or sky diving if that’s what you’re in to. You’ll probably find yourself wanting to do more activities afterwards. Best of all, the lens implant will never wear out nor degrade. It will outlast you. So these implants are “built to last” and they do.

Sam Farooqi also had the procedure with Dr. Boxer Wachler. “Right after the procedure, my whole world was illuminated.” “I just went for it. I’m ecstatic and so pleased,” Davida Richardson commented.

 

Free Report

Please call 310-594-5209 to request a free copy of the “Natural Lens Replacement Report” to learn more about this life-changing opportunity to get your reading vision back and fees for it. The Report is free if you call in the next 1 days, please call now.

 

About the Natural Lens Replacement Expert

Since studying at Dartmouth, Edinburgh University and UCLA, Dr. Boxer Wachler was recruited by UCLA to be one of the youngest directors in their history where he ran the Laser Refractive Center at Jules Stein. He later moved to Beverly Hills and founded the Boxer Wachler Vision Institute.

He has received the career Achievement Award from the American Academy of Ophthalmology, founded the non-profit Giving Vision organization dedicated to providing eye care to children, as well as lecturing on vision correction procedures to eye surgeons all over the globe and giving expert advice on all the major news networks.

Do a Google search on his last name Boxer Wachler to learn more about him.

P.S. “How did you get your last name “Boxer Wachler?” is a common question. When he married his wife Selina Boxer 15 years ago, he changed his last name from Wachler to Boxer Wachler also making him one of the only men with a maiden name!

P.P.S. In the next 7 days, please call 310-594-5209 to request a free copy of the “Natural Lens Replacement Report” to learn how to get your reading vision back. For more information on fixing your reading vision and other conditions visit: http://www.boxerwachler.com/lasikspecialist/lasikprocedures/restor.html 

Article Written by:  Annette Phol