Fight for Sight | Brian Boxer Wachler | TEDxFulbrightSantaMonica
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- Опубліковано 2 жов 2024
- Dr. Brian Boxer Wachler restored the vision of athlete Steven Holcomb, who had been declared blind due to an eye disease know as Keratoconus. Steven was able to immediately return to bobsledding and won the World Championship in 2009. Brian has restored the lives of thousands of people with his procedures.
Brian S. Boxer Wachler, M.D., is founding director of Boxer Wachler Vision Institute in Beverly Hills, CA. Previously, he was director of the UCLA Laser Refractive Center and Assistant Professor in the UCLA Department of Ophthalmology at the Jules Stein Eye Institute. At the age of 32, he became one of the youngest directors of any medical division in UCLA’s history. Dr. Boxer Wachler has served on several non-profit boards. He has an international reputation as an authority on Intacs for Keratoconus, Holcomb C3-R for Keratoconus, CK for Keratoconus, LASIK, implantable lenses, and other advanced surgical techniques.
This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at ted.com/tedx
Dr. Boxer-Wachler, I was one of your first patients in March 2008 and I am so thankful to you for your persistence, courage and belief in your vision and the vision of your patients! When I got diagnosed with Keratoconus in 2005, I was told by 2 MDs that there was little hope, one of them advised me to learn braille when I told him I wanted to go to graduate school. I was devastated.
Thankfully, I refused to accept this, and kept searching for solutions until I found yoru website. You gave me back my future, and I will be grateful for you and your work forever!
Typical reaction - to any new scientific concept - in medicine.
after reading the newsletter, I pulled up the video on youtube. YAY!!! Dr Boxer Wachler! Well done. You changed my life in Nov 2011. I am grateful everyday for my restored vision.
I just want to come and hug you Dr.Brian . I don't know how can I thank you
My son was in his senior year of high school when he told his mother one day that he couldn't see out of his right eye. Sure enough, he was diagnosed with keratoconus. of course the diagnosis was the same as all others; get fitted with hard contacts until eventually having to have corneal transplants. Aitkin didn't take long at all to find Dr. Boxer-Wachler and his c3r procesure. Although money was an issue, we didn't hesitate to fly to Beverly Hills and correct his vision. He's now in his 2nd semester of his Freshman year and doing fantastic.
God sends real doctors to heal. Thanks Dr. Brian, you are definitely God send. God bless you in your pursuit of healing humanity. 🙏🕊️
I want to thank you so much for helping restore whatever vision I have left after being diagnosed with KC. I was diagnosed in 2007, had intact surgery in 09 and thank god my vision has remained stable. I thank you for allowing me to watch my three beautiful kids grow up. You are a god send, and many of us around the globe truly thank you. I’m so happy I found you online through my journey of KC.
People are so slow in America....Other countries have been doing C3R for decades before it was finally approved here in 2016. THank you Dr Brian for paving your own path
He's choked up and in tears because his peers were not kind to him. He's choked up because he just wants to help people. If he really wants to help people, he'll drop his prices significantly from the $10K per eye he charges to something affordable to all of us. Driving at night without seeing double or halos is nice but it does no good if you have to sell your car to pay for the surgery!
IDK...maybe if he moves out of Beverly Hills to someplace with lower over head like Tennessee or South Carolina? Then again, he won't be able to rub elbows with Hollywood elite down south. Maybe a C/W star or two but...
I agree. I love it when Beverly Hills doctors say they "want to help people". I don't mind he makes money, as talented people should, but if you charge $20k for 40 minutes to an hour surgery, you are a capitalist, so just admit it.
It's not 10K per eye, it's $3500 per eye. And you're not looking at the whole picture. It costs about 27k per eye (inpatient) for a corneal transplant PLUS all the wonderful new responsibilities you will have for the rest of your life in managing that donor cornea. This is a treatment with zero side effects and it works within 24 hours. And THEE most important thing, how much legal fees do you think he had when the FDA wanted to shut him down and every other MD wanted to see him out of practice for doing something that is LEGAL and helping people? Can you even imagine what it would be like having a treatment that cures and every other doctor and the AMA/FDA wants to see you fail? I say his cost is justified.
I had this procedure and it cost me 500$ per eye, i dont think it's that expensive considering the benefits
@@abdelhaktaleb4146 where did u do yours?
@@abdelhaktaleb4146 can we talk
I have real bad kerataconus I am getting my 2nd crosslinking and I barely got my drivers license valid again how do I get ahold of this doctor thank you
The audience claps for the Olympic medal wins, it's this Dr which deserves the 🏅 medals and a standing 👋 ovation.
i hate that term 'doctor'... healers shouldnt be limited like that. Kudos to you !
Thank you for helping people like us Doctor. I am immensely grateful to you for your contribution.
My son Rick will come to see u Oct 23... 2020 to have surgery ... I 🙏 all goes well . Tnk u ...
Yes but Steven died 2 days later. We don't know if he committed suicide due to Keratoconus.
Lol
I was in pain and sadness as i was diagnosed with keratoconus in 2012 because i knew my dream of becoming Cricketer is destroyed and shattered, but i thank to Sir for this treatment as if no treatment i could have been blind now....Thank you so much....just want to Know will anyday Cure for Keratoconus will be available..😑😕
How are u doing mate
@@maadhujovi9528 not much good but im happy
Did u get the cxl bro...is it good?
@@maadhujovi9528 i got c3r
@@preetkang1415 not good enough bro??
You are incredible, Dr. Wachler, thank you!
Thank you, Brian, for sharing your #fightsworthfighting!
Awesome, God bless you Doctor.
Went from UK TO US to have c3r intacs. Tbh I was expecting more my vision didn’t improve whatsoever fitting lenses become a lot more difficult. Comfort was a lot worse. Piggybacking my rgp has worked miracles for me
I was diagnosed with KC early 2000s had the intacs procedure and it helped. I still had to wear lenses but traditional RGPs and other lenses were close to intolerable. My new doctor suggested scleral lenses. It has changed my life. I drive all the time now and it has opened up so much with my personal and professional world. If you are still struggling with KC and Holcomb C3-R is not your next step, ask about scleral lenses. Doctors like you change lives. Thank you.
Hey guys, should I get this done. And what is the cost for the whole procedure? I heard epi-on has less efficiency. This seems like a dream come true for KC patients- is this even true I doubt it. Please someone send me a link of their reasearch paper. Plz
Broo why the doctor are not revealing their treatment that would save the entire humanity.
@@artech3870 from what i heard this doctor is not something special, he uses an undisclosed solution for epi on , and many researches are undergoing for which solution is best.
@@allout8033 can we talk.pls msg
What research...his hollycomb c3r results
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If this successful then why high charge for procedure and also why couldn't he share this to entire world now
I have living with KC for 10 years. It is really tough but it helped me appreciate great things in my life. P.S. I went for intacs+ CXL+ Sclersl lenses just to avoid the transplan
I found the link on your book, and that was all that I should see right now. Thanks
NO WAY I JUST FOUND THE DOC FROM TIK TOK HERE
Lmao same
Awesome. I would love to see an eye specialist talk about the cause of myopia and astigmatism & how to cure it rather than correct it with lenses. That would be THE disruption to the world of eye care.
Glad my son is trusting to come to have u perform surgery on his eye...
Much respect sir
Yes i have it for 10 yrs till now i wear hard lenses but yesterday i did a transplant in one of my eyes but still using the lens in the other eye.
Nutshell AIC i am in the same position but I'm still thinking abt the transplant, do u recommend it ? Did the recovery take long ?
I have had KC since 1980!
You're awesome, thanks for everything.
Why he is not revealing his treatment
I would love to try this procedure, unfortunately I can’t afford.
How much does it cost?
3000-4000-5000 an eye dpeending on the time of year@@blickyrobinson5568
I just want to hug you :)
great
indian idol contestant ankush has this problem and i think he is not aware of it. please help me in spreading this