• Mastery of Holcomb C3-R® Crosslinking for Keratoconus & Other Disorders: For Patients and Physicians
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Mastery of Holcomb C3-R® Crosslinking for Keratoconus & Other Disorders: For Patients and Physicians

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Concise guide to the technique of Holcomb C3-R® to treat keratoconus. Authored by the inventor of the procedure and based on his first hand clinical experience.  
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Keratoconus is degeneration of the structure of the cornea. The cornea is the clear tissue covering the front of the eye. In keratoconus, the shape of the cornea slowly changes from round to conical (PubMed Health). In the early stages, keratoconus can be corrected with the use of lenses, but in the later stages, surgery is the only option.

Holcomb C3-R® is a non-surgical technique that involves placing drops of the vitamin Riboflavin into the eye and using a UV light to activate them. The drops strengthen the fibres of the cornea and over time, preserve sight (American Keratoconus Association).

This book is a concise guide to the technique of Holcomb C3-R® to treat keratoconus. Authored by the inventor of the procedure, Brian S Boxer Wachler, the text is based on his first hand clinical experience and explains the history and basic science of cross linking, the development and naming of the technique, its uses and complications, and first patient results.   


Key points

  • Concise guide to technique of Holcomb C3-R® to treat keratoconus
  • Authored by inventor of the technique and based on clinical experience
  • Includes more than 60 full colour images and illustrations
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Price: £37.00
Pages: 132
Publisher: Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers Pvt. Ltd.
Imprint: Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers Pvt. Ltd.
Publication Date: 31 March 2013
Trim Size: 9.50 X 7.25 in
ISBN: 9789350903278
Format: Paperback
BISACs:

MEDICAL / Clinical Medicine, MEDICAL / Internal Medicine, MEDICAL / Ophthalmology
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Brian S Boxer Wachler MD
Boxer Wachler Vision Institute, Beverly Hills, California, USA

Maxine Lipner
Medical Writer, Nyack, New York, USA

 

  1. Introduction: The Holcomb C3-R® at the Starting Gate
  2. Going for the Gold: Steven Holcomb’s Olympic Story and Putting C3-R® on the Map
  3. History of Crosslinking in Industry, Medicine, and Aging
  4. Basic Science of Corneal Crosslinking
  5. First Patient Results: The Dresden Experience
  6. Development and Naming of Holcomb C3-R®
  7. First Presentation of Results of Holcomb C3-R® and Holcomb C3-R® Combined with Intacs®
  8. Why it’s Not Glamorous to be a Pioneer in the Beginning
  9. Techniques of Holcomb C3-R® Crosslinking System (Epithelium-On) and CXL (Epithelium-Off)
  10. Complications of CXL (Epithelium Off)
  11. Results and Complications of Holcomb C3-R® (Epithelium On)
  12. Combining the Holcomb C3-R® Crosslinking System with Intacs®
  13. Use of Holcomb C3-R® for Improving Stability in Radial Keratotomy Patients
  14. Holcomb C3-R® with PRK
  15. Use of Crosslinking for Corneal Infections and Autoimmune Corneal Melts
  16. Use of the Holcomb C3-R® for Trampolining Corneas after LASIK
  17. Combining use of the Holcomb C3-R® with Conductive Keratoplasty and Phakic ICLs
  18. Looking into the Crystal Ball: What Lies Ahead for Corneal Collagen Crosslinking