Brian Boxer Wachler
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Dr. Brian S. Boxer Wachler is a board-certified American ophthalmologist. He practices refractive surgery (vision correction). He is the director of the Boxer Wachler Vision Institute in Los Angeles, California
and on staff at UCLA and Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
.
International Scholarship in Edinburgh University where he also rowed on the Scottish national championship crew team which culminated in competing in the Henley Royal Regatta
in Henley-on-Thames. He received his M.D.
degree from Dartmouth Medical School
which was followed by ophthalmology residency at Saint Louis University
Eye Institute and fellowship training in refractive surgery at University of Kansas Medical Center and Durrie Vision.
treatments which include Intacs and corneal collagen crosslinking with riboflavin (C3-R). He is also an expert in advanced LASIK
vision correction.
Boxer Wachler has appeared on Dr. Phil's The Doctors
, CNN
, NBC's Today Show, NBC News
, CBS News
, ABC News
, Fox News, KTLA News, and KCAL News.
He has also been featured in Newsweek
, Los Angeles Times
, New York Times and, Fitness
and Wall Street Journal. USA Today
and Popular Science
have featured him as well.
He has been honored with the Achievement Award and Secretariat Award from the American Academy of Ophthalmology
as well as being voted into Best Doctors in America. Additional honors include Consumer Research Council of America America's Top Ophthalmologists, Apex Plus Society for demonstrating technological leadership in eye health industry, Castle Connolly's America's Top Ophthalmologists,Summit Autonomous Society for experience in laser vision correction, and is in the '50 Top Opinion Leaders' in the field.
He has been selected as the personal LASIK surgeon for TV talk show host Dr. Phil, singer Seal
, Los Angeles Laker Derek Fisher
, actress Laura Linney
, Laker's announcer Stu Lantz
, actress Mimi Rogers
, actor Tony Curtis
, entertainer Eve Jeffers, and Cleveland Indian baseball player Nick Petrucci. He is also the eye surgeon for professional boxer Shane Mosley
, WNBA basketball player Lisa Willis
, Gold Medal Olympic Bobsled driver Steven Holcomb
, and first James Bond Girl Ursula Andress
among thousands of other patients.
Dr. Boxer Wachler's philanthropic activities include founding Giving Vision, a non-profit charity, that is dedicated to providing free exams and eyeglasses to underprivileged children in Los Angeles.
2. Boxer Wachler BS, Krueger RR. Double-armed McCannell suture for repair of iridodialysis. American Journal of Ophthalmology 1996;122:109-110.
3. Boxer Wachler BS, Krueger RR. Agreement and repeatability of infrared pupillometry and the comparison method. Ophthalmology 1999;106:319-323.
4. Boxer Wachler BS, Durrie DS, Assil KK, Krueger RR. Improvement of visual function with glare testing after photorefractive keratectomy and radial keratotomy. American Journal of Ophthalmology 1999;128:582-587.
5. Ladas JG, Boxer Wachler BS, Hunkeler JD, Durrie DS. Intraocular Lens Power Calculations Using Corneal Topography after Photorefractive Keratectomy. American J Ophthalmology 2001;132:254-5.
6. Chou B, Boxer Wachler BS. Soft contact lenses for irregular astigmatism after LASIK. Journal of Refractive Surgery 2001;17:692-5.
7. Yuhan KR, Nguyen L, Boxer Wachler BS. The role of instrument cleaning and maintenance in the development of diffuse lamellar keratitis. Ophthalmology 2002;109:400-3.
8. Boxer Wachler BS, Christie JC, Chou B, Chandra N, Korn T. Intacs for the treatment of keratoconus. Ophthalmology 2003;110:1031-40.
9. Boxer Wachler BS, Korn T, Chandra N, Michel F. Decentration of the optical zone: centering of the pupil versus the coaxially sighted corneal light reflex in hyperopic LASIK. J Refractive Surg 2003;19:464-5.
10. Nepomuceno RL, Boxer Wachler BS, Sato M, Scruggs R. Use of large optical zones with the LADARVision laser for myopia and myopic astigmatism. Ophthalmology 2003;110:1384-90.
11. Bailey MD, Mitchell GL, Dhaliwal DK, Boxer Wachler BS, Zadnik, K. Patient satisfaction and visual symptoms after laser in situ keratomileusis. Ophthalmology 2003;110:1371-78.
12. Varley GA, Huang D, Rapuano CJ, Schallhorn S, Boxer Wachler BS, Sugar A. LASIK for hyperopia, hyperopic astigmatism, and mixed astigmatism: safety and efficacy. Ophthalmology 2004;111:1604-17.
13. Salz JJ, Boxer Wachler BS, Holladay JT, Trattler W. Night vision complaints after LASIK. Ophthalmology 2004;111:1620-1.
14. Boxer Wachler BS, Hiatt JA. Understanding pre-market approval and labeling differences of two leading customized ablation platforms: a call for reform at the FDA. J Refract Surg 2004;20:S588-92.
15. Hiatt JA, Grant CN, Boxer Wachler BS. Establishing analysis parameters for spherical aberration following wavefront LASIK. Ophthalmology 2005;112:998-1002.
16. Hiatt JA, Grant CN, Boxer Wachler BS. Complex wavefront-guided retreatments with the Alcon CustomCornea platform after prior LASIK. J Refract Surgery 2006;22:48-53
17. Chan CK, Boxer Wachler BS. Centration analysis of ablation over the coaxial corneal light reflex for hyperopic LASIK. J Refract Surg 2006;22:457-71.
18. Sharma M, Boxer Wachler BS. Comparison of single segment and double segment Intacs for keratoconus and post-LASIK ectasia. American J Ophthalmology 2006;141:891-95.
19. Chan CCK, Boxer Wachler BS. Comparison of the effects of LASIK retreatment techniques on epithelial ingrowth rates. Ophthalmology 2007;114:640-42.
20. Sharma M, Chan CCK, Boxer Wachler BS. Higher order aberrations and relative risk of symptoms after LASIK. J Refract Surg 2007;23:252-56.
21. Chan CC, Boxer Wachler BS.Reduced best spectacle-corrected visual acuity from inserting a thicker Intacs above and thinner Intacs below in keratoconus. J Refract Surg 2007;23:93-5.
22. Chan CCK, Sharma M, Boxer Wachler BS. The effect of inferior segment Intacs with and without corneal collagen crosslinking with riboflavin (C3-R) on keratoconus. J Cataract Refract Surg 2007;33:75-80.
23. Jalali S, Yuen LH, Boxer Wachler BS. Effect of nepafenac sodium 0.1% on delayed corneal epithelial healing and haze after photorefractive keratectomy: retrospective comparative study. J Cataract Refract Surg 2008;34:1542-5.
24. Chan CC, Boxer Wachler BS. A comparison of CustomCornea myopia algorithms for wavefront-guided laser in situ keratomileusis. Arch Ophthalmol 2008;126:1067-70.
25. Schallhorn SC, Farjo AA, Huang D, Boxer Wachler BS et al. American Academy of Ophthalmology. Wavefront-guided LASIK for the correction of primary myopia and astigmatism a report by the American Academy of Ophthalmology. Ophthalmology 2008;115:1249-61.
Los Angeles, California
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and on staff at UCLA and Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Originally established as Kaspare Cohn Hospital in 1902, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center is a non-profit, tertiary 958-bed hospital and multi-specialty academic health science centre located in Los Angeles, California, US. Part of the Cedars-Sinai Health System, the hospital employs a staff of over...
.
Education
Boxer Wachler graduated from UCLA with a degree in psychobiology. While at UCLA, he rowed on the crew team for two years followed by two years on the national championship Speech and Debate Team. He was selected for the Rotary FoundationRotary Foundation
The Rotary Foundation is a not-for-profit corporation that supports the efforts of Rotary International to achieve world understanding and peace through international humanitarian, educational, and cultural exchange programs...
International Scholarship in Edinburgh University where he also rowed on the Scottish national championship crew team which culminated in competing in the Henley Royal Regatta
Henley Royal Regatta
Henley Royal Regatta is a rowing event held every year on the River Thames by the town of Henley-on-Thames, England. The Royal Regatta is sometimes referred to as Henley Regatta, its original name pre-dating Royal patronage...
in Henley-on-Thames. He received his M.D.
Doctor of Medicine
Doctor of Medicine is a doctoral degree for physicians. The degree is granted by medical schools...
degree from Dartmouth Medical School
Dartmouth Medical School
Dartmouth Medical School is the medical school of Dartmouth College, located in Hanover, New Hampshire, in the United States. The fourth-oldest medical school in the United States, Dartmouth Medical School was founded in 1797 by New England physician Nathan Smith and grew steadily over the course...
which was followed by ophthalmology residency at Saint Louis University
Saint Louis University
Saint Louis University is a private, co-educational Jesuit university located in St. Louis, Missouri, United States. Founded in 1818 by the Most Reverend Louis Guillaume Valentin Dubourg SLU is the oldest university west of the Mississippi River. It is one of 28 member institutions of the...
Eye Institute and fellowship training in refractive surgery at University of Kansas Medical Center and Durrie Vision.
Career
He is known as a pioneer for keratoconusKeratoconus
Keratoconus , is a degenerative disorder of the eye in which structural changes within the cornea cause it to thin and change to a more conical shape than its normal gradual curve....
treatments which include Intacs and corneal collagen crosslinking with riboflavin (C3-R). He is also an expert in advanced LASIK
LASIK
LASIK or Lasik , commonly referred to simply as laser eye surgery, is a type of refractive surgery for correcting myopia, hyperopia, and astigmatism...
vision correction.
Boxer Wachler has appeared on Dr. Phil's The Doctors
The Doctors (2008 TV series)
The Doctors is an American syndicated talk show airing daily in the U.S., Canada, Mexico, Ireland, Sweden and Finland. It debuted on September 8, 2008. The hour-long daytime program is produced by Phil McGraw and his son Jay McGraw and is distributed domestically and globally by CBS Television...
, CNN
CNN
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, NBC's Today Show, NBC News
NBC News
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, CBS News
CBS News
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, ABC News
ABC News
ABC News is the news gathering and broadcasting division of American broadcast television network ABC, a subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company...
, Fox News, KTLA News, and KCAL News.
He has also been featured in Newsweek
Newsweek
Newsweek is an American weekly news magazine published in New York City. It is distributed throughout the United States and internationally. It is the second-largest news weekly magazine in the U.S., having trailed Time in circulation and advertising revenue for most of its existence...
, Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles Times
The Los Angeles Times is a daily newspaper published in Los Angeles, California, since 1881. It was the second-largest metropolitan newspaper in circulation in the United States in 2008 and the fourth most widely distributed newspaper in the country....
, New York Times and, Fitness
Fitness Magazine
Fitness is a United States-based monthly women's magazine, focusing on health, exercise, and nutrition. It is owned and published by the Meredith Corporation. The editor-in-chief of Fitness is Betty Wong.- History :...
and Wall Street Journal. USA Today
USA Today
USA Today is a national American daily newspaper published by the Gannett Company. It was founded by Al Neuharth. The newspaper vies with The Wall Street Journal for the position of having the widest circulation of any newspaper in the United States, something it previously held since 2003...
and Popular Science
Popular Science
Popular Science is an American monthly magazine founded in 1872 carrying articles for the general reader on science and technology subjects. Popular Science has won over 58 awards, including the ASME awards for its journalistic excellence in both 2003 and 2004...
have featured him as well.
He has been honored with the Achievement Award and Secretariat Award from the American Academy of Ophthalmology
American Academy of Ophthalmology
The American Academy of Ophthalmology is the largest national membership medical association of ophthalmologists–medical doctors specializing in eye care and surgery including medical, surgical and optical care. More than 90 percent of practicing U.S. Eye M.D.s are Academy members, and the...
as well as being voted into Best Doctors in America. Additional honors include Consumer Research Council of America America's Top Ophthalmologists, Apex Plus Society for demonstrating technological leadership in eye health industry, Castle Connolly's America's Top Ophthalmologists,Summit Autonomous Society for experience in laser vision correction, and is in the '50 Top Opinion Leaders' in the field.
He has been selected as the personal LASIK surgeon for TV talk show host Dr. Phil, singer Seal
Seal (musician)
Seal Henry Olusegun Olumide Adeola Samuel , known simply as Seal, is a British soul and R&B singer-songwriter, of Nigerian and Brazilian background. Seal has won numerous music awards throughout his career, including three Brit Awards—winning Best British Male in 1992, four Grammy Awards, and an...
, Los Angeles Laker Derek Fisher
Derek Fisher
Derek Lamar Fisher is an American professional basketball point guard for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association . His NBA career has spanned more than 14 years, during which he has won five NBA Championships...
, actress Laura Linney
Laura Linney
Laura Leggett Linney is an American actress of film, television, and theatre. Linney has won three Emmy Awards, two Golden Globes, and a Screen Actors Guild Award. She has been nominated for three times for an Academy Award and once for a BAFTA Award...
, Laker's announcer Stu Lantz
Stu Lantz
Stuart Burrell Lantz is a retired American basketball player and the current television commentator for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association on Fox Sports West and KCAL...
, actress Mimi Rogers
Mimi Rogers
Mimi Rogers is an American movie actress and competitive poker player.-Early life:Rogers was born Miriam Spickler in Coral Gables, Florida, the daughter of Philip C...
, actor Tony Curtis
Tony Curtis
Tony Curtis was an American film actor whose career spanned six decades, but had his greatest popularity during the 1950s and early 1960s. He acted in over 100 films in roles covering a wide range of genres, from light comedy to serious drama...
, entertainer Eve Jeffers, and Cleveland Indian baseball player Nick Petrucci. He is also the eye surgeon for professional boxer Shane Mosley
Shane Mosley
“Sugar” Shane Mosley is an American professional boxer from Pomona, California who has held world titles in three weight divisions.-Amateur career:Mosley was an amateur standout, capturing various amateur titles, including:...
, WNBA basketball player Lisa Willis
Lisa Willis
Lisa Willis is a professional basketball player in the WNBA, most recently playing for the Los Angeles Sparks.Willis attended college at UCLA and graduated in 2006. Following her collegiate career, she was selected 5th overall in the 2006 WNBA Draft by the Los Angeles Sparks...
, Gold Medal Olympic Bobsled driver Steven Holcomb
Steven Holcomb
Steven Holcomb is an American bobsledder who has competed since 1998. At the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, he finished sixth in the four-man event and 14th in the two-man event...
, and first James Bond Girl Ursula Andress
Ursula Andress
Ursula Andress is a Swiss actress and a sex symbol of the 1960s. She is known for her roles as Bond girl Honey Ryder in Dr...
among thousands of other patients.
Dr. Boxer Wachler's philanthropic activities include founding Giving Vision, a non-profit charity, that is dedicated to providing free exams and eyeglasses to underprivileged children in Los Angeles.
The Olympic Gold Medal Bobsledder Steven Holcomb Story
In 2007 U.S. Bobsled Driver Steven Holcomb retired from his sport due to vision loss resulting from Keratoconus. He was treated by Dr. Boxer Wachler with the C3-R procedure followed by an insertable contact lens. He regained his eyesight and came out of retirement. Upon his return to the sport, Holcomb won the 2009 World Bobsled Championship and then won the first Gold Medal for the U.S. in bobsled in 62 years at the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1UJPr0694gA Dr. Boxer Wachler was awarded the Jules Stein Living Tribute Award and Steven Holcomb the Athlete of Vision Award at the 2010 Vision Awards for their accomplishments. http://www.visionawards.org/honoree.cfmBooks
- Modern Management of Keratoconus. Boxer Wachler BS, editor. Jaypee Brothers Publishers, 2007
- Hyperopia and Presbyopia. Tsubota K, Boxer Wachler BS, Azar DT, Koch DD, editors. Marcel Dekker Publishers, 2003.
Selected Peer-Reviewed Publications
1. Apt L, Isenberg S, Yoshimuri R, Chang A, Lam G, Wachler B, Neumann D. The effect of povidone-iodine solution applied at the conclusion of ophthalmic surgery. American Journal of Ophthalmology 1995;119: 701-705.2. Boxer Wachler BS, Krueger RR. Double-armed McCannell suture for repair of iridodialysis. American Journal of Ophthalmology 1996;122:109-110.
3. Boxer Wachler BS, Krueger RR. Agreement and repeatability of infrared pupillometry and the comparison method. Ophthalmology 1999;106:319-323.
4. Boxer Wachler BS, Durrie DS, Assil KK, Krueger RR. Improvement of visual function with glare testing after photorefractive keratectomy and radial keratotomy. American Journal of Ophthalmology 1999;128:582-587.
5. Ladas JG, Boxer Wachler BS, Hunkeler JD, Durrie DS. Intraocular Lens Power Calculations Using Corneal Topography after Photorefractive Keratectomy. American J Ophthalmology 2001;132:254-5.
6. Chou B, Boxer Wachler BS. Soft contact lenses for irregular astigmatism after LASIK. Journal of Refractive Surgery 2001;17:692-5.
7. Yuhan KR, Nguyen L, Boxer Wachler BS. The role of instrument cleaning and maintenance in the development of diffuse lamellar keratitis. Ophthalmology 2002;109:400-3.
8. Boxer Wachler BS, Christie JC, Chou B, Chandra N, Korn T. Intacs for the treatment of keratoconus. Ophthalmology 2003;110:1031-40.
9. Boxer Wachler BS, Korn T, Chandra N, Michel F. Decentration of the optical zone: centering of the pupil versus the coaxially sighted corneal light reflex in hyperopic LASIK. J Refractive Surg 2003;19:464-5.
10. Nepomuceno RL, Boxer Wachler BS, Sato M, Scruggs R. Use of large optical zones with the LADARVision laser for myopia and myopic astigmatism. Ophthalmology 2003;110:1384-90.
11. Bailey MD, Mitchell GL, Dhaliwal DK, Boxer Wachler BS, Zadnik, K. Patient satisfaction and visual symptoms after laser in situ keratomileusis. Ophthalmology 2003;110:1371-78.
12. Varley GA, Huang D, Rapuano CJ, Schallhorn S, Boxer Wachler BS, Sugar A. LASIK for hyperopia, hyperopic astigmatism, and mixed astigmatism: safety and efficacy. Ophthalmology 2004;111:1604-17.
13. Salz JJ, Boxer Wachler BS, Holladay JT, Trattler W. Night vision complaints after LASIK. Ophthalmology 2004;111:1620-1.
14. Boxer Wachler BS, Hiatt JA. Understanding pre-market approval and labeling differences of two leading customized ablation platforms: a call for reform at the FDA. J Refract Surg 2004;20:S588-92.
15. Hiatt JA, Grant CN, Boxer Wachler BS. Establishing analysis parameters for spherical aberration following wavefront LASIK. Ophthalmology 2005;112:998-1002.
16. Hiatt JA, Grant CN, Boxer Wachler BS. Complex wavefront-guided retreatments with the Alcon CustomCornea platform after prior LASIK. J Refract Surgery 2006;22:48-53
17. Chan CK, Boxer Wachler BS. Centration analysis of ablation over the coaxial corneal light reflex for hyperopic LASIK. J Refract Surg 2006;22:457-71.
18. Sharma M, Boxer Wachler BS. Comparison of single segment and double segment Intacs for keratoconus and post-LASIK ectasia. American J Ophthalmology 2006;141:891-95.
19. Chan CCK, Boxer Wachler BS. Comparison of the effects of LASIK retreatment techniques on epithelial ingrowth rates. Ophthalmology 2007;114:640-42.
20. Sharma M, Chan CCK, Boxer Wachler BS. Higher order aberrations and relative risk of symptoms after LASIK. J Refract Surg 2007;23:252-56.
21. Chan CC, Boxer Wachler BS.Reduced best spectacle-corrected visual acuity from inserting a thicker Intacs above and thinner Intacs below in keratoconus. J Refract Surg 2007;23:93-5.
22. Chan CCK, Sharma M, Boxer Wachler BS. The effect of inferior segment Intacs with and without corneal collagen crosslinking with riboflavin (C3-R) on keratoconus. J Cataract Refract Surg 2007;33:75-80.
23. Jalali S, Yuen LH, Boxer Wachler BS. Effect of nepafenac sodium 0.1% on delayed corneal epithelial healing and haze after photorefractive keratectomy: retrospective comparative study. J Cataract Refract Surg 2008;34:1542-5.
24. Chan CC, Boxer Wachler BS. A comparison of CustomCornea myopia algorithms for wavefront-guided laser in situ keratomileusis. Arch Ophthalmol 2008;126:1067-70.
25. Schallhorn SC, Farjo AA, Huang D, Boxer Wachler BS et al. American Academy of Ophthalmology. Wavefront-guided LASIK for the correction of primary myopia and astigmatism a report by the American Academy of Ophthalmology. Ophthalmology 2008;115:1249-61.