Brian Boxer Wachler

Dr. Brian S. Boxer Wachler is an American ophthalmologist. He practices refractive surgery (vision correction).

He is the Director of the Boxer Wachler Vision Institute in Los Angeles, California. He is on staff at UCLA and Cedars-Sinai Medical Center.

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Education

He graduated from UCLA with a degree in Psychobiology. While at UCLA, we 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 Foundation 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.

He is board certified.

Ophthalmology

Dr. Boxer Wachler is recognized as a pioneer in vision correction which includes LASIK, phakic intraocular lens (Visian ICL and Verisyse), presbyopia correction, and conductive keratoplasty.^{[citation needed]} He is also known as a pioneer for keratoconus treatments which include Intacs, corneal collagen crosslinking with riboflavin (C3-R), and conductive keratoplasty. 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. He serves on the editorial advisory board of AllAboutVision, an objective provider of eye-related consumer information on the Internet.

Dr. Boxer Wachler has appeared on CNN, NBC News, CBS News, ABC News, and Fox News. He has also been featured in USA Today, Newsweek, Time, US News and World Report, Los Angeles Times, New York Times, Shape, Fitness, and Women's Health.

Malpractice

Boxler is named in several internet message boards as having been sued several times for malpractice but the accuracy of the message boards cannot be confirmed. He has been sued at least once by laser vision correction patient.^[1]

Selected major 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 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.