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Legally Blind to New Vision to Olympic Gold Win


Olympic Gold Medalist Steve Holcomb has many great reasons to celebrate after winning the Gold Medal with his Night Train sled as the  first US Four Man Gold Medal win in over sixty years. It was a great way to come out of legal blindness with the aid of the C3-R® eye procedure.  Keratoconus had previously forced Steve into retirement.  In fact, the sophisticated eye procedure that takes people off the corneal eye transplant list was renamed to Holcomb C3-R® and it’s the first medical procedure to be named after an Olympic winner!  So, what is Holcombe C3-R®, you may ask?

It’s an innovative approach that can bring many people back on top that are challenged with Keratoconus, a common degenerative eye disease which may lead to blindness.  As Dr. Brian Boxer Wachler, pioneer of this innovative eye procedure explains, “As more people have become legally blind due to Keratoconus, I felt the need to invent a less invasive approach when compared to traditional treatment which is more invasive corneal transplant surgery.  With Holcomb C3-R ®, we are able to use this combination of vitamins and light to stabilize and strengthen the corneas of the eyes. Then, we place an insertable contact lens to optimize vision. It is remarkable to be able to offer a less invasive approach that does not involve significant downtime, allows for highly improved vision and removes people from the corneal transplant  waiting list. ”

Indeed, it appears Steve Holcomb can enjoy the win of his Olympic Night Train sled ride and today he has enjoyed the many aspects of life that he may not have been able to enjoy otherwise. One in 2000 Americans who are Keratoconus patients may be able to drive their life back into acceleration with Holcomb C3-R ® as well. Steve Holcomb found Dr. Brian after visiting with 10-12 corneal eye doctors who were not able to offer an approach that would allow him to go back and take the Olympic win. It has been estimated that 1 out of every 2000 have Keratoconus. However, the estimate may be closer to 1 out of every 500, depending upon the degree of the disease. Visit Enhancing Your Health Access!

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Medical Insurance only pays for the corneal transplant procedure at this time. So, the cost for the less invasive approach must be paid by the patient.  There are financing options can be as low as a few hundred dollars a month.  However, you may submit your medical expenses to your insurance company for reimbursement. When the claim is rejected, you may commence the appeal process, in due time you may get lucky and ultimaetly receive insurance reimbursement for the procedure.

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