Office Hours: Mon. – Thurs. – 5am to 5pm | Fri. – 7am to 3pm | Sat. – Sun. – Closed
Office Hours: Mon. – Thurs. – 5am to 5pm | Fri. – 7am to 3pm | Sat. – Sun. – Closed
Monday To Thursday
8:00 am – 5:00 pm
Friday
7am – 3pm
Saturday To Sunday
Closed
The cornea is important in protecting your eye and allowing light to pass through. But when the cornea becomes weak and thin, it may develop a cone-like bulge that can cause vision loss. If this eye condition isn’t treated early with corneal cross-linking and the condition worsens, a corneal transplant may be needed.
At Gelman Vision, you can protect your vision with iLink corneal cross-linking. Our experienced vision care team utilize this innovative therapy to slow or halt the progression of keratoconus using specially formulated eye drops combined with ultraviolet light.
iLink is a minimally invasive procedure that may be able to save you from ever having to undergo a corneal transplant.
During the treatment, our vision care team uses numbing eye drops to ensure a painless procedure. There may be some discomfort after the procedure, but medication and eye drops can help manage these symptoms.
Corneal cross-linking takes about an hour to complete. But you should plan to be at our office for two hours to complete the procedure and the immediate follow-up recovery process before heading home.
Yes, you will be awake, but medication and numbing eye drops can help you stay relaxed.
No. Your eye doctor will ask you to stop wearing contact lenses for several weeks before the procedure and up to one month after to allow your eyes to properly heal.
The epithelium is the outermost layer of your cornea. After the numbing eye drops have done their job, your eye surgeon will remove the epithelium. This helps your eye properly absorb the iLink treatment.
