On Friday, July 20, 2012, Dr. Stephen Slade and Dr. Greg Parkhurst were the first doctors in the United States to start this new national corneal crosslinking trial for keratoconus and post lasik ectasia patients. 

This procedure can potentially cure two blinding eye diseases and has gotten national media attention. 

Please click the link below to watch Dr. Slade's interview about this procedure.

http://eyewiretoday.com/tv.asp?f=purod

If you or someone you know has been diagnosed with keratoconus or post lasik ectasia, please visit our Clinical Trials page about Crosslinking for more information.  We also encourage you to visit the National Keratoconus Foundations website that lists crosslinking trial sites: http://www.nkcf.org/treatment-options/corneal-crosslinking/185-cxl-2012-trial-sites.html#tx.