Keratoconus (KC) is a sight-threatening and progressive eye disease.
In KC, the cornea—the clear, round front part of the eye—becomes weak and thin. Its angle becomes steeper, like a cone, causing blurry or distorted vision.
Some signs and symptoms of KC are:
Rubbing your eyes often
Blurry vision
Trouble seeing at night
A family history of KC
Frequent headaches
Changing glasses or contact lens prescriptions, often due to worsening eyesight
Vision that cannot be fully corrected with prescription eyewear (glasses or contact lenses)
Without treatment, keratoconus can worsen over time and result in significant vision loss. A treatment called corneal cross-linking—which uses prescription eye drops, light, and oxygen to strengthen the cornea—can prevent KC from getting worse and impacting life. Corneal cross-linking results are long lasting.
Prescription glasses and contact lenses do not stop KC from getting worse. Treat KC before it’s too late.
Epioxa (riboflavin 5’-phosphate ophthalmic solution) is the only FDA-approved, non-invasive, epithelium-on, oxygen-enriched, corneal cross-linking treatment for keratoconus (KC).
Take care of your KC: Early treatment is key to help halt the progression of KC and prevent further vision loss.
Light-enhancing Epioxa and Epioxa HD drops are activated by ultraviolet (UV) light to cause the chemical reaction that makes corneal cross-linking take place
Boost Goggles® provide an oxygen-rich environment, which is required for the corneal cross-linking effect
A special lamp delivers UV light, which works with Epioxa eyedrops and oxygen to strengthen the cornea and help halt KC
The doctor will apply the eyedrops for a few minutes
Next, the doctor puts the goggles on and turns on the oxygen to allow it to flow into the goggles
The special light source delivers UV light that works in combination with the eye drops and oxygen to strengthen the cornea
Is Epioxa covered by insurance?
