Cornea Specialist | Ophthalmology Innovator | Patient Advocate
Dr. Brian Boxer Wachler is a Beverly Hills-based cornea specialist whose invented surgical techniques have changed how eye surgery is performed across the globe. From restoring the vision of Olympic gold medalist Steven Holcomb to pioneering treatments like WhiterEyes and ColorEyes, Brian Boxer Wachler MD has spent his career solving problems that standard medicine could not.
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Achievements That Changed Lives and the Field
Few ophthalmologists can point to a single case that captured worldwide attention. Dr. Brian Boxer Wachler can. His treatment of Steven Holcomb, a bobsledder whose Keratoconus had ended his ability to compete, restored Holcomb's sight well enough for him to win the first U.S. Olympic gold medal in bobsled in 62 years. That story drew massive media coverage and put Dr. Brian's work squarely in the public eye.
Beyond that landmark case, Dr. Brian Boxer Wachler has built a body of published medical literature and delivered hundreds of lectures to colleagues around the world. His Beverly Hills practice grew from LASIK into specialized Keratoconus care, then expanded further to include WhiterEyes and ColorEyes, reflecting a career-long pattern of finding new answers when existing options fall short.
Giving Back and Guiding the Next Generation
Dr. Brian Boxer Wachler leads GivingVision, a charity he founded to support people living with Keratoconus, the same condition at the center of the Holcomb story. The organization extends his patient-focused work beyond the clinic and into the community, helping individuals who might not otherwise have access to the specialized care they need.
His advice to younger physicians is direct: stay open-minded and study what is coming next. He attends and speaks at medical meetings, reads current research, and believes that doctors who resist change eventually cannot ignore the future. That philosophy has shaped every stage of his own career, and it is the standard he holds himself to today.
