Keratoconus treatment for patients from Warsaw and Mazovia: MS-39 tomography with epithelial mapping, crosslinking using any protocol (including sub400 and with laser), ICL lenses for stable keratoconus, qualification and follow-ups for CAIRS rings. All at the SwissLaser clinic at Kolejowa 1 Street in Warsaw (Wola). Treatment is provided by Dr. Victor Derhartunian, who has been performing crosslinking since 2007 and learned the method from its creator, Prof. Theo Seiler in Zurich. Prices: crosslinking PLN 3,600, CXL with laser PLN 8,700, CAIRS PLN 16,000, ICL PLN 11,000, qualification PLN 400.<\/p>\n\n
SwissLaser in numbers: crosslinking since 2007, method learned from Prof. Theo Seiler in Zurich \u00b7 over 25,000 refractive procedures by the chief surgeon \u00b7 MS-39 and Anterion tomography \u00b7 one team in Warsaw, Krakow, Vienna, and Zurich \u00b7 Google: 4,8 (Warsaw) and 5,0 (Krakow)<\/p>\n\n
The clinic at Kolejowa 1 Street is located in Wola, next to Warszawa Zachodnia railway station and 10 minutes from Warszawa Centralna railway station, which is why patients with keratoconus from all over Mazovia and neighboring provinces come to us. We plan qualification and the procedure so that the visit is one or two consecutive days, and follow-ups after 6 and 12 months can be performed by an ophthalmologist in your city with tomography results sent to us.<\/p>\n\n
During qualification at Kolejowa 1, we separate two decisions. The first is stopping the disease \u2013 crosslinking (CXL)<\/a> stiffens the cornea and in over 90% of cases permanently stops progression, but does not improve visual acuity. The second is improving vision \u2013 crosslinking with laser, CAIRS rings<\/a>, ICL lenses<\/a>, or rigid and scleral lenses. The sequence and details of the methods are described in the keratoconus guide<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n Keratoconus is diagnosed with tomography before visual acuity changes. In the Warsaw facility, the second-generation MS-39 tomograph maps the corneal epithelium and stroma separately, and Anterion biometry complements it; comparing successive maps shows whether the keratoconus is progressing. Qualification takes 60\u201390 minutes and costs PLN 400.<\/p>\n\n Before the examination, discontinue soft contact lenses for 7 days, rigid lenses for 3\u20134 weeks. Do not delay tomography if your eyeglass prescription changes every few months, astigmatism is increasing, there is keratoconus in the family, or you are under 25 and rub your eyes.<\/p>\n\n Crosslinking has been funded by the NFZ since September 2023, but in a limited number of hospitals and with waiting times ranging from several weeks to several months, depending on the facility and region. For progressive keratoconus in a young person, this time matters: crosslinking halts the disease at the stage it is found. If you choose NFZ, first get a tomography to know how much time you safely have. Laser variants, sub400, and CAIRS are only available privately.<\/p>\n\n Full list of what is reimbursed in ophthalmology in Warsaw and Mazovia by the NFZ: ophthalmology under NFZ in Warsaw<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n Crosslinking does not improve visual acuity \u2013 it stops the disease. In some patients, the cornea flattens slightly over time, but this should not be expected. For several days after the procedure, the eye is irritated and vision is blurred; return to office work occurs after 5\u20137 days. If you want better vision, we discuss separately the laser variant, CAIRS, ICL, or rigid lenses.<\/p>\n\n Crosslinking is a procedure performed to prevent the need for a corneal transplant ten years later. It does not provide an effect that the patient will see the next day; it provides stability. For young patients with progressive keratoconus, this is the most important decision in the entire treatment.<\/p>\nDr. med. Victor Derhartunian, FEBO, FWCRS<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n Crosslinking (CXL) PLN 3,600 per eye, crosslinking with laser PLN 8,700, qualification with tomography PLN 400. Installment payments available (Santander Consumer Bank).<\/p>\n<\/div><\/details>\n\n\n Online at Book an appointment \u2013 Warsaw<\/a> or by phone at +48 22 120 16 90. Qualification at Kolejowa 1 takes 60\u201390 minutes.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/details>\n\n\n At SwissLaser, qualification usually within 1\u20132 weeks, procedure in the following 1\u20133 weeks. Under the National Health Fund (NFZ) in Warsaw hospitals, from several weeks to several months, depending on the facility.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/details>\n\n\n Yes, if you have previous corneal maps confirming progression. Without them, we schedule the procedure the day after the examination or in the following week.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/details>\n\n\n Yes, since September 2023, but in a limited number of hospitals and with a waiting list. Variants with laser, sub400, and CAIRS are available only privately. More: ophthalmology under the NFZ in Warsaw<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/details>\n\n\n To office work usually after 5\u20137 days. During the first days, you wear a bandage contact lens; follow-up takes place the next day.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/details>\n\n\n The follow-up the next day and after one month must. Tomographies after 6 and 12 months can be performed by an ophthalmologist in your city, and you can send us the result; we will compare it with the baseline examination.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/details>\n\n\n We conduct qualification and follow-ups in Warsaw; the CAIRS procedure itself is performed at our center in Vienna (PLN 16,000 per eye).<\/p>\n<\/div><\/details>\n\n\n Yes, in teenagers who cooperate during the procedure, under topical anesthesia. Younger children are operated on under general anesthesia at our center in Vienna.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/details>\n\n\n Scleral lens fitting is conducted at our clinic in Krakow; patients from Warsaw are directed there or to collaborating optometrists in Warsaw after undergoing tomography with us.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/details>\n<\/div>\n\nDiagnostics in Warsaw: tomography is decisive<\/h2>\n\n
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Keratoconus Treatment Ladder: From Observation to Reconstruction<\/h2>\n\n
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NFZ or private in Warsaw?<\/h2>\n\n
What Crosslinking Does Not Do<\/h2>\n\n
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