9000 miles for Cross Linking + Laser: Keratoconus to 20/20
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Sultan used to be an accountant in his native Saudi Arabia, but the eye disease Keratoconus forced him to retire.
“Also with glasses, I cannot see,” said Sultan.
Searching for sight, he sold his suburban and traveled from Saudi Arabia to Jacksonville.
Dr. Arun Gulani of the Gulani Eye Institute will perform the procedure, “In Europe I have been doing this for over a decade,” said Gulani. He said now that the FDA has approved Collagen Cross Linking patients like Sultan will see their eyesight improve dramatically.
“I hope it will correct my problem,” Sultan said.
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