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Farhad Hafezi, ESCRS 2021: Development of an Effective Epithelium-on Procedure

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Published Online: Oct 14th 2021

It was great to speak with Farhad Hafezi (ELZA Institute, Zurich, Switzerland) about the recent advances that have made an epithelium-on corneal cross-linking procedure possible.

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  1. Why has it taken so long to develop an effective epithelium-on procedure (00:13)

Speaker Disclosure: Farhad Hafezi holds patents and applications for corneal apparatus used for CXL, chromophore for CXL application; and is a shareholder and investor for EMAGine AG.

Support: Interview and filming supported by Touch Medical Media Ltd. Interview conducted by Lisa Glass.

Filmed in coverage of ESCRS 2021.

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