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Corneal ectatic disorders, such as keratoconus, progressively weaken corneal integrity, leading to thinning, irregular astigmatism and visual deterioration.1 Typically progressive in nature, these ectasias result in increasingly thinner corneas, causing the cornea to protrude forward into a cone shape. This leads to increasing amounts of myopia and astigmatism – both regular and irregular – as the disease […]

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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