Podium Power Archives - Page 10 of 21

Puffiness Under the Eyes – and the Risks of Surgery

Bags – or puffiness – under the eyes often give the impression of fatigue. It might not look good in the mirror, but you’ll doubtless hear comments from friends and family like “did you sleep badly?” or “why do you look so tired?” If you don’t like what you see in the mirror, what can you do about it?

Farhad Hafezi again voted onto the PowerList by readers of The Ophthalmologist

Recognizing the most influential people around the globe in ophthalmology, The Ophthalmologist, an internationally recognized magazine, named Prof. Farhad Hafezi MD, PhD, FARVO of the ELZA Institute, Dietikon, Zurich, Switzerland for the fourth consecutive time to its biennial Power List, listing those 100 people who are the most influential in ophthalmology.

Postmenopausal therapy – a new risk factor for keratoconus progression?

Many women with endometriosis receive “selective tissue estrogenic activity regulator” (STEAR) therapy, but this treatment can cause previously stable keratoconus to start progressing – rapidly

ELZA at FHNW Olten

ELZA’s Medical Director, Prof. Farhad Hafezi was an invited international guest speaker at the recent 13th Congrès D’Ophthalmologique Practique (AOPA) at the Hotel Sheraton Alger in Algiers. The congress covered all of ophthalmology, but had a large cornea and refractive sessions, where Prof. Hafezi gave presentations on ELZA’s current research work. His podium presentations reviewed ELZA’s research into refractive surgery, corneal cross-linking and PACK-CXL for the treatment of corneal infection. He also celebrated his birthday while attending the congress!