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What effect does CXL have after 10 years?

What effect does corneal cross-linking have after 10 years? This August, ELZA doctor and researcher, Emilio Torres-Netto MD was interviewed by TouchOphthalmology on a recent congress presentation he gave on 10-year cross-linking follow-up data collated from two treatment centers in Zurich, and was asked about what the research group found.

Moving the Corneal Cross-Linking Procedure from the OR to the Slit Lamp

Corneal Cross-Linking strengthens and sterilizes the cornea.. Here is a simple proposal: perform CXL at the slit lamp (in the doctor’s office), not the OR.

Customized Scleral Lenses for Keratoconus

Even in extreme cases of keratoconus, corneas with scars or corneas after transplantation, where glasses fail, customized scleral lenses may lead to useful vision.

CXL for ultra-thin corneas: the sub400 protocol webinar

“CXL for ultra-thin corneas: the sub400 protocol” shows a revolutionary new protocol to treat ultra-thin keratoconic corneas down to 215 µm thickness.

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?

Making CXL at the slit lamp reality

This month, Brazil’s top Ophthalmology magazine, Oftalmologica Em Foco, features ELZA’s Prof. Hafezi and Dr. Torres-Netto exploring the story of how CXL at the slit lamp is becoming a reality.

CXL breakthrough – thin keratoconus corneas can be treated with “sub400”

Sub400” is a new CXL protocol developted at here at ELZA, that has been successfully used to cross-link KC corneas as thin as 220 µm – without “hacks.

Breakthrough in measuring the success of CXL for keratoconus

Important innovation in measuring success after cross-linking for keratoconus. Prof. Farhad Hafezi from the ELZA Institute in Switzerland shows the new biomechanics CorVis display.

Asian eyelid surgery – Asian blepharoplasty

Asian eyelid surgey (blepharoplasty) is a completely different propostion to sugery in caucasians. Dion Paridaens explains how, and why there’s a difference.

CXL at the Slit Lamp at ESCRS 2019

Farhad Hafezi was interviewed during ESCRS 2019, held in Paris, France, by Touch Medical Media on how CXL is performed at the slit lamp.

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