Join us for the 20th Annual International CXL & Keratoconus Experts’ Meeting held in historic Zurich, Switzerland.

Venue: Kongresshaus Zurich, Gotthardstrasse 5, 8002, Zurich

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Highlights from the 2023 CXL Experts Meeting

The International CXL Experts’ Meeting 2023 Zurich, organized by the Light for Sight Foundation, is an independent forum to unite expert clinicians and researchers in the field of corneal cross-linking.

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Important deadlines

Online Abstract Opens:  July 1, 2024
Registration Opens:  August 15, 2024
Deadline to cancel registration for refund:  September 25, 2024
Deadline for Abstract Submission:  October 15, 2024
Notification to Abstract Submission:  October 25, 2024
Deadline for Speaker Registration:  November 1, 2024
Final Program Uploaded & Late Registration Applies: November 8, 2024
Conference begins: December 12, 2024

July 1, 2024

Online Abstract Opens

July 1, 2024

Registration Opens

September 15, 2024

Deadline for Cancel registration for refund

September 15, 2024

Deadline for Abstract Submission

October 25, 2024

Notification to Abstract Submission

November 1, 2024

Deadline for Speaker Registration

November 8, 2024

Final Program Uploaded & Late Registration Applies

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Scientific Committee and
Honorary Members

KCXL Experts’ Meeting 2024

Prof. Paolo Vinciguerra

Italy

Prof. Farhad Hafezi

Switzerland

Prof. J. Bradley Randleman

USA

Prof. Shady Awwad

Lebanon

Prof. Seiler, Theo

Honorary Member. Switzerland

Prof. Spoerl, Eberhard

Honorary Member. Germany

Prof. José Álvaro Pereira Gomes

Brazil

Dr. Jorge Alio

Spain

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Our Program

CXL Basics for Beginners

Main auditorium
TimeTitleSpeakersCountry
14.00Corneal structure and biomechanicsJohn MarshallUK
14.30Oxygen, riboflavin and UV-A. Understanding the CXL reactionFarhad HafeziSwitzerland
15.00CXL: biomechanics, resistance to digestion, oxidative stress, endothelial safetyTheo G. SeilerSwitzerland
15.30Pre -op assessment when and to to operate?Paolo VinciguerraItaly
16.00How to do my first CXLFrederik RaiskupGermany
16.30Modifying riboflavin solutions and fluence, when to use which?Cosimo MazzottaItaly

 

Company courses – Oculus

Breakout Room
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Company courses – CSO Italia

Breakout Room
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15.00Title to be announced  

 

Free Papers A

Main auditorium
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2nd Global Consensus

Main auditorium
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09:00Presentation of the Delphi PanelFarhad HafeziSwitzerland
09:15First ResultsJA GomesBrazil

 CXL for Ectasia I

Main auditorium
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09:30Epi-off ProtocolsCosimo MazzottaItaly
09:45Epi-on ProtocolsEmilio TorresSwitzerland
10:00Customized CXLFarhad HafeziSwitzerland
10:15Complications and SurprisesPaolo VinciguerraItaly
10:30Coffee Break

 

CXL for Ectasia II

Main auditorium
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11:00Corneal Topography and TomographyJ. Bradley RandlemanUSA
11:15A new index to detect keratoconusRiccardo VinciguerraItaly
11:30Scheimpflug technologyMichael BelinUSA
11:45OCT technologyShady AwwadLebanon
12:00Scheimpflug vs OCT, CXL SuccessFarhad HafeziSwitzerland
12:15Epithelium before and after CXLRobert HerberGermany
12:45Lunch Break

 

KCXL Recognition Award

Main auditorium
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  • Jérôme Vryghem (Belgium)
  • Stephen Klyce (USA)
  • Theo Seiler (Switzerland)
  • Eberhard Spoerl (Germany)

CXL for ectasia III

Main auditorium
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14:00KC and biomechanics I (CorVis & Brillouin)Riccardo VinciguerraItaly
14:15KC and biomechanics II (Brillouin)J. Bradley RandlemanUSA
14:30KC and biomechanics III (OCT Elastography)Sabine KlingSwitzerland
14:45Biological markers in KCRohit Shetty 
15:00Long-term flattening in KC and ectasiaPaolo VinciguerraItaly
15:15Concept of epi-on sub400 in ultrathin corneasEmilio TorresSwitzerland
15:30Coffee Break

Cataract Surgery and Phakic lenses in KC

Main auditorium
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16:00IOL power calculations , choosing the right formulaEmilio TorresSwitzerland
16:10Tips & Pearls in phacoemulsification in KCJorge AlioSpain
16:20Pinhole vs monofocal IOLsEmilio PredrottiItaly
16:30Phakic IOLs in KC: optimizing outcomesShady AwwadLebanon
16:40Sizing in Phakic IOLsAndrea RussoItaly
16:50Refractive Surprise after Toric phakic IOLs: what to doJorge AlioSpain

PACK-CXL

Main auditorium
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17:00New insights into CXL-resistance to digestionFarhad HafeziSwitzerland
17:10RF PACK-CXL for infectious keratitisBoris KnyazerIsrael
17:20RB PACK-CXL for infectious keratitisGuillermo AmescuaUSA

Keratoconus, medical and surgical tips and tricks

Main auditorium
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17:30DALK – Big bubble Technique. Why, When and HowAnas AnbariUK
17:40Femto DALK vs conventional DALK: getting the bubble and outcomesTBD 
17:50No bubble, no problem: tactics and strategies to dissect until Descemet’sRajesh FoglaIndia

Free papers B

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Free Papers C

Main auditorium
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Technologies Course

Main auditorium
Chair: B. Randleman
TimeTitleSpeakerCountry
9:00Basics of Corneal Topography (20′) and 10′ discussionStephen KlyceUSA
9:30Basics of Corneal Tomography (20′) and 10′ discussionMichael BelinUSA
10:00Basics of AS-OCT (20′) and 10′ discussionFrancesco VersaciItaly
10:30Basics of Corneal Biomechanics (20′) and 10′ discussionRiccardo VinciguerraItaly

Invasive Visual rehabilitation I

Main auditorium
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11:00Wavefront-guided surface ablationPaolo VinciguerraItaly
11:15ELZA-PACE: customized cross-linkingFarhad HafeziSwitzerland
11:30Discussion
11:45Pin-hole IOLEmilio PedrottiItaly
12:00Femto-CAIRSShady AwwadLebanon
12:15Discussion
12:30Lunch Break

 

14:00Lenticule AugmentationMario NubileItaly
14:15TREKRohit ShettyIndia
14:30Discussion
14:45Bowman layer transplantation: evolving technique and resultsLamis Baydoun or Bader Khayyat 
15:00ICRS: results and long-term safetyOlivier PrisantFrance
15:15Discussion
15:30Group Photo
15:45Coffee Break

 

16:15Are we ready to transition from ICRS to CAIRS?Shady AwwadLebanon
16:30Xenia implants for Keratoconus: where do we stand?  
16:45Customized PRK and CXL: latest trends, do’s and don’tsPaolo VinciguerraItaly

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Scientific Posters

Friday


Title
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Clinical Sciences: Poster Presentations
FRCS1

Algorithmic Approach for Toric Implantable Collamer Lens (TICL) Planning in Post-Crosslinking Keratoconic Eyes

Shalu Chavan, Rohit Shetty, Pooja Khamar, Amulya Punati

FRCS2

Case series of CTK post CXL

Nancy All Raqqad, Mohammed Alyarabi, Mohammad Altarawneh

FRCS3

Corneal Cross-Linking: An Alternative Treatment in Infectious Corneal Ulcers

Susanne Marx-Gross, Faustin Ngounou, Paul-Rolf Preussner

FRCS4

Keratometric Outcomes of Corneal Collagen Cross-Linking for Keratoconus Patients at Sussex Eye Hospital: 5-Year Results

Mohamed Elghobaier, Mayank Nanavaty

FRCS5

Long-term keratometric and refractive stability after TG-PRK with CXL on keratoconic eyes

Olivier Prisant, Elodie Pottier

FRCS7

Refractive and Topographic Results of Progressive Thickness Versus Stable Thickness Intrastromal Corneal Ring Segment Implantation in Duck Type Keratoconus

Efekan Coşkunseven

FRCS8

Zagreb Protocol – A Combined Guided T-PRK and CXL Protocol for the Treatment of Low Visual Acuity Keratoconus

Doria Gabric, Alma Biščević, Mateja Jagić, Ivan Gabric, Lucija Žerjav

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Epithelial Thickness Analysis Using Anterior Segment OCT in Keratoconus Patients with Very Asymmetric Ectasia

Tadas Naujokaitis, Maximilian Friedrich, Gerd U. Auffarth, Ramin Khoramnia, Victor A. Augustin

FRCS10

Understanding the critical link of eye rubbing and inflammation by molecular pathways and its potential therapeutics

Sanjri Malhotra, Rohit Shetty, Pooja Khamar, Nithin Kiran, Nimisha Rajiv Kumar

Laboratory Science: Poster Presentations
FRLS1

Evaluation of the effect of infiltration time on diffusion depth and rose bengal-green light corneal cross-linking efficacy

Jinhai Huang, Rongrong Gao, Keith M. Meek

FRLS2

Intrastromal Stem Cell and Telocyt Implantation for Advanced Keratoconus (KCN)

Faruk Semiz, Ceren Ece Semiz, Njomza Hima Musa, Zekeriya Alp Demirsoy, Gamze Tanriverdi

Saturday

Title
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Clinical Sciences: Poster Presentations
SACS1Antifungal Effect on Candida albicans and Fusarium spp. PACK-CXL in Combination with Low-Energy Laser Radiation (630-670 nm) in Fungal Keratitis Experiment In VivoLiudmyla Troichenko, Galyna Drozhzhyna
SACS2Corneal Perforation Following Combined CXL+PRK – A Case of CTKDoria Gabric, Ivan Gabric
SACS3CXL Combined with Either Transepithelial PTK, for Epithelial and Partial Stromal Removal, or with Transepithelial Topo-Guided Ablation, for Corneal Optical RegularizationYue Feng, Aleksandar Stojanovic
SACS4Genetic Risk Factors for Post-LASIK/PRK EctasiaJavier Tato, William Trattler, Nicole Kantor, Tori Hersman
SACS5Prevention of Vascularization Through Ex Vivo CXL of Corneal Donor Tissue: Evidence from Prospective Boston Kpro CXL StudyJoseph Ciolino, Ana Roldan, Rohan Singh, Nikolay Boychev, Sofia De Arrigunaga
SACS6Scleral Lens Fitting in a Patient After INTACTs, Cross-Linking, and Conductive KeratoplastyStephanie Frankel
SACS7The Increase in Corneal Stiffness After Accelerated Corneal Cross-Linking in Progressive Keratoconus Using Different Methods of Epithelial DebridementRobert Herber, Frederik Raiskup
SACS8A novel genetic panel for Keratoconus in Asian population.Durgalaxmi Modak, Pooja Khamar, Rohit Shetty, Arkasubhra Ghosh,
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Optimizing UV-A Irradiation Profiles in Cross-Linking for Progressive Keratoconus: A Comparison of Outcomes After Standard Accelerated and Topography-Guided Protocols

João Quadrado Gil, Telmo Cortinhal, Andreia Rosa, Maria João Quadrado, Joaquim Murta

Laboratory Science: Poster Presentations
SALS2Corneal shape (Q value) changes in keratoconus (KCN) after fresh myopic intrastromal lenticular (FML) implantationFaruk Semiz, Ceren Ece Semiz, Njomza Hima Musa, Zekeriya Alp Demirsoy
SALS3Histopathologic correlation between patients who underwent Keratoplasty after Rose Bengal Photodynamic Antimicrobial TherapyJuan Carlos Navia, Jaime Martinez Martinez, Jordan Huang, Guillermo Amescua, Jean-Marie Parel
SALS4Rose Bengal Photodynamic Therapy Safety StudyJaime Martinez Martinez, Guillermo Amescua, Sander Dubovy, Roger Leblanc, Jean-Marie Parel

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