The 18th International Experts’ CXL Meeting will remain in Zurich this year due to unforeseen political circumstances. To continue our tradition of hosting all of you, a special gala dinner is planned to be held in a private location on Bahnhofstrasse in Zurich City Center. More information to follow…
Venue:
Mövenpick Zurich Airport Hotel
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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CXL Experts’ Meeting 2023
Italy
Switzerland
USA
Lebanon
Honorary Member. Switzerland
Honorary Member. Germany
| Time | Title | Speakers | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16:00 | Introduction | Farhad Hafezi | Switzerland |
| Time | Title | Speakers | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16:00 | Epi-off protocols | Emilio Torres | Switzerland |
| Time | Title | Speaker | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| 09:00 | Introduction | Farhad HAFEZI | |
| 09:05 | CXL Mechanisms | John MARSHALL | UK |
| 09:25 | Light, fluence, oxygen. How they work together. | Cosimo MAZZOTTA | Italy |
| 09:45 | Molecular aspects of the CXL reaction | Rohit SHETTY | India |
| 10:05 | Coffee Break |
| Time | Title | Speaker | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10:30 | Epi-off protocols | Emilio TORRES | Switzerland |
| 10:45 | Epi-on protocols | Farhad HAFEZI | Switzerland |
| 11:00 | Pediatric CXL | Paolo VINCIGUERRA | Italy |
| 11:45 | Which protocol to use when. Discussion of cases. | ALL | |
| 12:00 | Lunch |
| Time | Title | Speaker | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13:00 | Corneal Topography and Tomography | TBD | |
| 13:15 | Progression after CXL using Scheimpflug and OCT technology | Michael BELEN | USA |
| 13:30 | OCT in CXL | Shady AWWAD | Lebanon |
| 13:45 | Epithelium before and after CXL | Robert HERBER | UK |
| 14:00 | Discussion | ||
| 14:15 | Dynamic Scheimpflug imaging | Riccardo VINCIGUERRA | Italy |
| 14:30 | Brillouin Microscopy | J. Bradley RANDLEMAN | USA |
| 14:45 | OCT Elastography | Sabine KLING | Switzerland |
| 15:00 | Discussion | ||
| 15:15 | Biological markers after CXL | Pooja LHAMAR | India |
| 15:30 | Predicting outcomes through computational modeling and AI | Renato AMBROSIO | Brazil |
| 15:45 | Discussion |
| Time | Title |
|---|---|
| 16:00 | End of Program |
| 17:00 | Departure to Zurich City by Car |
| 18:00 | Glühwein at the Christmas Market |
| 19:00 | Gala Dinner on Bahnhofstrasse |
| Time | Title | Speaker | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| 09:00 | RF PACK-CXL for infectious keratitis | Boris KNYAZER | Israel |
| 09:20 | Discussion | ||
| 09:30 | RB PACK-CXL for infectious keratitis | Guillermo Amescua | USA |
| 09:50 | Discussion | ||
| 10:00 | Combining RF and RB PACK-CXL for infectious keratitis | Farhad HAFEZI | Switzerland |
| 10:15 | Discussion | ||
| 10:30 | Coffee break |
| Time | Title | Speaker | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11:00 | Free slot | ||
| 11:05 | Free slot | ||
| 11:10 | Free slot | ||
| 11:15 | Discussion | ||
| 11:20 | Free slot | ||
| 11:25 | Free slot | ||
| 11:30 | Free slot | ||
| 11:35 | Discussion | ||
| 11:40 | Free slot | ||
| 11:45 | Free slot | ||
| 11:50 | Free slot | ||
| 11:55 | Discussion |
| Time | Title |
|---|---|
| 12:00 | Lunch break |
| Time | Title | Speaker | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13:00 | Free slot | ||
| 13:05 | Free slot | ||
| 13:10 | Free slot | ||
| 13:15 | Discussion | ||
| 13:20 | Free slot | ||
| 13:25 | Free slot | ||
| 13:30 | Free slot | ||
| 13:35 | Discussion | ||
| 13:40 | Free slot | ||
| 13:45 | Free slot | ||
| 13:50 | Free slot | ||
| 13:55 | Discussion |
| Time | Title | Speaker | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14:05 | CXL & PTK | Rohit Shetty, Miguel RECHICHI | India, Italy |
| 14:25 | CXL & PRK | Emilio TORRES | Switzerland |
| 14:45 | Discussion | ||
| 15:00 | Coffee Break | ||
| 15:30 | Group Picture | ||
| 15:45 | CXL in Combination with Intrastromal Corneal Rings Segments | Efekan COSKUNSEVEN | Peru |
| 16:00 | Discussion | ||
| 16:15 | CXL combined with allogenic stromal ring segments (Femto-CAIRS) | Shady AWWAD | Lebanon |
| 16:30 | Discussion | ||
| 16:45 | Customized CXL | Farhad HAFEZI | Switzerland |
| 17:00 | Discussion | ||
| 17:15 | Final words, Announcement CEM 2024 |
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Friday
Title | Presenting Author | |
FR1 | Accuracy of MS39 corneal Topography in the diagnosis of Keratoconus | Dr Yasser Rifay (Morocco) |
FR2 | Scleral lens as a reservoir of riboflavin during the soaking phase of corneal cross-linking | Dr Moatez Billah Mekki (Algeria) |
FR3 | Management moderate and unstable Keratoconus by combined cross liking and wave guided corneal photo ablation | Prof Mouhcine eEl Bakkali (Morocco) |
FR4 | Progression of keratokonus and body weight gain Coincidence or assosiation- case reports | Dr Enkela Hrdličkova (Czech Republic) |
FR5 | Refractive profile of keratoconus in adolescents at City Eye Hospital, Kenya. | Dr Alexandria Mashep (Kenya) |
FR6 | Different Rose Bengal formulas for green light corneal cross-linking | Dr Jinhai Huang (China) |
FR7 | Keratometric Changes in Anterior Sagittal Curvature, Total Corneal Refractive Power, and True Net Power Maps after Corneal Crosslinking in Patients with Keratoconus | Dr Pinar Kosekahya (Turkey) |
FR8 | Progression of Pediatric Keratoconus After Corneal Cross-Linking: A Systematic Review and Pooled Analysis | Dr Asaf Achiron (Israel) |
FR9 | Oxygen-independent corneal cross-linking for keratoconus treatment and non-invasive vision correction | Dr Sinisa Vukelic (United States) |
FR10 | Assessment of Efficacy of a Novel Crosslinking Protocol with Intracameral Oxygen (Bubble-CXL) in Increasing the Corneal Stiffness Using Atomic Force Microscopy | Dr Ammar Alkhalde (Austria) |
FR11 | Progressive Keratoconus in Older Patients with Delayed Corneal Cross-Linking Treatment | Nicole Kantor (USA) |
FR12 | Assessing the Impact of Riboflavin Rinsing and Replenishment on Corneal Cross-Linking Effectiveness | Siân R. Morgan (UK) |
FR13 | Structural Transformation of Stromal Extracellular Matrix During Drying in Cross-Linked and Non-Cross-Linked Corneas | Sally Hayes (UK) |
Title | Presenting Author | |
| SA1 | Prevalence of Genetic Risk Factors in Eyes that Developed Post-LASIK/PRK Ectasia | Ms Tori Hersman (United States) |
| SA2 | Keratoconus detection using smartphone selfie | Dr Hidenaga Kobashi (Japan) |
| SA3 | Iontophoresis-CXL for Young Early Keratoconus After Epithelium Off-CXL in the Fellow Eye | Dr Pietro Rosetta (Italy) |
| SA4 | Identification of Treatment Protocols for Effective Cross-Linking of the Peripheral Cornea: An Experimental Study | Dr Ruth Donner (Austria) |
| SA5 | Efficacy of epi-off pulsed-light accelerated corneal collagen-crosslinking in the treatment of keratoconus: Three-year results | Dr Tamara Shahinyan (Armenia) |
| SA6 | Demarcation Line Formation and its Relationship with Clinical Outcomes | Dr Ömer Özer (Turkey) |
| SA7 | Outcomes of accelerated corneal crosslinking in eyes with keratoconus with and without associated vernal keratoconjunctivitis | Dr PRIYADARSHINI K (India) |
| SA8 | Predicting factors for efficacy of corneal collagen cross-linking for pediatric keratoconus | Prof ABRAHAM SOLOMON (Israel) |
| SA9 | Continuous Corneal Thinning and Flattening After Corneal Cross-linking in Progressive Keratoconus. | Prof Madelyn Jareño (Cuba) |
| SA10 | Corneal zones determined by anterior curvature maps may guide crosslinking | Dr Carlos G. Arce (Brazil) |
| SA11 | Fungal keratitis: What should be the first line therapy? | Ms Maryame Boutkhil (Morocco) |
| SA12 | Keratoconus classification according to the topographic ectasia phenotype | Dr Tiago Monteiro (Portugal) |
| SA13 | Risk factor analysis for PACK-CXL treatment failure in animal patients. | Prof Simon Pot (Switzerland) |
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