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It was a pleasure to catch up with our Editorial Board member Prof. Farhad Hafezi (ELZA Institute, Zurich, Switzerland), the winner of the ESCRS 2020 Refractive Award! Here he discusses the PACK-CXL multicentre trial, and the benefits of this treatment. Questions Which patients are likely to benefit most from photoactivated chromophore for keratitis-corneal collagen cross-linking […]
It was a pleasure to catch up with our Editorial Board member Prof. Farhad Hafezi (ELZA Institute, Zurich, Switzerland), the winner of the ESCRS 2020 Refractive Award! Here he discusses the PACK-CXL multicentre trial, and the benefits of this treatment. Questions What are the major challenges in the treatment of infectious keratitis? (00:15) Could you […]
Prof. Dan Z Reinstein (London Vision Clinic, London, UK) talked us through his presentation at ESCRS on lenticule extraction or implantation for hyperopia: what will be the future? Questions Could you briefly introduce yourself and the topic you are presenting? (00:07) Could you tell us a little about the history of lenticule extraction and implantation? […]
It was a pleasure to catch up with Prof. Noel Alpins (Department of Ophthalmology, Melbourne University, Melbourne, Australia), as he discussed the major challenges of refractive surgery in the treatment of astigmatism, and the evidence for the use of Vector Planning in clinical practice. Questions What are the major challenges of refractive surgery in the […]
It was a pleasure to catch up with our Editorial Board member, Prof. Francesco Bandello (University Vita-Salute, Scientific Institute San Raffaele, Milano, Italy), who talked us through his recent research on anti-vascular endothelial growth factor agents combined with laser for the treatment of proliferative diabetic retinopathy. Questions Could you tell us a little about your […]
We caught up with Editorial Board member Dr Assaf Hilely (Tel Aviv Medical Center, Tel Aviv, Israel), who talked us through his recent study of non-neovascular age-related macular degeneration with subretinal fluid. Questions What prognostic factors are currently used to guide treatment when initiating anti-vascular endothelial growth factor treatment for patients with age-related macular degeneration […]
It was a pleasure to catch up with our Editorial Board member, Prof. Sunil Shah (Birmingham and Midland Eye Centre, Birmingham, UK), who explained the impact of the Photon Ultraviolet C (UVC) device that he has developed. Questions Could you give us an overview of the health burden of corneal infections in developing countries? (00:08) […]
It was a pleasure to catch up with our Editorial Board member, Prof. Sunil Shah (Birmingham and Midland Eye Centre, Birmingham, UK), who updated us on the aims of the Khmer Sight Foundation. Questions Could you tell us a little about The Khmer Sight Foundation and its objectives? (00:09) How did you become involved with […]
Prof. Iben Bach Damgaard (Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark) kindly spoke to us about her ESCRS presentation on intrastromal lenticule rotation for mixed astigmatism. Questions What are the limitations of current approaches in the treatment of mixed astigmatism? (00:08) Could you give us a brief overview of intrastromal lenticule rotation? (00:44) What are the challenges […]
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