March 04, 2024
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VIDEO: Oxygen does not play a role in cross-linking for infectious keratitis
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FRANKFURT, Germany — In this Healio Video Perspective from the ESCRS winter meeting, Farhad Hafezi, MD, PhD, speaks about cross-linking in the treatment of infectious keratitis.
Recent research showed that no oxygen is needed in the molecules to kill bacteria, and this allows for a fast procedure with high fluences.
“That’s really good because this is what we need in clinical practice: a fast and effective treatment,” he said.
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Hafezi F. Enhanced resistance to enzymatic digestion via same session high-fluence accelerated corneal cross-linking utilizing riboflavin/UV-A and rose bengal/green light. Presented at: ESCRS winter meeting; Feb. 15-18, 2024; Frankfurt, Germany.
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Hafezi reports being the CEO of EMAGine.
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