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20th Annual International CXL & Keratoconus Experts’ Meeting (KCXL 2024)
The International Congress for Corneal Cross Linking Experts

20th Annual International CXL & Keratoconus Experts’ Meeting (KCXL 2024)
The International Congress for Corneal Cross Linking Experts

Datum
12.12.2024 - 14.12.2024
Kongress
Zürich
Sprache
Englisch
Gebühren ab
300.00 CHF
Veranstalter
Light for Sight-Stiftung
Organisator

Light for Sight-Stiftung
Grünaustrasse 6
8953 Dietikon
Schweiz


The International KCXL Experts’ Meeting 2024 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.
  • Basisinformation
    Datum
    12.12.2024 - 14.12.2024
    Kongress
    Zürich
    Sprache
    Englisch
    Gebühren ab
    300.00 CHF
    Veranstalter
    Light for Sight-Stiftung
    Organisator

    Light for Sight-Stiftung
    Grünaustrasse 6
    8953 Dietikon
    Schweiz


  • VERANSTALTUNGSORT
    Kongresshaus Zurich
    Gotthardstrasse 5
    8002 Zürich,
  • Programm

     

    Pre-congress
    Thursday, December 12

    CXL Basics for Beginners

    Main auditorium
    Time Title Speakers Country
    10.00 – 10.30 Corneal structure and biomechanics John Marshall UK
    10.30 – 11.00 Oxygen, riboflavin and UV-A. Understanding the CXL reaction Farhad Hafezi Switzerland
    11.00 – 11.30 CXL: biomechanics, resistance to digestion, oxidative stress, endothelial safety Theo G. Seiler Switzerland
    11.30 – 12.00 Pre -op assessment when and to to operate? Paolo Vinciguerra Italy
    12.00 – 12.30 How to do my first CXL Frederik Raiskup Germany
    12.30 – 13.00 Modifying riboflavin solutions and fluence, when to use which? Cosimo Mazzotta Italy

    Light for Sight Course Saving Sight, One Child at a Time – How to conduct eye and vision screenings in children

    Main auditorium
    Time Title Speakers Country
    14.00 – 14.12 To provide guidelines and best practices for screening low to non-compliant patients Nikki Hafezi Switzerland
    14.12 – 14.24 To share best practice models and recruit investigators to enroll in the KMAP study Emilio Torres Switzerland
    14.24 – 14.36 To demonstrate the need for partnerships Nikki Hafezi Switzerland
    14.36 – 14.48 Best practice models of overall vision screening in children from economically-challenged areas Mouhcine El Bakkali Morocco
    14.48 – 15.00 Questions & Answers

    Company courses – CSO Italia / EMAGine AG

    Breakout Room
    Time Title Speakers Country
    15.00 – 15.20 EMAGine’s new CXL protocols starting 2025 and an outlook into the immediate future. Farhad Hafezi Switzerland
    15.20 – 15.40 ELZA-PACE and ELZA-STARK. Customized CXL for keratoconus and post RK. Emilio Torres Switzerland
    15.40 – 16.00 ECO-CAIRS with the Ziemer Z8 and CSO’s MS-39: using extracorporeal ultra-high fluence in CAIRS. Farhad Hafezi, Emilio Torres, Enes Aydemir Switzerland

     

    Company courses – Schwind eye-tech solutions

    Breakout Room
    Time Title Speakers Country
    16.00 – 17.00 Title to be announced    

     

    Company courses – Oculus Instruments

    Breakout Room
    Time Title Speakers Country
    17.00 – 18.00 The all-new OCULUS Pentacam Cornea OCT – Functions, Features, Future    

    Day 1
    Friday, December 13

     

    Free Papers A

    Main auditorium
    Chairs: Shruti Kochar Maru, Giukia Firmani
    Time Title Speaker Country
    08:00 Transepithelial Corneal Cross-Linking Advancement with Novel Hibiscus-Inspired RF/ZIF-8 Composites Jinhai Huang China
    08:08 Efficacy and Safety of Oxygen-Enriched Rose Bengal and Green Light Corneal Cross-linking Jinhai Huang China
    08:16 Delayed late onset of severe progressive corneal flattening – a complication 9 years after CXL Giulia Firmani UK
    08:24 Discussion
    08:30 Softest Point Analysis in Normal, Subclinical, and Keratoconic Corneas Using Motion tracking Brillouin Microscopy J. Bradley Randleman USA
    08:38 3D Analysis and Characterization of Normal, Subclinical, and KC Corneas Using Motion Tracking Brillouin Microscopy J. Bradley Randleman USA
    08:46 A Futuristic Genetic Panel for Keratoconus in Early Detection and Shaping Next-Generation Therapies. Shruti Kochar Maru India
    08:54 Discussion

     

    2nd Global Consensus

    Main auditorium

     

    Time Title Speaker Country
    09:00 Presentation of the Delphi Panel Farhad Hafezi Switzerland
    09:15 First Results José Álvaro Pereira Gomes Brazil

     CXL for Ectasia I

    Main auditorium
    Chairs: Riccardo Vinciguerra, Michael Belin
    Time Title Speaker Country
    09:30 Epi-off Protocols Cosimo Mazzotta Italy
    09:45 Epi-on Protocols Emilio Torres-Netto Switzerland
    10:00 Customized CXL Farhad Hafezi Switzerland
    10:15 Complications and Surprises Paolo Vinciguerra Italy
    10:30 Coffee Break

     

    CXL for Ectasia II

    Main auditorium
    Chairs: Cosimo Mazzotta, Robert Herber
    Time Title Speaker Country
    11:00 Corneal Topography and Tomography J. Bradley Randleman USA
    11:15 A new index to detect keratoconus Riccardo Vinciguerra Italy
    11:30 Scheimpflug technology Michael Belin USA
    11:45 OCT technology Shady Awwad Lebanon
    12:00 Scheimpflug vs OCT, CXL Success Farhad Hafezi Switzerland
    12:15 Epithelium before and after CXL Robert Herber Germany
    12:45 Lunch Break

     

    KCXL Recognition Award

    Main auditorium
    Chairs: Nikki Hafezi, Paolo Vinciguerra
    Time Awardee
    13:30
    • Jérôme Vryghem (Belgium)
    • Stephen Klyce (USA)
    • Theo Seiler (Switzerland)
    • Eberhard Spoerl (Germany)

    Keratoconus, medical and surgical tips and tricks

    Main auditorium
    Chairs: Boris Knyazer
    Time Title Speaker Country
    14:00 DALK – Big bubble Technique. Why, When and How Anas Anbari UK
    14:15 DALK complications: waking up from nightmares José Alvaro Gomes Brazil

    CXL for ectasia III

    Main auditorium
    Chairs: Sabine Kling, Emilio Torres
    Time Title Speaker Country
    14:30 KC and biomechanics I (CorVis & Brillouin) Riccardo Vinciguerra Italy
    14:45 KC and biomechanics II (Brillouin) J. Bradley Randleman USA
    15:00 KC and biomechanics III (OCT Elastography) Sabine Kling Switzerland
    15:15 Biological markers in KC Rohit Shetty  
    15:30 Long-term flattening in KC and ectasia Paolo Vinciguerra Italy
    15:45 Concept of epi-on sub400 in ultrathin corneas Emilio Torres Switzerland
    16:00 Coffee Break

    Cataract Surgery and Phakic lenses in KC

    Main auditorium
    Chairs: Shady Awwad, Jorge Alio del Barrio
    Time Title Speaker Country
    16:30 IOL power calculations , choosing the right formula Emilio Torres Switzerland
    16:40 Tips & Pearls in phacoemulsification in KC Jorge Alió del Barrio Spain
    16:50 Pinhole vs monofocal IOLs Emilio Pedrotti Italy
    17:00 Phakic IOLs in KC: optimizing outcomes Shady Awwad Lebanon
    17:10 Sizing in Phakic IOLs Andrea Russo Italy
    17:20 Refractive Surprise after Toric phakic IOLs: what to do Jorge Alió Spain

    PACK-CXL

    Main auditorium
    Chairs: Guillermo Amescua
    Time Title Speaker Country
    17:30 New insights into CXL-resistance to digestion Farhad Hafezi Switzerland
    17:40 RF PACK-CXL for infectious keratitis Boris Knyazer Israel
    17:50 RB PACK-CXL for infectious keratitis Guillermo Amescua USA

    Day 2
    Saturday, December 14

    Free Papers C

    Main auditorium
    Chairs: Bradley Randleman, Jinhai Huang
    Time Title Speaker Country
    8:00 Efficacy of KeraVio using Violet Light Emitting Glasses without Riboflavin Drops for Progressive Keratoconus Hidenaga Kobashi Japan
    8:05 Megadose dietary riboflavin & sunlight in treatment of keratoconus & post-refractive ectasia – an update John Jarstad USA
    8:10 Comparative Efficacy of Customized PRK/CXL Versus CXL Alone in the Management of Progressive KC Jorge Alió del Barrio Spain
    8:15 Multicenter, randomized Sham-Controlled Phase 3 Study to evaluate epi-on CXL in KC subjects 8 to 45 years Michael Belin USA
    8:20 Long-Term Graft Survival after Rose Bengal Photodynamic Antimicrobial Therapy for Infectious Keratitis and Keratoplasty Jose Miguel Mora Correa USA
    8:25 Discussion
    8:30 Macular choroidal thickness in keratoconus Negates Yazdani Iran, Islamic Republic of
    8:35 Progressive Keratoconus in Older Patients Who Delayed Corneal Cross-Linking Treatment Alexandra Gil United States
    8:40 The disappearing Cone Bandana Sundaram India
    8:45 Evaluating Progression Thresholds in Varied Stages of Keratoconus: Precision in Corneal Epithelium Measurements for Predicting Disease Progression Jinhai Huang China
    8:50 Evaluating the Global Consensus on Keratoconus and Ectatic Diseases Agreements on Subclinical Keratoconus Bradley Randleman USA
    8:55 Discussion

    Technologies Course

    Main auditorium
    Chair: Bradley Randleman
    Time Title Speaker Country
    9:00 Basics of Corneal Topography (20′) and 10′ discussion Stephen Klyce USA
    9:30 Basics of Corneal Tomography (20′) and 10′ discussion Michael Belin USA
    10:00 Basics of AS-OCT (20′) and 10′ discussion Francesco Versaci Italy
    10:30 Basics of Corneal Biomechanics (20′) and 10′ discussion Riccardo Vinciguerra Italy

    Invasive Visual rehabilitation I

    Main auditorium
    Chairs: Mario Nubile, Rohit Shetty
    Time Title Speaker Country
    11:00 Wavefront-guided surface ablation Paolo Vinciguerra Italy
    11:15 ELZA-PACE: customized cross-linking Farhad Hafezi Switzerland
    11:30 Discussion
    11:45 Pin-hole IOL Emilio Pedrotti Italy
    12:00 CAIRS Soosan Jacob India
    12:15 Femto-CAIRS Shady Awwad Lebanon
    12:30 ECO-CAIRS Farhad Hafezi Switzerland
    12:45 Femto-CAIRS: How to start Jorge Alio del Barrio Spain
    13:00 Lunch Break
     
    Chairs: Farhad Hafezi, Emilio Pedrotti
    14:00 Lenticule Augmentation Mario Nubile Italy
    14:15 TREK Rohit Shetty India
    14:30 Discussion
    14:45 Bowman layer transplantation: evolving technique and results Lamis Baydoun Germany
    15:00 ICRS: results and long-term safety Olivier Prisant France
    15:15 Discussion
    15:30 Group Photo
    15:45 Coffee Break
    16:15 Are we ready to transition from ICRS to CAIRS? Shady Awwad Lebanon
    16:30 Xenia implants for Keratoconus: where do we stand?    
    16:45 Customized PRK and CXL: latest trends, do’s and don’ts Paolo Vinciguerra Italy

    Free Papers E

    Main auditorium Chairs: Joseph Ciolino, Anna Bunin
    Time Title Speaker Country
    17:00 A Review of Studies Evaluating Recurrent Keratoconus Joseph Ciolino USA
    17:05 Can collagen imaging be a surrogate marker for KC genetics Sannidhi BJ India
    17:10 Crosslinked All-Femtosecond Laser-Cut CAIRS (AFXL CAIRSs): Pilot Ex Vivo Study and Report of First Two Cases Performed in Italy Marco Zagari Italy
    17:15 Medical Crosslinking And It’s Impact Ocular Surface For Stabilizing Keratoconus. DrSanjri Malhotra India
    17:20 Discussion
    17:25 Two-Year Results for Treating Keratoconus: Posterior Corneal Stromal Xenia Implant. The Ghabra Technique . Marwan Ghabra UK
    17:30 Wound Signaling, Immunology, and Corneal Collagen Cross-Linking (CXL) Scars: A Biomarker Perspective Abha Shah India
    17:35 “Ex Vivo Corneal Cross-Linking for Vascularized High-Risk Keratoplasty (ExCrossV)”: Outline of clinical trial background and design. Joseph Ciolino USA
    17:40 Three-year follow-up of Accelerated versus Accelerated Contact Lens–Assisted CXL for Progressive Keratoconus in Adults Anna Bunin Israel
    17:45 Discussion
     
     
     

    Rahmenprogramm

    Social Events / Conference Diner
    Friday Gala Dinner (Dec 13) - Special Location, including transport - (limited space)
    Pricees from 175 CHF

  • Gebühren
    Fachärzte/-innen
    Gebühren ab
    750,00 CHF
    Early Bird bis 27.10.2024
    550,00 CHF
    Ärzte/-innen in Weiterbildung
    Gebühren ab
    500,00 CHF
    Early Bird bis 27.10.2024
    300,00 CHF
    Participation in the wetlabs or workshops costs an additional EUR 100 for each wetlab or workshop (spaces are limited).
  • Buchung / Anmeldung

    For further information please contact the organiser.

  • Zertifizierung
    Zertifizierung unbekannt
  • Sponsoren

    CSO Italia / Emagine-AG

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