Day 1 :
Keynote Forum
Prof. Farhad Hafezi
ELZA Institute, Switzerland
Keynote: The Window into their future: Screening & Early Detection of Corneal Diseases in Pediatric Patients
Time : 10:05-10:35
Biography:
Farhad Hafezi is a professor of ophthalmology at the University of Geneva and University of Southern California. Hafezi serves as the chief medical officer of the ELZA Institute in Zurich, Switzerland. Hafezi has been cited 4,700 times, an impact factor of 436, and an h--index of 35.Hafezi’s clinical expertise includes corneal diseases, dystrophies and degenerations as well as complication management related to refractive surgery. His research is dedicated to understanding corneal diseases, especially ocular cell biology. Hafezi is internationally recognized as a corneal cross--linking (CXL) pioneer for treating keratoconus and translating CXL principles into new applications like infection control.