Corneal Cross-Linking - Hafezi, Farhad; Randleman, J Bradley
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This new and expanded second edition provides a concise yet comprehensive summary of the CXL process. With each chapter being fully updated, plus the inclusion of over twenty new chapters that cover the latest advances and future directions, Corneal Cross-Linking, Second Edition represents the cutting-edge of CXL research and clinical practice.

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This new and expanded second edition provides a concise yet comprehensive summary of the CXL process. With each chapter being fully updated, plus the inclusion of over twenty new chapters that cover the latest advances and future directions, Corneal Cross-Linking, Second Edition represents the cutting-edge of CXL research and clinical practice.
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Farhad Hafezi, MD, PhD, was born in 1967 and grew up in Fribourg, Switzerland. He studied medicine in Fribourg and Berne.Farhad Hafezi fluently speaks German (mother tongue), English, French, Polish, and Farsi. He is married to Nikki Hafezi and has three daughters, Leilah Alina (2008), Lilian Malaya (2010), and Lola Alexandra (2016). Professor Hafezi's clinical focus are the cornea and complication management after complicated refractive laser surgery. Being part of the team around Theo Seiler that translated cross-linking from experimental research into the clinical application, he was instrumental in implementing corneal cross-linking technology in ophthalmology. From 2010 to 2014, Farhad Hafezi was Professor and Chairman of the Department of Ophthalmology of the Geneva University Hospitals, Geneva, Switzerland. Currently, Dr. Hafezi holds the following positions: Professor at the Faculty of Medicine, University of Geneva, Switzerland; Clinical Professor of Ophthalmology, Department of Ophthalmology USC Los Angeles, USA; Medical Director, The ELZA Institute, Zürich, Switzerland; Research Group Leader, Center for Applied Biotechnology and Molecular Medicine (CABMM), University of Zürich, Switzerland; and Visiting Professor, Faculty of Medicine, University of Wenzhou, China. As of March 2017, Professor Hafezi has published more than 160 scientific articles, his scientific work has been cited more than 5700 times, his total impact factor is 510, and his h-index is 39. He is an Associate Editor for the Journal of Refractive Surgery and is on the Editorial Boards of TVST, the International Journal of Keratoconus and Ectatic Corneal Disease, Eye and Vision and the Iranian Journal of Ophthalmology. Professor Hafezi is also a member of the Advisory Board of "Global ONE," the educational network of the American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO). Professor Hafezi has received 22 national and international awards and distinctions, both for his scientific work and for the development of new technologies (innovation awards). Awards include, among others, the ARVO Foundation/Carl Camras Translational Research Award (USA) 2014, as well as the highest distinctions in ophthalmology from Switzerland and Belgium. In 2014, Professor Hafezi was voted by peers onto the "PowerList," a list of the 100 most influential international personalities in ophthalmology. In April 2016, he was again voted onto the PowerList. For more information, please visit: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Farhad_Hafezi or http://www.elza-institute.com J. Bradley Randleman, MD, is Professor of Ophthalmology at the Keck School of Medicine of USC and Director of the Cornea & Refractive Surgery Service at the USC Roski Eye Institute in Los Angeles, California. A widely respected cornea specialist, his areas of expertise include: corneal and intraocular refractive surgical procedures including LASIK and premium laser-assisted cataract and IOL surgery, complicated cataract surgery, and the management of corneal ectatic disorders. His primary research focuses on identification and management of corneal ectatic diseases including keratoconus and postoperative ectasia after LASIK, and the avoidance, diagnosis, and management of refractive surgical complications. Dr. Randleman received his BA degree from Columbia College at Columbia University in New York City, his M.D. degree from Texas Tech University School of Medicine in Lubbock, Texas, where he was elected to the Alpha Omega Alpha medical honor society in his junior year, followed by his Ophthalmology residency at Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia. Dr. Randleman joined the Emory faculty and served as Assistant Residency Director for two years while also completing a fellowship in Cornea/External Disease, and Refractive Surgery at Emory University. He served as Director of the Emory Corneal Fellowship program until taking over as Director of the Cornea Service. Dr. Randleman has been awarded the Claus Dohlman Fellow Award, the inaugural Binkhorst Young Ophthalmologist Award from the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery, the Kritzinger Memorial Award, the Inaugural ISRS Recognition Award, the Secretariat Award, Achievement Award, and Senior Achievement Award from the American Academy of Ophthalmology. Dr. Randleman has served as Editor-in-Chief for the Journal of Refractive Surgery since 2011. He has authored more than 120 peer-reviewed publications in leading ophthalmology journals in addition to 30 book chapters on refractive surgery evaluation, corneal cross-linking, and management of complications with IOLs, and has authored two additional textbooks, Refractive Surgery: An Interactive Case-Based Approach (2014), and Intraocular Lens Surgery: Selection, Complications, and Complex Cases.