Nikki Hafezi on Pediatric Keratoconus, Public Health, and Policy
February 5, 2026
Why early keratoconus screening in children is essential for preventing vision loss and long-term disability.
To Stop Preventable Blindness in Children and Adolescents
Light for Sight is uniting clinical institutions, research groups, patient organizations and the private sector, with a single focus: to eliminate severe visual impairment among all children and adolescents with keratoconus.
Outreach. Education. Research. Access to treatment
Our Philosophy
Light for Sight is uniting clinical institutions, research groups, patient organizations and the private sector, with a single focus: to eliminate severe visual impairment among all children and adolescents with keratoconus.
Our flagship program is “Light for Sight 21”, which aims to reduce severe visual impairment among children and adolescents with Down Syndrome – who have a very high prevalence of the disease.
Sub 400 Protocol
Individualized corneal cross-linking with riboflavin and UV-A in ultra-thin corneas: the sub400 protocol
What we do
Outreach: To promote awareness among patient groups (and families)
Education: To improve (vision) healthcare professional awareness
Access: Provide access to diagnosing and treatment of corneal diseases
Partners: To create a network of screening/treatment referral sites
Financing: To provide medical coverage for at-need patients
Research: To investigate, understand and treat the cause of keratoconus
Posts
From Zurich to Tashkent with Nikki Hafezi
November 14, 2024
This month, Nikki Hafezi “sat down with” The Ophthalmologist in a comprehensive executive profile interview.
Successful Eye Health Screening at Humo Arena Detects Keratoconus Cases
November 14, 2024
We are pleased to announce the successful completion of an keratoconnus screening event at Humo Arena in Tashkent.
CROCS 2023 – CXL presentations and keratoconus screening
October 19, 2023
During the Croatian Organisation of Cataract and Refractive Surgery (CROCS) 2023 annual meeting held in Zadar, Croatia, on 12th and 13th October, Prof. Farhad Hafezi lectured on “CXL in 2023” and he and ELZA’s CEO, Nikki Hafezi, performed Croatia’s largest keratoconus in Down Syndrome screening event to date.
Help us to help you: Down Syndrome, Eye Tests, Keratoconus and more…
March 21, 2019
Free screening. But why? Free. Gratis. Kostenlos. Light for Sight’s
Light for Sight Launches the Associate Certification Program
January 29, 2019
January 29, Zurich, Switzerland Today, the Light for Sight foundation
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