Corneal collagen crosslinking, or CXL, is one of the hottest topics in eye care today. But, exactly how is CXL performed? What equipment is required? Where can you refer patients for this as-yet-unapproved procedure? Fortunately, a brand new group—the Optometric Crosslinking Society (OCXLS)—has the answers to these questions. The OCXLS was founded with one primary goal in mind: To inform all interested optometrists about CXL.

“We want to be the singular information source on CXL for all O.D.s and optometry students in the United States,” says Andrew S. Morgenstern, O.D., the society’s founder and president. “Currently, there is not a great deal of uniform information about CXL, which doctors are performing the procedure, the necessary instrumentation or the associated financial considerations. We intend to provide all of that information and more via meetings and lectures, our website and various social media outlets.”

For more information, go to www.ocxls.org; send an email to CXLsociety@gmail.com; or follow the organization on Facebook at www.facebook.com/OCXLS and @CXLsociety on Twitter.