specify meta_key / meta_value condition for prev_post_link and next_post_link

I’ve got a custom post type (CPT) called event. Every event has got an associated meta_key called event_date.

I want to make sure that events with empty event_date won’t appear in my list of all events and in the prev/next event navigation when viewing a single event. I also want to order events by the event_date meta_key.

I managed to exclude events with empty event_date and order them correctly in the overall list of events by hooking into pre_get_posts hook.

Is it possible to hook into prev_post_link and next_post_link functions to specify meta_key select condition and meta_key order condition without the plugin? Is there a hook for it?

[P.S. note]:
I also tried using Ambrosite Next/Previous Post Link Plus plugin. I figured out how to order events by meta_key. However, the events with empty event_date meta_value are still appearing in the prev/next navigation when viewing a single event.

It doesn’t seem to be possible to hook into WP before the plugin, because I think it constructs its own SQL. I could use ex_posts with the list of all the event ids to exclude, but that would mean extra query to the db.

Many thanks,
Dasha