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Dr. AlQahtani earned his bachelor’s degree in Medicine and Surgery from King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences in Riyadh with first honor degree. After he completed the Ophthalmology Residency training program and obaiting Saudi Board in Ophthalmology, he went to Canada for 2-years fellowship. He completed his Cornea, Anterior Segment and Refractive Surgery fellowship at the University of Ottawa where

he was intensively trained on advanced corneal transplants, complex anterior segment surgeries, ocular surface tumors as well as modern refractive surgery

One of the most qualified surgeons in vitreoretinal surgery and disease, our Director of Retina, and Consultant Ophthalmologist Professor Stanga is a leading expert in his field.
Prof. Stanga practices within the private sector, treating patients of all ages who suffer from a range of conditions affecting the back of the eye.

The main areas of concern for vitreoretinal surgeons are the vitreous, retina and macula. As incredibly important components of the visual system, vitreoretinal surgery is a highly specialised field that encompasses a number of surgical interventions designed to improve or restore the functioning of these parts.

Some of the common reasons you may need a vitreoretinal surgeon include in treating retinal detachment, macular degeneration, or complications relating to diabetic retinopathy.

And when it comes to finding a vitreoretinal surgeon to treat such problems, Prof. Stanga’s expertise, experience, and credentials make him one of the most successful and sought-after in the UK.

Working out of the Manchester Royal Eye Hospital from 2003, Prof. Stanga entered the field of Ophthalmology over 26 years ago. Throughout his long and prosperous career, he’s held many prominent positions at leading institutions such as the Royal Liverpool University Hospital, Moorfields Eye Hospital, New York Hospital, and Cornell University Medical College. In 2018, he moved down to practice at The Retina Clinic London and direct the Retina services.

It was back when he was studying medicine that Prof. Stanga first took an interest in ocular surgery, drawn in by its complexity and artistic nature. Eager to put his talent to good use and develop his skills, Prof. Stanga took a focus on retinal surgery.

With his unique experience and dedication to his craft, Prof. Stanga has become one of the go-to surgeons in the UK for ocular trauma. He regularly works with athletes and sportspeople from the worlds of rugby, football, and polo, them relying on him to restore their precious vision so they can return to the game, and Prof. Stanga enjoy contributing to the sports he loves.

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Qualifications / Professional memberships:

Fellow of the Royal College of Ophthalmologists (Foulds Trophy 2013, Chair of Informatics & Audit Sub-committee)
Member of the American Academy of Ophthalmology (Achievement Award 2011, Senior Achievement Award 2018, Secretariat Award 2010 & 2020)
Member of the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology
President-elect of the European Eye Epidemiology Consortium
Member of the European Glaucoma Society (Next Generation Partnership Co-chair)
Director of the European Society of Ophthalmology Leadership Development Programme
Member of the Glaucoma Research Society (limited to 100 members globally)
Member of the UK and Eire Glaucoma Society

Current NHS / University Post:

Honorary Consultant Ophthalmic Surgeon, Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (Glaucoma Service Training Director (2017-2020)
Associate Professor, UCL Institute of Ophthalmology
Honorary Senior Visiting Fellow, University of Cambridge
Honorary Clinical Lecturer, King’s College London

Medical training:

University of Cambridge – MA(Cantab)
University College London – MB BS
University of Cambridge – Masters in Epidemiology (Nick Day Prize)
University of Cambridge – PhD in Epidemiology
Fellow of the Royal College of Ophthalmologists
Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust – SHO and Registrar training
Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust – Glaucoma Fellowship
Harvard Medical School – Berkeley Fellowship

Current Appointments:
– Chairman of the Ophthalmology College at Kuwait Institute for Medical Specialization (KIMS)
– Assistant Professor, Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Kuwait University.
– Consultant Vitreoretinal surgeon and Ophthalmic Genetics at the Ministry of Health of Kuwait.
– Founder of Alabduljalil Eye Clinic – Kuwait

Education:
– Medical school at Kuwait University
– Ophthalmology residency at Toronto University, Canada.
– Vitreoretinal surgery fellowship at the University of Toronto.
– Ophthalmic genetics and visual electrophysiology fellowship at Casey Eye Institute (OHSU), USA

Dr. Sawsan Rashad NOWILATY is a Senior Academic Consultant Ophthalmologist of the Vitreoretinal Division and the Past Director of Medical Education at King Khaled Eye Specialist Hospital (KKESH) in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
After obtaining her Saudi Board of Ophthalmology and Fellowship in Vitreoretinal Surgery at KKESH in November 1993, she was appointed as a full time member of KKESH Vitreoretinal Division in December 1993, and served as Associate Chief of the Vitreoretinal Division from 1997 to 2004, and as Director of Medical Education at KKESH from 2005 to 2011 and from 2017 to 2018.
Dr Nowilaty is a full-time teacher to Ophthalmology Residents and Fellows and provides mentorship and supervision of residents and fellows research projects. She is a regular Saudi Ophthalmology Board examiner and Invited to Lecturer both in Saudi Arabia and abroad including the American Academy of Ophthalmology. Dr Nowilaty also organized the Annual Saudi Ophthalmology Symposium from 2005 to 2011 and in 2018.
Dr Nowilaty’s major research interests include diabetic retinopathy, macular telangiectasis, posterior microphthlamos and hereditary retinal degenerations. She has delivered over 360 Oral Scientific Presentations and courses in both local and major international ophthalmology meetings in the USA and Europe.
Her publications include two thesis, 54 peer reviewed scientific publications in indexed journals and numerous published abstracts.

Dr Nowilaty is a member of the Saudi Ophthalmologic Society, the American Academy of Ophthalmology, the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology, and she is a fellow of the American Society of Retina Specialists.

Her awards and honors
American Academy of Ophthalmology International Ophthalmologist Scholar Award in 2013
American Academy of Ophthalmology Achievement Award in 2014
Saudi Ophthalmology Society Best Research Award (x2) – in 2014 and 2017
Best Scientific Poster Awards (x2) in 2008 and 2011
Teacher of the Year Award (x3) from 2009 to 2012
Top Teacher Award 2017.

Dr. Sheetal Brar is currently a senior consultant in the phacoemulsification and refractive surgery department and a research coordinator at Nethradhama Eye Hospital, Bangalore. She completed a fellowship in cornea at Aravind Eye Hospital, Madurai (2013) and in phacoemulsification and refractive surgery at Nethradhama Eye Hospital, Bangalore (2014). She was awarded two best paper awards and a runner-up prize for a video in cornea at the 2014 APACRS annual meeting. She also received the prestigious Young Director/New Physician award at the ASCRS annual meeting in San Diego and the grand prize of the film festival at the 2015 APACRS annual meeting. She was also conferred the Shiv Prasad Hardia award fir best refractive paper by the All India Ophthalmological Society in 2016. She has 14 publications in peer-reviewed journals and is a reviewer for Cornea and BMC Ophthalmology

Current Title: Consultant Ophthalmic Surgeon, Medical Director and the Head of the Department of Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus at the Eye Specialty Hospital in Amman, Jordan
Experience:
• Graduated in 1981 from Baghdad University Medical College, Iraq
• Resident in Ophthalmology at Al-Bashir Hospital and the King Hussain Medical Center in Amman
• Membership of the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland and the Royal College of Surgeon in London
• Jordanian Board in Ophthalmology
• Consultant Ophthalmologist at Al-Bashir Hospital and the King Hussain Medical Center
• Fellowship in Pediatric Ophthalmology at Great Ormond Street Children’s Hospital, London, UK and the University College London
• Fellowship in Strabismus surgery and Botulinum toxin injection for strabismus at Moorfield’s Eye Hospital, London, UK
• Special training in cornea and pediatric Keratoplasty in London, UK
• Member of the American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus
• International reviewer of the Journal of the American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus
• Member of the World Society of Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus
• President of the Jordanian Ophthalmological Society 2016-2019
• MEACO Vice President for the Middle East 2019-Now

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Chair and Professor of Ophthalmology, Paris-Saclay University, Head of Ophthalmology Department, Bicêtre Hospital, Le Kremlin-Bicêtre, France

Professor Marc LABETOULLE has been serving as the Head of the Ophthalmology Department at Bicêtre Hospital, Paris-Saclay University, since 2009. He obtained his medical degree and specialized in Ophthalmology in 1994 from Paris-Descartes University. Following his graduation, he held successive positions as a Resident, Assistant, Associate Professor, and finally as a Full Professor in the same Ophthalmology department. During this period, he also spent two years as a full-time researcher (1994-1995 and 1999-2000) at the Virology Department of CNRS (Gif-sur-Yvette), where he headed the “HSV Latency” team from 2002 to 2018. In 2019, he and his research team relocated to the Center for Immunology of Viral Infections and Autoimmune Diseases (IDMIT lab, CEA, Université Paris Saclay Inserm U1184) to continue their experimental research on the pathogenesis of Herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV1) in the nervous and ocular tissues, aiming to uncover new preventive strategies.
Despite holding the position of a professor for 17 years, he continues to examine and operate on patients on a daily basis, alongside his role in educating medical students and residents. He also leads clinical research projects in the field of immune and infectious disorders of the eye, specifically focusing on ocular surface conditions such as the cornea and conjunctiva. Notably, he has been actively involved in the clinical follow-up of eyes of all Sjögren patients, including those in the cohort of the French National Center for Sjögren Disease coordinated by Professor Xavier Mariette, a rheumatologist. Furthermore, he has participated in over 50 clinical trials (international, randomized, controlled), with nine of them as the Principal Investigator. His contributions encompass more than 235 peer-reviewed publications in international ophthalmic journals.

Pediatric ophthalmologist

Strabismus & binocular vision consultant

Chief of strabismus unit, Department of ophthalmology ,Moasat University Hospital , Damascus
University.

Director & founder of Strabismus & Optics Centre (Damascus)

Visitor consultant in ophthalmic centres in Qatar, UAE and Oman.

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Biography Professor Tom H Williamson

Professor Tom H Williamson is a vitreoretinal surgeon at St Thomas Hospital, London. He has a wide experience of surgical interventions for retinal disease with 500 operations performed under his care annually. His research interests have included use of artificial intelligence for diagnosis of retinal disease, investigation and design of new surgical methods, application of technology in clinical care and psychophysical tests in clinical retinal assessment. He regularly performs investigations to determine ways of maximising success rates and reducing complication rates of vitreoretinal surgery and is in demand as an international lecturer on this subject. He has published 5 books and his text Vitreoretinal Surgery is the premier manual for training in vitreoretinal surgery internationally. He has the largest single surgeon dataset of vitreoretinal procedures (with over 14000 operations over 22 years) internationally and over 200 publications on clinical topics in vitreoretinal surgery and ophthalmology, making him one of the premier opinions in vitreoretinal surgery.

Charitable duties include setting up and directing the Eyehope charity for 5 years and performing duties for Fight for Sight and the World Sight Foundation.

He has had many leadership roles including Ophthalmology Training Program Director in London, and Director of Consultants Eye Surgeons Partnership South London and the London Claremont Clinic. He was President of the British and Eire Vitreoretinal Society. He holds a Visiting Professorship in Engineering and Biological Sciences at The University of Surrey. The training program at St Thomas for vitreoretinal surgery is regarded as one of the premier programs for training in the subject.

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Dr(Prof) Pradeep Sharma,MD,FAMS

Ex Professor and Head of Section of Pediatric Ophthalmology, Strabismus and Neuro- Ophthalmology, Dr RP Centre, AIIMS, New Delhi.
Director, Strabismus, Pediatric Ophthalmology and Neuro- Ophthalmology
Centre for Sight, New Delhi, India.

MBBS (1974-79) and MD (1980-82) both from All India Institute of Medical Sciences,New Delhi.
Fellow of National Academy of Medical Sciences, 2007.
Fellowship for Advanced training in Strabismus in USA at Jules Stein Eye Institute UCLA, Wills Eye Hospital Philadelphia and Richmond awarded by International Strabismological Association, 2001

First Asian invited to deliver Knapp Lecture by American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus, AAPOS Vancouver 2016
Achievement Award by American Academy of Ophthalmology, 2017

Col Rangachari Gold Medal for the Best Scientific Paper 1984, and Dr Athavle Award, 2002 of All-India Ophthalmological Society,
Awarded Dr Baldev Singh Oration of NAMS, National Academy of Medical Sciences and named Orations of 14 State Ophthalmological Societies and iFocus H K Tewari Golden Apple 2019.
Visiting faculty in ORBIS.The Flying Eye Hospital, 2002

International Member American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus, and International Strabismological Association Member Communications Committee International Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus Council, IPOSC.
Chairman, Pediatric Ophthalmology & Strabismus, AIOS Collegium for FAICO. Ex Vice President, Ophthalmic Research Association, RPC, AIIMS. Former President, SPOSI, Strabismus and Pediatric Ophthalmological Society of India
Over 250 scientific articles in National and International journals or chapters in books and Books authored: Strabismus Simplified, and Essentials of Ophthalmology.

A caring physician, Dr. Wright has been devoted to the welfare of children with eye disorders and the treatment of adults with strabismus over 30 years. He is an internationally respected as a premier eye muscle surgeon. Dr. Wright has developed many novel eye muscle surgery techniques including minimally invasive surgery and safety techniques. In 2001, Dr. Wright founded the Wright Foundation for Pediatric Ophthalmology and strabismus, a non-profit a 501c3. The foundation’s mission is to reduce blindness in children and improve strabismus surgery outcomes in children and adults trough research, education, and clinical care.
Dr. Wright graduated from South Torrance High school! He attended medical school at Boston University, interned at UCLA Harbor General Hospital, Torrance CA. His ophthalmology residency training was at USC Eye Institute, and had fellowship training at Johns Hopkins University, and Children’s Hospital National Medical Center in Washington D.C. After his training, he started his career at the USC School of Medicine and Children’s Hospital of Los Angeles, serving as faculty and surgeon for 10 years. He then took the position of Director of Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus at The Cleveland Clinic. Because of family responsibilities Dr. Wright returned to Los Angeles where he joined Cedar Sinai Medical Center as head of Pediatric Ophthalmology and served for over 13 years. Dr. Wright has recently moved his office to Torrance and operates in Beverly Hills. He is active as Director of the Wright Foundation and is Adjunct Professor at the prestigious Queen’s University, Kingston, Canada.
Dr. Wright has operated on children and adults with eye muscle disorders from every walk of life, from royalty to the underprivileged. He has participated in numerous international medical missions worldwide. Dr. Wright has participated in many surgical missions worldwide and was honored to be awarded a service medal of honor from the office of the President of Panama for over 20 years of service to Panamanian children. As fate would have it, the youngest of Dr. Wright’s five children developed crossed eyes in infancy. Rather than refer out, Dr. Wright performed “early surgery” on his own son with great results, perfect eye alignment and excellent 3-D vision. His son joined the U.S. Marines and qualified as an expert marksman.
Dr. Wright has authored more than 90 peer reviewed scientific research papers and bestselling textbooks including Color Atlas of Strabismus Surgery by Springer Publishing, Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus by Oxford Press, and the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) handbook Pediatric Ophthalmology for Primary Care. His landmark publication in Pediatrics 2003 on preventing severe ROP with physiologic low oxygen has changed the way we treat premature infants and saved literally thousands of babies from blindness worldwide. He is a national and international speaker giving over 100 invited lectures worldwide including Honored Guest Lecturer at Harvard University in Boston, and visiting Lecturer at Oxford University, England.
Dr. Wright resides in Torrance California and perhaps most importantly Dr. Wright loves his work.

Giuseppe Querques, MD, PhD, is Associate Professor at University Vita-Salute, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy. His main topics are Medical Retina and ophthalmic surgery. Doctor Querques has contributed to more than 600 peer-reviewed articles and over 20 books and book chapters as Editor/Author published mainly in the areas of Medical Retina (age-related macular degeneration, retinal vascular diseases, hereditary retinal diseases, ophthalmic genetics). Doctor Querques is a Board Member of the European Association of Retinal Specialists (EURETINA), and International Retinal Imaging Society (IntRIS), and Member, among others, of the American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO), the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO), the Retina Society, the Club Jules Gonin, and the Macula Society, and is the recipient of the Achievement Award of the AAO and the Young Investigator Award of the Macula Society. Doctor Querques serves as Editor/Associate Editor/Editorial Board Member of Expert Review of Ophthalmology, Nature Scientific Reports, Acta Diabetologica, European Journal of Ophthalmology, Ophthalmologica, Ophthalmology and Therapy, Therapeutic Advances in Ophthalmology, Asia Pacific Journal of Ophthalmology, Retinal Cases & Brief Reports, and American Journal of Ophthalmology Case Reports.

Founding partner and retina specialist at the Institute of Ocular Microsurgery. Academic Head of the Master’s and Postgraduate programmes at IMO Research Foundation, which is part of the Department of Surgery at the Autonomous University of Barcelona (UAB).

Professor of Ophthalmology and Coordinator of the Ophthalmology knowledge area of the Faculty of Medicine at the UAB. He is President of the Spanish Society of Retina and Vitreous (SERV), Head of the Ophthalmology Department at Vall d’Hebron University Hospital and Director of the Ophthalmology Biomedical Research Unit at the same hospital since 2007. Member of the Royal Academy of Medicine in Barcelona.

On a national level, he is Vice-president of the Spanish Retina and Vitreous Society (SERV) and a member of the Board of Directors of the Spanish Ophthalmology Society.

On an international level, he holds the position of Liaison Leader of the American Society of Retina Specialists (ASRS) for Europe, is a member of the Board of Directors of EURETINA and the Board of Directors of Club Jules Gonin, as well as being a founding member and professor at the European School of Advanced Studies in Ophthalmology (ESASO).

He is a specialist in retina surgery, with a special interest in the treatment of diabetic retinopathy and complicated retinal detachment surgery. He is apioneer in Spain in the treatment of macular hole, intraocular tumour surgery and retinal vascular disease.

Gatinel Damien, MD, PhD

Summary:

Damien Gatinel, MD, Ph.D., has been the head of the Anterior and Refractive Surgery Department of the Rothschild Foundation, Paris, since 2007. His research mainly focuses on IOL optical design, IOL power calculation, mathematical modeling of laser refractive surgical procedures, applications of AI in ocular anterior segment pathology, astigmatism correction, and the detection of subclinical keratoconus. He holds a Ph.D. in applied mathematics and devised a new classification for ocular optical aberrations. He owns several patents, including the first diffractive trifocal IOL design (e.g., FineVision IOL), for which he was discerned with the title Knight of the Order of the Crown from the Kingdom of Belgium. Dr. Gatinel is a board member of the Executive Committee of the International Society of Refractive Surgery (ISRS) and the Research Committee of the European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery (ESCRS). He serves on the Editorial Board of the Journal of Refractive Surgery. He has received over 22 international awards, including 17 Best Paper of Session won during ASCRS meetings. Dr. Gatinel has published more than 170 articles in peer-reviewed journals and edited or co-edited five books. In 2018, 2020, 2022, and 2023 he was listed among the 100 top-ranking most influential ophthalmologists (Power List, The Ophthalmologist magazine).

Positions:

Head of Anterior and Refractive Surgery – Ophthalmology Dept, Rothschild Foundation, Paris, France – since 2008
Assistant Professor at the Bichat Claude Bernard Hospital (University of Paris VII):1999 – 2008
Fellow of Ophthalmology (University of Paris XIII) : 1996-1999
Ophthalmology Residency: 1993-1996

Mariantonia Ferrara is a vitreoretinal surgeon. She graduated cum laude in Medicine in 2012 and completed her Specialist Training in Ophthalmology in July 2018 at the University of Naples “Federico II”, Italy. She completed fellowships in Uveitis at the Massachusetts Eye Research and Surgery Institution (USA), Medical Retina at the Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen University Hospital (UK) and Vitreoretinal Surgery at the Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle upon Tyne (UK) and Manchester Royal Eye Hospital, Manchester (UK). Her main research interests are focused on medical retinal and vitreoretinal diseases, vitreoretinal surgery, ophthalmology education.

• Iraqi Board certified and consultant ophthalmologist
• Owner and medical director of North Eye Center, Erbil.
• Fellowship training in cornea and refractive surgery at University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, USA
• Fellowship training in strabismus and pediatrics ophthalmology at Wilmer Eye Institute of Johns Hopkins hospital, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
• First to start deep anterior lamellar keratoplasty in Iraq in 2012
• First to start Keratoprosthesis surgery in Iraq in 2012.
• Presented over 50 presentations in local and international scientific events.
• Published 9 peer-reviewed papers in international journals.
• Was reviewer in multiple international journals including Journal of cataract and refractive surgery
• Performed over 10,000 cataract surgeries.
• Performed over 1000 corneal transplant surgeries.

Professional qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Medicine & Surgery ( M.B.Ch.B.) …1998
Faculty of Medicine, Alexandria University; Egypt.

• Master Degree in Ophthalmology ( M.D.) … 2003
Faculty of Medicine, Alexandria University; Egypt.

• Doctorate Degree in Ophthalmology … 2007
Faculty of Medicine, Alexandria University; Egypt

• Fellowship of the Royal College of Surgeons (Glasgow) … 2017
The Royal College of Surgeons; Glasgow, The United Kingdom

Medical licensure
• Licensed to practice medicine in Egypt by the Egyptian Medical Syndicate in March 2000
• Licensed as an Ophthalmology Specialist in Egypt by the Egyptian Medical Syndicate in April 2004
• Licensed as an Ophthalmology Consultant in Egypt by the Egyptian Medical Syndicate in October 2010
• Registered in the British General Medical Council (GMC) on 15th of April 2019

I am interested in the field of Glaucoma, and pediatric glaucoma to be more specific. I conduct clinical (prospective and retrospective) (and less frequently, basic science) research in the field of pediatric glaucoma.
Disciplines
Ophthalmology
Skills and expertise
Ophthalmology, Cataract Surgery, Glaucoma, pediatric glaucoma

Researchgate link is: Nader Bayoumi (researchgate.net)

Mario R Romano MD PhD is actually Full Professor at Humanitas University in Milan, Italy and Director of Ophthalmology Department, Humanitas Bergamo. He also holds the position of scientific director of European School for Advanced Studies in Ophthalmology (ESASO). He enriched his training in Ophthalmology with fellowships at the Royal Liverpool University Hospital, UK and at the Massachusetts Eye & Ear Infirmary, Harvard Medical School in Boston, USA and. He also completed his PhD in Pharmacology and Molecular Oncology in 2009. In addition to clinical and surgical activity, Prof Romano is devoted to clinical research in the field of retinal diseases and surgical field. He is actually PI for research project founded by competitive grant government (Minister of Health and Research) and by private companies. His research projects account for endo-tamponade, retinal detachment, intraocular temperature, phaco and vitrectomy machine, intraocular inflammation, induced-pluripotent stem cell, regenerative medicine, degenerative ocular disease including age related macular degeneration and diabetic retinopathy. He developed the web platform eLOS (e-learning ocular surgery), which is currently a community of about 1400 ophthalmologists from all over the world. He carries out his activity mainly in the field of vitreoretinal surgery, both in the surgical and research fields.
Link:
MRR Youtube chanel surgical videos: https://www.youtube.com/@marioromano6052/videos
MRR Publications: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/?term=romano+mr&sort=date
MRR Metrics: https://www.scopus.com/authid/detail.uri?authorId=35249070500

Dr. Hasan M. Bahrani, MD

Vitreo-Retina & ROP Specialist
Medical Director,
American Eye & Retina Center,
Erbil, Iraq.

Education:

Medical School:
University of Texas.

Ophthalmology:
University of Kansas.

Vitreoretinal Surgery Fellowship:
Harvard University.

Speaker: Speaker at various national, and international ophthalmology meetings in the US and the Middle East.

Publications: Various publications in world renowned peer reviewed journals.
Reviewer for two major international journals.

Uday Devgan, MD, FACS, FRCS

Cataract & Refractive Surgery
Private Clinic, Devgan Eye Surgery, Los Angeles & Beverly Hills, California, USA

Founder, CataractCoach.com
The world’s largest cataract surgery teaching website with 1850+ videos, 16 million views, 52000 subscribers, and a new video every day.

Academic Appointment:
Clinical Professor of Ophthalmology, UCLA School of Medicine, Los Angeles, USA
Former Chief of Ophthalmology, Olive View UCLA Medical Center
Most awarded ophthalmic surgical teaching professor in the history of UCLA (5x)

Honors:
Dozens of visiting professorships and keynote lectures in the USA and around the world
Named 1 of the top 25 ophthalmic leaders of the past 25 years by Ophthalmology Management
Ranked as the #1 ophthalmologist in California and #2 in the USA (out of 10,000) by Newsweek

Dr Ahad is working as a Senior consultant and head of the anterior segment division at King Khaled Eye Specialist Hospital (KKESH) Riyadh. He is Adjunct associate professor at Alfaisal University Riyadh and member of the medical advisory board of Lions eye Institute for transplant and Research Florida USA. Dr Ahad did his ophthalmology training in Oxford UK, and before coming to Saudi Arabia was working as consultant ophthalmologist in Bournemouth UK. He holds PhD in immunogenetics and his research interests include corneal epithelial regeneration and ocular surface inflammation phenotyping and biomarkers. His main areas of clinical interests are endothelial keratoplasty, ocular surface diseases and immunosuppression.

Summary

Dr. Alaa Mofti is a board-certified Ophthalmologist and a Glaucoma, Cataract and Advanced Anterior
Segment surgeon who is fellowship-trained under the mentorship of world-renowned surgeons at prestigious
institutes in Saudi Arabia and Canada. Dr. Mofti obtained his Ophthalmology board from the joint
ophthalmology residency program in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. He completed a Glaucoma fellowship at King
Khalid Eye Specialist Hospital (KKESH), in affiliation with Wilmer Eye Institute, with Dr. Randy Craven. He
went abroad to complete a Glaucoma fellowship with Dr. Hady Saheb at McGill University, Canada. Then, he
became the first Saudi fellow to train in the Glaucoma and Advanced Anterior Segment Surgery fellowship
program at the University of Toronto under the mentorship of world-renowned surgeon Dr. Ike Ahmed. Dr.
Mofti expertise includes novel Micro-invasive Glaucoma Surgery (MIGS) techniques, Advanced/complex
Cataract surgery, Complex Intra-ocular Lens surgeries, and Iris Reconstruction Surgeries. Dr. Mofti’s core
strengths are his work ethic, attention to detail, and demand for perfection when it comes to his patients’
care.

Areas of Expertise

• Medical, laser and surgical management of Glaucoma in Adults and Pediatric patients, including LPI,
SLT, CPC, Trabeculectomy, Deep Sclerectomy, bleb revision, Glaucoma Drainage Devices (Ahmed,
Baerveldt, Clearpath)
• Micro-Invasive Glaucoma Surgery (iStent G1® – iStent inject® – iStent inject W® – Hydrus® – Kahook Dual
blade® – GATT – OMNI® – XEN® microstent – Preserflo® microshunt – Endocyclophotoplasty)
• Surgical management of routine and complex/dislocated cataracts; with Capsular tension Segment/ring
• Management of Cataract/IOL complications requiring vitrectomy, by both anterior and pars plana
approach
• Refractive cataract surgery and Laser Vision Correction
• Surgical management of Intra-ocular lenses subluxation/dislocation, dysphotopsia and aphakia with irissutured, scleral sutured, intra-scleral haptic fixation and/or IOL exchange
• Iris reconstruction in trauma/aniridia cases by various iris suturing techniques and the use of aniridic/iris
prosthetic implants

Dr. Mahmood Showail is an Assistant Professor at the department of Ophthalmology, King Abdulaziz University and a Cornea, Anterior Segment and Refractive Surgery Consultant at King Abdulaziz University Hospital in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. He is appointed as the chief of Ophthalmology at the International Medical Center (IMC) in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Prior to this, he served as the medical director of Magrabi Al-Murjan Eye complex in Jeddah and was a staff Ophthalmologist and a cornea surgeon at Oakville Trafalgar Memorial Hospital in Oakville, Canada.

Dr. Showail earned his Bachelor’s Degree in Medicine and Surgery from King Abdulaziz University. He went to University of Toronto in Canada for his residency training and obtained his FRCSC degree from the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada. He completed his Cornea, External Disease and Refractive Surgery fellowship at the University of Toronto followed by another year of fellowship in Pediatric Cornea and External Diseases at the world renowned Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) in Toronto.

Dr. Showail is a founding member of the Saudi Group of Cornea and Refractive Surgery. He sits on the review board of many leading peer-reviewed Ophthalmology journals. Dr. Showail has numerous publications in prestigious journals including Cornea, American Journal of Ophthalmology, Canadian Journal of Ophthalmology and Journal of Refractive Surgery.

Professor and Former Head of Ophthalmology Department, Cairo University.

• Head of Cornea and Refractive Surgery Department, Al-Nour Eye Hospital, Cairo.
• Subspecialty: LAMELLAR CORNEAL SURGERY.
• Invited lecturer and guest speaker in the field of Lamellar Corneal Surgery in a lot of international meetings: Eucornea, Keracon, ISCKRS, ACS, SICSSO, RSO
symposium and others.
• Organizer and Lecturer of DMEK Workshops in Cairo University.
• Nationality: Egyptian.

Prof. Boris Malyugin is a world-renowned expert in the field of cataract and implants surgery, practicing at the S. Fyodorov Eye Microsurgery State Institution in Moscow, Russia. He is the current President of the Russian Ophthalmology Society. Dr. Malyugin has made significant contributions to ophthalmology. He is well known for his development of the Malyugin Ring, the device facilitating cataract surgery in patients with small pupils and IFIS. Other innovations include numerous surgical techniques, several microsurgical instruments, modified CTRs, IOLs, etc. Dr. Malyugin has multiple international recognitions, including the Binkhorst Awards from both the ASCRS and ESCRS, Kritzinger Award from ISRS, Kelman Award from BRASCRS, and Pierce Award from UKISCRS. He was invited to present guest lectures and participate in live surgery sessions at numerous national and supranational meetings. He is a member of International Intraocular Implant Club and Academia Ophthalmologica Internationalis, ICO Advisory Boards member. Dr. Malyugin is a Chief Medical Editor of two major Russian Ophthalmic journals and serves as an Editorial Board Member of the Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery, as well as some other national and international ophthalmic journals.

Suzan Amana Rattan MD, consultant ophthalmologist at Al-Kindy Teaching Hospital,
Assistant professor, head of scientific Committee at AL-Kindy College of Medicine / University of Baghdad, Iraq.
She has several papers published in peer-reviewed Scopus indexed journals and was speaker in many international conferences.

Interested in medical and surgical retina, refractive surgery.

Board member in Iraqi Ophthalmology Society.

QUALIFICATIONS:
-M.B.CH.B. / College of medicine, Babylon University, 1999
-F.I.B.M.S, Follow of Iraqi Board of Medical specializations, 2006.

Positions:
-Ophthalmology Lecturer- Babylon Medical College 2007
-Ophthalmology Lecturer –Mustansyria Medical College 2009 and still.
-Ophthalmology specialist – Ibn El-Haithem Teaching eye Hospital (2007 to 2011).
-Ophthalmology specialist Al-Yarmook teaching Hospital 2010 – 2016
-Member of the Consultation Committee / Ministry of health 2012.

Professor Dr Nihal ElShakankiri is a Professor of Pediatric Ophthalmology in Faculty of Medicine, Alexandria University in Egypt.
She completed her undergraduate studies in Alexandria University and obtained her Bachelor Degree in 1989. She completed Ophthalmology residency in Alexandria Main University Hospital to obtain a Master Degree in Ophthalmology in 1994, and then her Doctorate Degree in Ophthalmology in 2000. She was then appointed to join the faculty staff where she finally became Professor of Ophthalmology in 2010. She developed a special interest in Pediatric Ophthalmology in the year 1995 to mark her first steps with a Doctorate Degree thesis about the evaluation of heparine surface modified IOLs in children.
She then continued a life long commitment to Pediatric Ophthalmology by a series of research topics in different aspects of Pediatric Ophthalmology with special interest in pediatric cataract. Some of her publications appear in International journals as Ophthalmology, Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery and journals in the domain of molecular and clinical genetics.
In 2007 she founded the Association of Children Eyes of Alexandria, a non profit organization concerned with fund raising to sponsor every possible activity related to children eyes. This brought a quantum leap marked by founding and inauguration of Pediatric Ophthalmology Unit in Alexandria University, a place fully equipped with the most up to date instrumentation and technology related to the care of eyes of children. She participated in meetings all over Egypt and some outside Egypt teaching and lecturing and giving courses in Pediatric Ophthalmology, particularly pediatric cataract. She has lectured in Lausanne (Switzerland) in 2009, Beirut in 2010, Tunisia in 2011 and in 2013, Nigeria ( MEACO pediatric cataract course) in 2011, New York( International symposium of pediatric cataract) in 2011 and in 2014. In year 2015 she lectured in Barcelona (World Society of Pediatric Ophthalmology and strabismus ).
In year 2017 she participated in the World Society Pediatric Ophthalmology and strabismus in India by video presentations. In year 2018 she gave a course in management of congenital cataract in Saudi Arabia and Lebanon. In Ethiopia in Addis Ababa in 2018 in COESCA meeting she gave a lecture in management of ectopia lentis in children. In 2019 she gave a lecture in Tunisia in management of ectopia lentis .She gave a course in management of congenital cataract in COESCA meeting in 2019 in Rwanda. In Kuwait she gave lectures in pediatric cataract in 2019 and finally she gave a course and a lecture in congenital cataract in Dubai in the 5th QOIC 2020 meeting.
To Nihal Al Shakankiri, prevention of blindness in children is her whole world.

Education:
1983: Medical Bachelor M.B.B.CH, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University.
1988: Master Degree (M. Sc.) in Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University..
1992: Doctorate of Medicine (M.D.) in Ophthalmology, Cairo University.
1996: Fellowship of Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus, McGill University.

Positions Held:
Present Position: Professor of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University.
Director of Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus, Children’s Hospital
1998 – 2003: Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University.
1993 – 1998: Lecturer of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University.
1990 – 1993: Assistant Lecturer of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University.
1985 – 1988: Resident in Ophthalmic section at Cairo University Hospital.
1984 – 1985: Internship.

Society Memberships:
– American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus
-International Strabismus Association
– Middle East African Council of Ophthalmology (MEACO).
– Egyptian Ophthalmology Society (EOS).
– Egyptian Society of Cataract and Corneal Diseases.
– Egyptian Pediatric Ophthalmology group

Qualifications;

1988 Retina and vitreous fellowship granted after having completed two years of clinical training at the University of Ottawa, School of Medicine, Canada. 1981 Ophthalmology degree granted after fulfilling four years of residency requirements at Rome University (La Sapienza), School of Medicine, Italy. 1976 Medical Degree, Rome University (La Sapienza), Italy.

Professional Experience;

1992- present : Private practice at the Jordan Hospital acting as Chairman of the Department of Ophthalmology. The department is well known in dealing with complicated vitreoretinal surgeries. Head of the examination committee for ophthalmology at the Jordan Medical Council. Before 1992, served in the public sector at King Hussein Medical Sector, Al Basheer Hospital and Jordan University Hospital. Trained several regional doctors in the field of Retina and Vitreous Surgery. Board member of Middle East Africa Vitreo-Retinal Society (MEAVRS). Several original publications in the field of retina and vitreous. Invited speaker in the field of retina and vitreous locally, regionally and internationally. Organizer of local, regional and international retina meetings. Part of the clinical R&D team in the development of new technology in retina and vitreous surgery. Member of the Jordanian Senate health and environment committee since 2016.

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS:

-Bachelor Basic Med. Sc., Kuwait University, Kuwait 1984
-MBChB, Glasgow University, United Kingdom, 1992
-FRCSC, Fellowship of The Royal College of Surgeons & Physicians of Canada, 1999. Canada.
-Certified (one year) fellowship in diseases of the Vitreous and Retina from July 1, 1999 to June 30, 2000. McGill University, Canada.

Certificates:

-Certificate of Provisional Registration As A Medical Practitioner, The General Medical Council (GMC). July 14, 1992. London, United Kingdom. Registration Number 3659861.
-The Medical Council of Canada Evaluating Examination (LMCC). September 9, 1993.
-USMLE step 1 (Basic Science), October 15, 1997.
-USMLE step 2 (Clinical Science), March 4, 1998.
-Clinical Skills Assessment (ECFMG), March 17, 1999.
-Educational Commission For Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG) certificate, April 19, 1999. Certificate Number 0-586-114-1.
-Maintenance of certification program (MOC) certificate of the Royal college of Physician and Surgeons of Canada, from 2000 – 2005.

Graduated from Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University in December 1977, signed up excellent with honor

House officer at Cairo University Hospitals from March 1, 1978 to February 28, 1979

Resident at Cairo University Hospitals from March 18, 1979 to September 9, 1981

Master degree of Ophthalmology in May 1981, signed up excellent Clinical demonstrator, Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University from September 20, 1981 to December 27, 1981

Assistant lecturer, the department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University from December 28, 1981 to August 6, 1985

MD. of Ophthalmology in May 1985

Lecturer, Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, From August 7, 1985 to September 18, 1990

Retina Fellow, Department of Ophthalmology, Illinois University, under supervision of Professor Dr. Gholam Peyman, 1986 & 1987

Assistant Professor, the Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University from September 19, 1990 to November 29, 1995

Professor, the Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, from November 30, 1995 till present Senior Consultant, Vitreoretinal Surgery

MBBS (KSA), DES-OPH (PARIS), DISSO (SWISS), FEBO (PARIS).
Current Appointments:
Abdullah AlQahtani is assistant Professor of Ophthalmology, surgical Retina and Ocular Oncology in King Saud bin Abdul-Aziz university for health science he is also head of Ophthalmology in King Abdul-Aziz medical city-Jeddah.

Education and Training:

Ass/Prof AlQahtani Having obtained his MBBS from King Faisal University, received his ophthalmology training in Paris University (2006-2010) and was institute Curie (Paris) fellow for Ocular Oncology (2011). He is also St-Augustinus hospital (Antwerp) fellow for Surgical Retina (2012).
He has publications and many invited lectures on worldwide.
He was Chosen to represent the kingdom in Arabic physics exam.
Ass/Prof AlQahtani is Ophthalmology board –Jeddah examiner He also obtained the prince Fahad bin Sultan award in scientific Excellency.
Planning committee member of the Retina World Congress.
Chair of Organization and Retina committee in RED SEA Symposium.

Research Interests:

Ass/Prof ALQahtani current research interests include retina and cataract surgical trials, ocular oncology and Uveitis. He is an investigator in King Abdullah international medical research center.

Dr. Shady Awwad is a professor of Ophthalmology and the head of the cornea & refractive surgery division at the American University of Beirut Medical Center. He received his medical degree and completed his residency training at the American University of Beirut. He subsequently completed a fellowship in cornea & refractive surgery and then ocular pathology at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas. Shady’s research and clinical interests are focused on analytical corneal imaging including developing machine learning models, ocular and corneal wavefront analysis, keratoconus diagnosis and treatment, refractive surgery, and intraocular lens calculations after refractive surgery, for which he has two formulas on the ASCRS IOL calculator website.

He created a patented technique to analyze optical coherence tomography images of corneal haze and demarcation lines using artificial intelligence and another software to analyze slit lamp photos, among others, and accurately compute corneal lesions coordinates, surface area, and density, ideal for custom ablation area phototherapeutic keratectomy. He has several online ophthalmology software and tools. He has been awarded , the Alpha Omega Alpha honor society award, the American Academy of Ophthalmology achievement award, and the George Waring Medal for editorial excellence from the Journal of Refractive Surgery.

Work Experience

• Current Position Director Cornea Clinic, Senior Consultant, Eye Department, Apollo Hospitals, Hyderabad, INDIA
• Visiting Consultant, Lanka Hospitals, Colombo, Sri Lanka Al Bahar Hospitals, Kuwait

Previously

• Consultant Ophthalmologist & Cornea Specialist at Sankara Nethralaya Chennai – (1998 to 2005)
• Consultant Ophthalmologist at Apollo Hospitals, Colombo, Srilanka (2002-2003)

Awards And Achievements

Achievement Awards:

• Achievement award at AAO (American Academy of Ophthalmology)
• Achievement award at APAO (Asia Pacific Academy of Ophthalmology)
• Gold Medal from Intraocular Implant& Refractive Society of India
• Gold Medal from SICSSO, Italy
• Gold Medal from SITRAC, Italy
• Oration award at numerous meetings all across in India

Actively involved in teaching & training

• Instruction courses at various international & national meetings, fellowship programs, & training courses in Cornea over the past 17 years

Head of the Corneal Service Singapore National Eye Center (SNEC). Head of the Tissue Engineering and Stem Cell Group at the Singapore Eye Research Institute and Professor with DUKE-NUS GMS. Named Professor of Clinical Innovation at SNEC/SERI. Director of Education, Singhealth Transplant and Deputy Executive Director at SERI. He has trained 22 international fellows, 5 masters students and 6 PhD students. He leads a clinical service and runs a research program comprising of clinical and translational studies. His work is focused on corneal transplantation, femtosecond laser technology, corneal imaging, corneal infections, corneal refractive surgery, keratoprosthesis surgery and corneal genetics. He has published >350 peer-reviewed papers and 15 book chapters. Current H-index 47, citations 7640. He has given >150 invited plenary, symposium and named lectures globally. His research work as generated 15 patents, 5 of which have been licensed to companies.

Deepak P Edward, M.D. FACS, FARVO. is Vice-Chair, Education, Professor of Ophthalmology and Pathology at the University of Illinois College of Medicine, and Adjunct Professor, Wilmer Eye Institute, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland.

Dr. Edward is glaucoma specialist who maintains a busy clinical and surgical schedule for the treatment of advanced and complex glaucoma. He has a wide range of research interests in the fields of glaucoma, ophthalmic education, ophthalmic pathology, biomarkers, cell biology and proteomics. He has over 250 publications and has edited a textbook on glaucoma. He an active member of the American Academy of ophthalmology and received the Senior Achievement Award, and a member of the American Glaucoma Society. Dr Edward is an innovative educator and has been awarded several teaching awards during his career including a Lifetime teaching award at the University of Illinois.

Dr Edward has memberships in several professional societies including AAO, AGS, Verhoeff-Zimmerman Society, and the American Ophthalmological Society.

Professor Walter Sekundo, MD, PhD is Medical Director and Chairman, Department of Ophthalmology, Philipps University of Marburg and University Eye Clinic Germany. In addition, he is the Head Surgeon of SMILEEYES Refractive Clinic Marburg. He is a comprehensive ophthalmic surgeon with special interest in cornea, cataract and refractive surgery. He studied Medicine in Frankfurt/Germany, New Orleans and Durham/USA. He received the postgraduate training at the Dept. of Ophthalmology, University of Bonn/Germany. He also accomplished fellowships in Eye Pathology at Tennents Institute of Ophthalmology (Glasgow/UK), Corneal & Refractive Surgery at Moorfields Eye Hospital (London/UK) and Vitreoretinal Surgery at the University of Marburg (Germany). He is one of the inventors of Small Incision Lenticule Extraction (SMILE) and received several prestigious awards (Leonhard-Klein Award etc.) for this and other microsurgical developments. Prof. Sekundo is member in 11 national and international associations and a reviewer for several professional journals. He is an Editorial Board Member of “Der Ophthalmologe”, the journal of the German Ophthalmological Society. He published 170 original papers, 45 book chapters and edited a book on SMILE. He presented over 700 papers at national and international meetings. Despite all these commitments he remains a busy clinician with a total of over 25,000 procedures and some 1500-2000 anterior and posterior segment procedures annually. For this reason, since 2010 the independent “Focus Magazine” has regularly ranked him as one of the 30 top cataract and refractive surgeons in Germany.

• Consultant Ophthalmologist, cornea , cataract & refractive surgery & uveitis.
• Saudi Board of Ophthalmology 2004
• Fellowship in cornea, cataract& refractive surgery & uveitis at KKESH 2005
• Fellowship of the Royal college of physician & surgeons 2008
• Medical staff at KKESH in Anterior Segment & Uveitis division from 2006-2009
• Chairman of the Department of Ophthalmology at college of medicine Taibah University from 2010 – till present
• Member of the Scientific Ophthalmology board from 2011-2014
• Representative of the Saudi Society of Ophthalmology – Madina area from 2010-till present
• Member of the Red Sea scientific board from its establishment in 2014-till present
• Saudi board examiner from 2014-till present
• Executive Medial Director at Magrabi Eye Centre – Madina& Northern regions from 2015- till present

Dr. Sihem Lazreg currently owns and manages a private practice focused on treating ocular surface disease in adults and children in Algeria, and served as an Associate Professor at the University Hospital Mustapha Bacha of Algiers in 1990 through 2008. Dr. Lazreg obtained her Medical Degree from, completed residency at, and completed a fellowship at Paris Diderot University in France. She specializes in paediatric ophthalmology and ocular surface diseases. She is the leader on ocular surface in North Africa.

Dr. Lazreg has authored many manuscripts on severe allergies (vernal and atopic keratoconjunctivitis), dry eye associated with Sjogren’s Syndrome and graft-versus-host disease, and children’s blepharitis. Her main medical interests include ocular surface diseases, dry eye and allergies, Dr. Lazreg is a scientific coordinator in the Algerian Ophthalmologic Society and she is member of many African, European, Asian and American ophthalmologic societies, she is a member and ambassador of TFOS DEWS2.

• Prof. Mohamed Shafik is a Professor of Ophthalmology at the University of Alexandria, Egypt and serves concurrently as a Cornea and Refractive Surgery Consultant at the Alexandria University Hospital in Egypt.
• Masters degree of Ophthalmology (University of Alex) and Doctorate degree in Ophthalmology (University of Complutense Madrid, Spain), Fellow of Instituto Ramon Castroviejo, Madrid.
• Founder and director of Horus Vision Correction Center, Alexandria and three other leading refractive centers in Egypt and Middle East.
• TFOS (Tear Film and Ocular Surface Society) Global Ambassador.
• Member of Many International Refractive Societies and Founder member of many Refractive Societies in Egypt and Middle East.
• Board member of the Egyptian Society of Ocular Implants and Refractive Surgery (ESOIRS), the Egyptian Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery (EgSCRS) & the Egyptian Refractive Club (ERC).
• Member of Reviewers board of many of the leading Refractive Surgery Peer reviewed journals.
• Winner of many honors and awards from the Egyptian and regional Societies of Refractive Surgery.
• International Global Advisory Board Member of Cataract and Refractive Surgery Today (CRSTE).
• Author of more than 60 Original Articles and Book Chapters in the Field of Refractive Surgery.

Upon completion of ophthalmology residency in 1997, Dr. Hosny worked as a fellow of refractive and anterior segment surgery at the University of Alicante, Spain perusing the clinical research of his Doctorate thesis under supervision of Professor Jorge Alio. He then travelled to work as a Registrar of Ophthalmology at Princess Alexandra Eye Pavilion in Edinburgh for one year. He obtained his Masters Degree from Cairo University in 1996, His FRCS degree from the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh in 1998, and his Doctorate degree in 1999. Dr. Hosny has numerous international publications including coauthoring in David Ben Ezra’s book “Ocular inflammation”. Dr. Hosny is a regular presenter at the ASCRS and occasionally at the ESCRS meetings over the past 12 years. He served for more than six years as panelist and co-Chair person in sessions at the annual meeting of the ASCRS.

Dr. Hosny is currently a Professor of Ophthalmology at Cairo University, he also is a leading Refractive and Anterior segment consultant at Dar El Oyoun Specialized Eye Hospitals in Egypt.

Current Appointment

Full time Faculty Associate Professor, Department of Ophthalmology, Medical College, King Saud University
Full time Consultant, Department of Ophthalmology,
King Saud University Medical City

Past Appointment

Full time Faculty staff, Department of Ophthalmology,
The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, September 2012-August 2013

Personal Data

Cornea and Anterior Segment Clinic, King Saud University Medical City Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

LICENSURE AND EXAMES

• Passed the Saudi License Exam for Medical Post-graduates (SLE), Sep 2003
• Passed the General Surgery Admission Exam for Medical Post-graduates, March 2004
• Passed the Canadian Evaluation Exam (MCCEE), May 2004
• Passed the International Council of Ophthalmology Exam Part I &II (the Basic Science Assessment in Ophthalmology and Optics & Refraction), April 2005
• Passed the USMLE Step 1, May 2010
• Passed the USMLE Step 2 CK, Feb. 2010
• Passed the USMLE Step 2 CS, June 2010
• ECFMG certificate, Issue date Sep. 8th, 2010
• Passed the USMLE Step 3, Nov. 2010
• OKAP score (99th percentile April 2011, 96th percentile April 2010)
• Royal College of Physician and Surgeon of Canada in Ophthalmology, May 2011
• Passed the Written Qualifying Examination (WQE), American Board of Ophthalmology, March 2012. (scored 98th percentile)

• Lecturer of ophthalmology, Fayoum University.
• Anterior segment consultant in International Eye Hospitals Egypt.
• Anterior segment consultant in Magrabi Hospitals of Egypt from April 2005- December 2006.
• Specialist of Ophthalmology in Research Institute of Ophthalmology from May 1995 – August 2004.
• Member of American and European Societies of Cataract and Refractive Surgery.
• Experience of doing more than 2000 cornea surgery, 20000 cataract surgery (phacoemulsification) and more than 5000 LASIK surgery.
• Intensive experience in working with Alcon phacoemulsification machines especially the Infiniti machine.
• Active member in the board of Egyptian cataract and refractive surgery society.
• Organizing the courses for learning and passing skills to others regarding the anterior segment surgeries.
• Consultant to Alcon company in Egypt and middle east. Educating doctors regarding phacoemulsification machines and surgical techniques. And researcher for the development of phacoemulsification machines for Alcon phacomachines.
• Sharing experience in more than 25 live surgeries in phacoemulsication in Egypt and middle east countries.

DR Elrayes is Professor and chairman of department of Ophthalmology at Institute of Ophthalmology in Cairo. He received his medical degree with honor from Ein Shams University. He completed his Ophthalmology training and residency in Cairo University hospital. Dr Elrayes had his master degree in Ophthalmology from Cairo University after which he joined the Associated Retinal Consultants with its great faculty in Royal Oak Michigan for his vitreoretinal fellowship in1993. He also had a year of research fellowship in Research Eye Institute, Oakland University, Rochester Michigan, U.S.A 1994. He received his Ph.D. degree in 1997.

Dr Elrayes is on faculty in the Institute of Ophthalmology in Cairo, joining and participating as primary investigator in clinical trials nationally and internationally, with special interest in diabetic retinopathy, retinal detachment and pediatric retinal surgery. Serves as a vitreoretinal surgeon in the Retina service In the eye institute hospital, International Eye Hospital . He is an innovator of the 23 g fragmatome as well as the innovator of the suprachoroidal surgical techniques and product line. He is a founder of the Arab African Society of Retina Specialists (AASRS), Member of the American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO),Member of the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO),Member of the European Vitreo Retina Society (EVRS),Member of the American society of Retina Specialists (ASRS),Member of the Egyptian Ophthalmological Society, Member of the Club Vit.,Member of the Pan Arab, African Ophthalmological Council. He is a board member of the international affair committee of the American society of retina specialists ,and the liaison leader for the serving Africa and middle east. He received Amin El Maghraby award: Egyptian Ophthalmologic Society Meeting 2001. International education award: American Academy of Ophthalmology 2010. International scholar award: American Academy of Ophthalmology. Honor Award: American Society of Retina specialist 2011 and the Senior Honor Award: American Society of Retina specialist 2014:American Academy of Ophthalmology achievement award 2015. Fellow of the American Society of Retina Specialists 2021.

As of today Dr Elrayes is a professor in the institute of Ophthalmology ,Chairman of the Retina Department , sharing with his colleges teaching and fellow training , publications ,journal reviews , Book chapters and executive committee for a number educational and research committees.

Dr. Ahmed Awadein, MD, FRCS is a Professor of Ophthalmology at Cairo University.

He received his doctorate degree from Cairo University in 2003 and his fellowship degree from the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow in 2004. He acquired clinical fellowship training in Johns Hopkins Hospital in Maryland, USA in 2006, where he received an intensive medical and surgical hands-on training in the field of pediatric ophthalmology and strabismus.

Dr. Ahmed Awadein is specialized in pediatric ophthalmology and strabismus and has performed over 10000 strabismus operations to date, including complex and recurrent cases. He has over 35 international publications in the field of pediatric ophthalmology and strabismus and has developed a computerized test to assist in the evaluation of patients with diplopia. He also participated as an instructor in various national and international conferences.

Ahmed Mostafa Abdelrahman, MD, FRCSED. A professor of Ophthalmology, Cairo University, since 2009 till present. In 2015, he achieved the Professional Postgraduate Diploma in Total Quality Management (TQM) for Healthcare Reform. He is the founder and president of the Egyptian Society for Continuous Ophthalmic Education, (EGSCOE on telegram & Website: egscoe.info). He is a glaucoma consultant with national and international publications and innovations in the field of glaucoma surgery. He is a glaucoma reviewer for a number of PubMed prestigious Ophthalmology. He is the owner of the Giza specialized Eye center (http://www.gizaeyecenter.com) with the Glaucoma Management and Education center being part of it. 2016, the Royal College of Edinburgh council appointed him to be an examiner in the college exams. He received the Education Award from the American Academy of Ophthalmology in 2019.

Ahmed H. Assaf is a professor of Ophthalmology in the faculty of medicine, Ain Shams University, a fellow of the royal college of surgeons of Edinburgh and a consultant of phacorefractive surgery in Al-Watany eye hospital in Cairo. Cataract surgery with premium IOLs is his primary focus, together with the implementation of Femtosecond laser technology, which consists of about 30% of his total annual volume of cataract surgery. He awarded the best paper of session about his study of femtosecond laser cataract surgery in different nuclear density during ASCRS 2017. He started to implant presbyopia-correcting IOLs since 2002 and has substantial experience in various designs of multifocal, new trifocal, and extended depth of focus IOLs. He participated in the pre-launch visual outcome study of AcrySof IQ ReSTOR multifocal toric IOL and presented his results during ESCRS annual meeting in Paris, 2010. He has a particular interest in complicated cataract surgery with intra-scleral haptic fixation (ISHF), together with iris repair and different techniques of pupilloplasty.

Work History:

• January 2014 to current: Professor at Ain Shams University, Cairo
• February 2020 to current: Owner of Assaf Clinic For Eye And Lasik Cairo, Nasr City
• January 2010 to Current: Phaco-refractive Consultant and Shareholder at Al-Watany Eye Hospital Cairo, Heliopolis
• April 2007 to January 2014: Assistant Professor at Ain Shams University Cairo, Abbassia
• April 2002 to April 2007: Lecturer of Ophthalmology at Ain Shams University Cairo, Abbassia
• March 1998 to April 2002: Assistant Lecturer of Ophthalmology at Ain Shams University Cairo, Abbassia
• February 1997 to March 1998: Registrar of Ophthalmology , Ain Shams University Cairo, Abbassia
• June 1994 to February 1997: Resident of Ophthalmology, Ain Shams University Cairo, Abbassia

Teaching activities:

• Developed and implemented curriculum using academic learning strategies and educational pedagogy
• Taught 300+ undergraduate classes per year in ophthalmology department, Ain Shams University.
• Supervised 50+ master and doctorate degrees thesis in Ophthalmology from 2002 till now.

Affiliations:

• Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh (FRCSEd)
• Member of American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO)
• Member of American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery (ASCRS)
• Member of International Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery (ISRS)
• Member of European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery (ESCRS)
• Member of the council of the International Society of Refractive Surgery (ISRS)
• Board Member of Egyptian Society of Ocular Implants and Refractive Surgery (ESOIRS)

Certifications:

• Achievement Award – American Academy of Ophthalmology 2017 (AAO)
• Recognition Award -International Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery 2017 (ISRS)
• International Ophthalmologist Recognition Award – American Academy of Ophthalmology 2019 (AAO)

Publications:

• Eleven peer-reviewed publications in Eye, Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery (JCRS) and others. and several articles in Ocular Surgery News (OSN), Cataract and Refractive Surgery Today (CRST), and Eurotimes journals.
• Reviewer at Journal of Refractive Surgery (JRS)

Surgical Skills:

• Complicated cataract surgery with different techniques of
  IOL fixation without capsular support (a total of 250+ of Yamane, Glued, and Iirissuture IOL fixation procedures).
• Premiums IOLs including presbyopia-correcting and toric IOLs (400+ per year)
• Phaco-emulsification; 1200+ per year, 30% of which include premium IOLs (presbyopia correcting and toric IOLs)
• Lasik, PRK, and femtosmile; 450+ per year.
• Femtosecond laser technology in refractive and cataract surgery (800+ since 2014).
• Topography-guided laser ablation in virgin cornea (Contoura) and early keratoconus and post lasik ectasia (800+ per year).

International Conference Participations:

More than 70 participations by free papers, videos, and posters in international conferences as ESCRS, ASCRS, ASCRS, AAO, WOC, AECOS)
Industry consultancy & advisory board:

• PhysIOL
• Zeiss
• J&J

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Dr. AlQahtani earned his bachelor’s degree in Medicine and Surgery from King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences in Riyadh with first honor degree. After he completed the Ophthalmology Residency training program and obaiting Saudi Board in Ophthalmology, he went to Canada for 2-years fellowship. He completed his Cornea, Anterior Segment and Refractive Surgery fellowship at the University of Ottawa where

he was intensively trained on advanced corneal transplants, complex anterior segment surgeries, ocular surface tumors as well as modern refractive surgery

One of the most qualified surgeons in vitreoretinal surgery and disease, our Director of Retina, and Consultant Ophthalmologist Professor Stanga is a leading expert in his field.
Prof. Stanga practices within the private sector, treating patients of all ages who suffer from a range of conditions affecting the back of the eye.

The main areas of concern for vitreoretinal surgeons are the vitreous, retina and macula. As incredibly important components of the visual system, vitreoretinal surgery is a highly specialised field that encompasses a number of surgical interventions designed to improve or restore the functioning of these parts.

Some of the common reasons you may need a vitreoretinal surgeon include in treating retinal detachment, macular degeneration, or complications relating to diabetic retinopathy.

And when it comes to finding a vitreoretinal surgeon to treat such problems, Prof. Stanga’s expertise, experience, and credentials make him one of the most successful and sought-after in the UK.

Working out of the Manchester Royal Eye Hospital from 2003, Prof. Stanga entered the field of Ophthalmology over 26 years ago. Throughout his long and prosperous career, he’s held many prominent positions at leading institutions such as the Royal Liverpool University Hospital, Moorfields Eye Hospital, New York Hospital, and Cornell University Medical College. In 2018, he moved down to practice at The Retina Clinic London and direct the Retina services.

It was back when he was studying medicine that Prof. Stanga first took an interest in ocular surgery, drawn in by its complexity and artistic nature. Eager to put his talent to good use and develop his skills, Prof. Stanga took a focus on retinal surgery.

With his unique experience and dedication to his craft, Prof. Stanga has become one of the go-to surgeons in the UK for ocular trauma. He regularly works with athletes and sportspeople from the worlds of rugby, football, and polo, them relying on him to restore their precious vision so they can return to the game, and Prof. Stanga enjoy contributing to the sports he loves.

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Qualifications / Professional memberships:

Fellow of the Royal College of Ophthalmologists (Foulds Trophy 2013, Chair of Informatics & Audit Sub-committee)
Member of the American Academy of Ophthalmology (Achievement Award 2011, Senior Achievement Award 2018, Secretariat Award 2010 & 2020)
Member of the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology
President-elect of the European Eye Epidemiology Consortium
Member of the European Glaucoma Society (Next Generation Partnership Co-chair)
Director of the European Society of Ophthalmology Leadership Development Programme
Member of the Glaucoma Research Society (limited to 100 members globally)
Member of the UK and Eire Glaucoma Society

Current NHS / University Post:

Honorary Consultant Ophthalmic Surgeon, Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (Glaucoma Service Training Director (2017-2020)
Associate Professor, UCL Institute of Ophthalmology
Honorary Senior Visiting Fellow, University of Cambridge
Honorary Clinical Lecturer, King’s College London

Medical training:

University of Cambridge – MA(Cantab)
University College London – MB BS
University of Cambridge – Masters in Epidemiology (Nick Day Prize)
University of Cambridge – PhD in Epidemiology
Fellow of the Royal College of Ophthalmologists
Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust – SHO and Registrar training
Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust – Glaucoma Fellowship
Harvard Medical School – Berkeley Fellowship

Current Appointments:
– Chairman of the Ophthalmology College at Kuwait Institute for Medical Specialization (KIMS)
– Assistant Professor, Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Kuwait University.
– Consultant Vitreoretinal surgeon and Ophthalmic Genetics at the Ministry of Health of Kuwait.
– Founder of Alabduljalil Eye Clinic – Kuwait

Education:
– Medical school at Kuwait University
– Ophthalmology residency at Toronto University, Canada.
– Vitreoretinal surgery fellowship at the University of Toronto.
– Ophthalmic genetics and visual electrophysiology fellowship at Casey Eye Institute (OHSU), USA

Dr. Sawsan Rashad NOWILATY is a Senior Academic Consultant Ophthalmologist of the Vitreoretinal Division and the Past Director of Medical Education at King Khaled Eye Specialist Hospital (KKESH) in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
After obtaining her Saudi Board of Ophthalmology and Fellowship in Vitreoretinal Surgery at KKESH in November 1993, she was appointed as a full time member of KKESH Vitreoretinal Division in December 1993, and served as Associate Chief of the Vitreoretinal Division from 1997 to 2004, and as Director of Medical Education at KKESH from 2005 to 2011 and from 2017 to 2018.
Dr Nowilaty is a full-time teacher to Ophthalmology Residents and Fellows and provides mentorship and supervision of residents and fellows research projects. She is a regular Saudi Ophthalmology Board examiner and Invited to Lecturer both in Saudi Arabia and abroad including the American Academy of Ophthalmology. Dr Nowilaty also organized the Annual Saudi Ophthalmology Symposium from 2005 to 2011 and in 2018.
Dr Nowilaty’s major research interests include diabetic retinopathy, macular telangiectasis, posterior microphthlamos and hereditary retinal degenerations. She has delivered over 360 Oral Scientific Presentations and courses in both local and major international ophthalmology meetings in the USA and Europe.
Her publications include two thesis, 54 peer reviewed scientific publications in indexed journals and numerous published abstracts.

Dr Nowilaty is a member of the Saudi Ophthalmologic Society, the American Academy of Ophthalmology, the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology, and she is a fellow of the American Society of Retina Specialists.

Her awards and honors
American Academy of Ophthalmology International Ophthalmologist Scholar Award in 2013
American Academy of Ophthalmology Achievement Award in 2014
Saudi Ophthalmology Society Best Research Award (x2) – in 2014 and 2017
Best Scientific Poster Awards (x2) in 2008 and 2011
Teacher of the Year Award (x3) from 2009 to 2012
Top Teacher Award 2017.

Dr. Sheetal Brar is currently a senior consultant in the phacoemulsification and refractive surgery department and a research coordinator at Nethradhama Eye Hospital, Bangalore. She completed a fellowship in cornea at Aravind Eye Hospital, Madurai (2013) and in phacoemulsification and refractive surgery at Nethradhama Eye Hospital, Bangalore (2014). She was awarded two best paper awards and a runner-up prize for a video in cornea at the 2014 APACRS annual meeting. She also received the prestigious Young Director/New Physician award at the ASCRS annual meeting in San Diego and the grand prize of the film festival at the 2015 APACRS annual meeting. She was also conferred the Shiv Prasad Hardia award fir best refractive paper by the All India Ophthalmological Society in 2016. She has 14 publications in peer-reviewed journals and is a reviewer for Cornea and BMC Ophthalmology

Current Title: Consultant Ophthalmic Surgeon, Medical Director and the Head of the Department of Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus at the Eye Specialty Hospital in Amman, Jordan
Experience:
• Graduated in 1981 from Baghdad University Medical College, Iraq
• Resident in Ophthalmology at Al-Bashir Hospital and the King Hussain Medical Center in Amman
• Membership of the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland and the Royal College of Surgeon in London
• Jordanian Board in Ophthalmology
• Consultant Ophthalmologist at Al-Bashir Hospital and the King Hussain Medical Center
• Fellowship in Pediatric Ophthalmology at Great Ormond Street Children’s Hospital, London, UK and the University College London
• Fellowship in Strabismus surgery and Botulinum toxin injection for strabismus at Moorfield’s Eye Hospital, London, UK
• Special training in cornea and pediatric Keratoplasty in London, UK
• Member of the American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus
• International reviewer of the Journal of the American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus
• Member of the World Society of Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus
• President of the Jordanian Ophthalmological Society 2016-2019
• MEACO Vice President for the Middle East 2019-Now

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Chair and Professor of Ophthalmology, Paris-Saclay University, Head of Ophthalmology Department, Bicêtre Hospital, Le Kremlin-Bicêtre, France

Professor Marc LABETOULLE has been serving as the Head of the Ophthalmology Department at Bicêtre Hospital, Paris-Saclay University, since 2009. He obtained his medical degree and specialized in Ophthalmology in 1994 from Paris-Descartes University. Following his graduation, he held successive positions as a Resident, Assistant, Associate Professor, and finally as a Full Professor in the same Ophthalmology department. During this period, he also spent two years as a full-time researcher (1994-1995 and 1999-2000) at the Virology Department of CNRS (Gif-sur-Yvette), where he headed the “HSV Latency” team from 2002 to 2018. In 2019, he and his research team relocated to the Center for Immunology of Viral Infections and Autoimmune Diseases (IDMIT lab, CEA, Université Paris Saclay Inserm U1184) to continue their experimental research on the pathogenesis of Herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV1) in the nervous and ocular tissues, aiming to uncover new preventive strategies.
Despite holding the position of a professor for 17 years, he continues to examine and operate on patients on a daily basis, alongside his role in educating medical students and residents. He also leads clinical research projects in the field of immune and infectious disorders of the eye, specifically focusing on ocular surface conditions such as the cornea and conjunctiva. Notably, he has been actively involved in the clinical follow-up of eyes of all Sjögren patients, including those in the cohort of the French National Center for Sjögren Disease coordinated by Professor Xavier Mariette, a rheumatologist. Furthermore, he has participated in over 50 clinical trials (international, randomized, controlled), with nine of them as the Principal Investigator. His contributions encompass more than 235 peer-reviewed publications in international ophthalmic journals.

Pediatric ophthalmologist

Strabismus & binocular vision consultant

Chief of strabismus unit, Department of ophthalmology ,Moasat University Hospital , Damascus
University.

Director & founder of Strabismus & Optics Centre (Damascus)

Visitor consultant in ophthalmic centres in Qatar, UAE and Oman.

To be updated

To be updated

Biography Professor Tom H Williamson

Professor Tom H Williamson is a vitreoretinal surgeon at St Thomas Hospital, London. He has a wide experience of surgical interventions for retinal disease with 500 operations performed under his care annually. His research interests have included use of artificial intelligence for diagnosis of retinal disease, investigation and design of new surgical methods, application of technology in clinical care and psychophysical tests in clinical retinal assessment. He regularly performs investigations to determine ways of maximising success rates and reducing complication rates of vitreoretinal surgery and is in demand as an international lecturer on this subject. He has published 5 books and his text Vitreoretinal Surgery is the premier manual for training in vitreoretinal surgery internationally. He has the largest single surgeon dataset of vitreoretinal procedures (with over 14000 operations over 22 years) internationally and over 200 publications on clinical topics in vitreoretinal surgery and ophthalmology, making him one of the premier opinions in vitreoretinal surgery.

Charitable duties include setting up and directing the Eyehope charity for 5 years and performing duties for Fight for Sight and the World Sight Foundation.

He has had many leadership roles including Ophthalmology Training Program Director in London, and Director of Consultants Eye Surgeons Partnership South London and the London Claremont Clinic. He was President of the British and Eire Vitreoretinal Society. He holds a Visiting Professorship in Engineering and Biological Sciences at The University of Surrey. The training program at St Thomas for vitreoretinal surgery is regarded as one of the premier programs for training in the subject.

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Dr(Prof) Pradeep Sharma,MD,FAMS

Ex Professor and Head of Section of Pediatric Ophthalmology, Strabismus and Neuro- Ophthalmology, Dr RP Centre, AIIMS, New Delhi.
Director, Strabismus, Pediatric Ophthalmology and Neuro- Ophthalmology
Centre for Sight, New Delhi, India.

MBBS (1974-79) and MD (1980-82) both from All India Institute of Medical Sciences,New Delhi.
Fellow of National Academy of Medical Sciences, 2007.
Fellowship for Advanced training in Strabismus in USA at Jules Stein Eye Institute UCLA, Wills Eye Hospital Philadelphia and Richmond awarded by International Strabismological Association, 2001

First Asian invited to deliver Knapp Lecture by American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus, AAPOS Vancouver 2016
Achievement Award by American Academy of Ophthalmology, 2017

Col Rangachari Gold Medal for the Best Scientific Paper 1984, and Dr Athavle Award, 2002 of All-India Ophthalmological Society,
Awarded Dr Baldev Singh Oration of NAMS, National Academy of Medical Sciences and named Orations of 14 State Ophthalmological Societies and iFocus H K Tewari Golden Apple 2019.
Visiting faculty in ORBIS.The Flying Eye Hospital, 2002

International Member American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus, and International Strabismological Association Member Communications Committee International Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus Council, IPOSC.
Chairman, Pediatric Ophthalmology & Strabismus, AIOS Collegium for FAICO. Ex Vice President, Ophthalmic Research Association, RPC, AIIMS. Former President, SPOSI, Strabismus and Pediatric Ophthalmological Society of India
Over 250 scientific articles in National and International journals or chapters in books and Books authored: Strabismus Simplified, and Essentials of Ophthalmology.

A caring physician, Dr. Wright has been devoted to the welfare of children with eye disorders and the treatment of adults with strabismus over 30 years. He is an internationally respected as a premier eye muscle surgeon. Dr. Wright has developed many novel eye muscle surgery techniques including minimally invasive surgery and safety techniques. In 2001, Dr. Wright founded the Wright Foundation for Pediatric Ophthalmology and strabismus, a non-profit a 501c3. The foundation’s mission is to reduce blindness in children and improve strabismus surgery outcomes in children and adults trough research, education, and clinical care.
Dr. Wright graduated from South Torrance High school! He attended medical school at Boston University, interned at UCLA Harbor General Hospital, Torrance CA. His ophthalmology residency training was at USC Eye Institute, and had fellowship training at Johns Hopkins University, and Children’s Hospital National Medical Center in Washington D.C. After his training, he started his career at the USC School of Medicine and Children’s Hospital of Los Angeles, serving as faculty and surgeon for 10 years. He then took the position of Director of Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus at The Cleveland Clinic. Because of family responsibilities Dr. Wright returned to Los Angeles where he joined Cedar Sinai Medical Center as head of Pediatric Ophthalmology and served for over 13 years. Dr. Wright has recently moved his office to Torrance and operates in Beverly Hills. He is active as Director of the Wright Foundation and is Adjunct Professor at the prestigious Queen’s University, Kingston, Canada.
Dr. Wright has operated on children and adults with eye muscle disorders from every walk of life, from royalty to the underprivileged. He has participated in numerous international medical missions worldwide. Dr. Wright has participated in many surgical missions worldwide and was honored to be awarded a service medal of honor from the office of the President of Panama for over 20 years of service to Panamanian children. As fate would have it, the youngest of Dr. Wright’s five children developed crossed eyes in infancy. Rather than refer out, Dr. Wright performed “early surgery” on his own son with great results, perfect eye alignment and excellent 3-D vision. His son joined the U.S. Marines and qualified as an expert marksman.
Dr. Wright has authored more than 90 peer reviewed scientific research papers and bestselling textbooks including Color Atlas of Strabismus Surgery by Springer Publishing, Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus by Oxford Press, and the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) handbook Pediatric Ophthalmology for Primary Care. His landmark publication in Pediatrics 2003 on preventing severe ROP with physiologic low oxygen has changed the way we treat premature infants and saved literally thousands of babies from blindness worldwide. He is a national and international speaker giving over 100 invited lectures worldwide including Honored Guest Lecturer at Harvard University in Boston, and visiting Lecturer at Oxford University, England.
Dr. Wright resides in Torrance California and perhaps most importantly Dr. Wright loves his work.

Giuseppe Querques, MD, PhD, is Associate Professor at University Vita-Salute, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy. His main topics are Medical Retina and ophthalmic surgery. Doctor Querques has contributed to more than 600 peer-reviewed articles and over 20 books and book chapters as Editor/Author published mainly in the areas of Medical Retina (age-related macular degeneration, retinal vascular diseases, hereditary retinal diseases, ophthalmic genetics). Doctor Querques is a Board Member of the European Association of Retinal Specialists (EURETINA), and International Retinal Imaging Society (IntRIS), and Member, among others, of the American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO), the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO), the Retina Society, the Club Jules Gonin, and the Macula Society, and is the recipient of the Achievement Award of the AAO and the Young Investigator Award of the Macula Society. Doctor Querques serves as Editor/Associate Editor/Editorial Board Member of Expert Review of Ophthalmology, Nature Scientific Reports, Acta Diabetologica, European Journal of Ophthalmology, Ophthalmologica, Ophthalmology and Therapy, Therapeutic Advances in Ophthalmology, Asia Pacific Journal of Ophthalmology, Retinal Cases & Brief Reports, and American Journal of Ophthalmology Case Reports.

Founding partner and retina specialist at the Institute of Ocular Microsurgery. Academic Head of the Master’s and Postgraduate programmes at IMO Research Foundation, which is part of the Department of Surgery at the Autonomous University of Barcelona (UAB).

Professor of Ophthalmology and Coordinator of the Ophthalmology knowledge area of the Faculty of Medicine at the UAB. He is President of the Spanish Society of Retina and Vitreous (SERV), Head of the Ophthalmology Department at Vall d’Hebron University Hospital and Director of the Ophthalmology Biomedical Research Unit at the same hospital since 2007. Member of the Royal Academy of Medicine in Barcelona.

On a national level, he is Vice-president of the Spanish Retina and Vitreous Society (SERV) and a member of the Board of Directors of the Spanish Ophthalmology Society.

On an international level, he holds the position of Liaison Leader of the American Society of Retina Specialists (ASRS) for Europe, is a member of the Board of Directors of EURETINA and the Board of Directors of Club Jules Gonin, as well as being a founding member and professor at the European School of Advanced Studies in Ophthalmology (ESASO).

He is a specialist in retina surgery, with a special interest in the treatment of diabetic retinopathy and complicated retinal detachment surgery. He is apioneer in Spain in the treatment of macular hole, intraocular tumour surgery and retinal vascular disease.

Gatinel Damien, MD, PhD

Summary:

Damien Gatinel, MD, Ph.D., has been the head of the Anterior and Refractive Surgery Department of the Rothschild Foundation, Paris, since 2007. His research mainly focuses on IOL optical design, IOL power calculation, mathematical modeling of laser refractive surgical procedures, applications of AI in ocular anterior segment pathology, astigmatism correction, and the detection of subclinical keratoconus. He holds a Ph.D. in applied mathematics and devised a new classification for ocular optical aberrations. He owns several patents, including the first diffractive trifocal IOL design (e.g., FineVision IOL), for which he was discerned with the title Knight of the Order of the Crown from the Kingdom of Belgium. Dr. Gatinel is a board member of the Executive Committee of the International Society of Refractive Surgery (ISRS) and the Research Committee of the European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery (ESCRS). He serves on the Editorial Board of the Journal of Refractive Surgery. He has received over 22 international awards, including 17 Best Paper of Session won during ASCRS meetings. Dr. Gatinel has published more than 170 articles in peer-reviewed journals and edited or co-edited five books. In 2018, 2020, 2022, and 2023 he was listed among the 100 top-ranking most influential ophthalmologists (Power List, The Ophthalmologist magazine).

Positions:

Head of Anterior and Refractive Surgery – Ophthalmology Dept, Rothschild Foundation, Paris, France – since 2008
Assistant Professor at the Bichat Claude Bernard Hospital (University of Paris VII):1999 – 2008
Fellow of Ophthalmology (University of Paris XIII) : 1996-1999
Ophthalmology Residency: 1993-1996

Mariantonia Ferrara is a vitreoretinal surgeon. She graduated cum laude in Medicine in 2012 and completed her Specialist Training in Ophthalmology in July 2018 at the University of Naples “Federico II”, Italy. She completed fellowships in Uveitis at the Massachusetts Eye Research and Surgery Institution (USA), Medical Retina at the Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen University Hospital (UK) and Vitreoretinal Surgery at the Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle upon Tyne (UK) and Manchester Royal Eye Hospital, Manchester (UK). Her main research interests are focused on medical retinal and vitreoretinal diseases, vitreoretinal surgery, ophthalmology education.

• Iraqi Board certified and consultant ophthalmologist
• Owner and medical director of North Eye Center, Erbil.
• Fellowship training in cornea and refractive surgery at University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, USA
• Fellowship training in strabismus and pediatrics ophthalmology at Wilmer Eye Institute of Johns Hopkins hospital, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
• First to start deep anterior lamellar keratoplasty in Iraq in 2012
• First to start Keratoprosthesis surgery in Iraq in 2012.
• Presented over 50 presentations in local and international scientific events.
• Published 9 peer-reviewed papers in international journals.
• Was reviewer in multiple international journals including Journal of cataract and refractive surgery
• Performed over 10,000 cataract surgeries.
• Performed over 1000 corneal transplant surgeries.

Professional qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Medicine & Surgery ( M.B.Ch.B.) …1998
Faculty of Medicine, Alexandria University; Egypt.

• Master Degree in Ophthalmology ( M.D.) … 2003
Faculty of Medicine, Alexandria University; Egypt.

• Doctorate Degree in Ophthalmology … 2007
Faculty of Medicine, Alexandria University; Egypt

• Fellowship of the Royal College of Surgeons (Glasgow) … 2017
The Royal College of Surgeons; Glasgow, The United Kingdom

Medical licensure
• Licensed to practice medicine in Egypt by the Egyptian Medical Syndicate in March 2000
• Licensed as an Ophthalmology Specialist in Egypt by the Egyptian Medical Syndicate in April 2004
• Licensed as an Ophthalmology Consultant in Egypt by the Egyptian Medical Syndicate in October 2010
• Registered in the British General Medical Council (GMC) on 15th of April 2019

I am interested in the field of Glaucoma, and pediatric glaucoma to be more specific. I conduct clinical (prospective and retrospective) (and less frequently, basic science) research in the field of pediatric glaucoma.
Disciplines
Ophthalmology
Skills and expertise
Ophthalmology, Cataract Surgery, Glaucoma, pediatric glaucoma

Researchgate link is: Nader Bayoumi (researchgate.net)

Mario R Romano MD PhD is actually Full Professor at Humanitas University in Milan, Italy and Director of Ophthalmology Department, Humanitas Bergamo. He also holds the position of scientific director of European School for Advanced Studies in Ophthalmology (ESASO). He enriched his training in Ophthalmology with fellowships at the Royal Liverpool University Hospital, UK and at the Massachusetts Eye & Ear Infirmary, Harvard Medical School in Boston, USA and. He also completed his PhD in Pharmacology and Molecular Oncology in 2009. In addition to clinical and surgical activity, Prof Romano is devoted to clinical research in the field of retinal diseases and surgical field. He is actually PI for research project founded by competitive grant government (Minister of Health and Research) and by private companies. His research projects account for endo-tamponade, retinal detachment, intraocular temperature, phaco and vitrectomy machine, intraocular inflammation, induced-pluripotent stem cell, regenerative medicine, degenerative ocular disease including age related macular degeneration and diabetic retinopathy. He developed the web platform eLOS (e-learning ocular surgery), which is currently a community of about 1400 ophthalmologists from all over the world. He carries out his activity mainly in the field of vitreoretinal surgery, both in the surgical and research fields.
Link:
MRR Youtube chanel surgical videos: https://www.youtube.com/@marioromano6052/videos
MRR Publications: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/?term=romano+mr&sort=date
MRR Metrics: https://www.scopus.com/authid/detail.uri?authorId=35249070500

Dr. Hasan M. Bahrani, MD

Vitreo-Retina & ROP Specialist
Medical Director,
American Eye & Retina Center,
Erbil, Iraq.

Education:

Medical School:
University of Texas.

Ophthalmology:
University of Kansas.

Vitreoretinal Surgery Fellowship:
Harvard University.

Speaker: Speaker at various national, and international ophthalmology meetings in the US and the Middle East.

Publications: Various publications in world renowned peer reviewed journals.
Reviewer for two major international journals.

Uday Devgan, MD, FACS, FRCS

Cataract & Refractive Surgery
Private Clinic, Devgan Eye Surgery, Los Angeles & Beverly Hills, California, USA

Founder, CataractCoach.com
The world’s largest cataract surgery teaching website with 1850+ videos, 16 million views, 52000 subscribers, and a new video every day.

Academic Appointment:
Clinical Professor of Ophthalmology, UCLA School of Medicine, Los Angeles, USA
Former Chief of Ophthalmology, Olive View UCLA Medical Center
Most awarded ophthalmic surgical teaching professor in the history of UCLA (5x)

Honors:
Dozens of visiting professorships and keynote lectures in the USA and around the world
Named 1 of the top 25 ophthalmic leaders of the past 25 years by Ophthalmology Management
Ranked as the #1 ophthalmologist in California and #2 in the USA (out of 10,000) by Newsweek

Dr Ahad is working as a Senior consultant and head of the anterior segment division at King Khaled Eye Specialist Hospital (KKESH) Riyadh. He is Adjunct associate professor at Alfaisal University Riyadh and member of the medical advisory board of Lions eye Institute for transplant and Research Florida USA. Dr Ahad did his ophthalmology training in Oxford UK, and before coming to Saudi Arabia was working as consultant ophthalmologist in Bournemouth UK. He holds PhD in immunogenetics and his research interests include corneal epithelial regeneration and ocular surface inflammation phenotyping and biomarkers. His main areas of clinical interests are endothelial keratoplasty, ocular surface diseases and immunosuppression.

Summary

Dr. Alaa Mofti is a board-certified Ophthalmologist and a Glaucoma, Cataract and Advanced Anterior
Segment surgeon who is fellowship-trained under the mentorship of world-renowned surgeons at prestigious
institutes in Saudi Arabia and Canada. Dr. Mofti obtained his Ophthalmology board from the joint
ophthalmology residency program in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. He completed a Glaucoma fellowship at King
Khalid Eye Specialist Hospital (KKESH), in affiliation with Wilmer Eye Institute, with Dr. Randy Craven. He
went abroad to complete a Glaucoma fellowship with Dr. Hady Saheb at McGill University, Canada. Then, he
became the first Saudi fellow to train in the Glaucoma and Advanced Anterior Segment Surgery fellowship
program at the University of Toronto under the mentorship of world-renowned surgeon Dr. Ike Ahmed. Dr.
Mofti expertise includes novel Micro-invasive Glaucoma Surgery (MIGS) techniques, Advanced/complex
Cataract surgery, Complex Intra-ocular Lens surgeries, and Iris Reconstruction Surgeries. Dr. Mofti’s core
strengths are his work ethic, attention to detail, and demand for perfection when it comes to his patients’
care.

Areas of Expertise

• Medical, laser and surgical management of Glaucoma in Adults and Pediatric patients, including LPI,
SLT, CPC, Trabeculectomy, Deep Sclerectomy, bleb revision, Glaucoma Drainage Devices (Ahmed,
Baerveldt, Clearpath)
• Micro-Invasive Glaucoma Surgery (iStent G1® – iStent inject® – iStent inject W® – Hydrus® – Kahook Dual
blade® – GATT – OMNI® – XEN® microstent – Preserflo® microshunt – Endocyclophotoplasty)
• Surgical management of routine and complex/dislocated cataracts; with Capsular tension Segment/ring
• Management of Cataract/IOL complications requiring vitrectomy, by both anterior and pars plana
approach
• Refractive cataract surgery and Laser Vision Correction
• Surgical management of Intra-ocular lenses subluxation/dislocation, dysphotopsia and aphakia with irissutured, scleral sutured, intra-scleral haptic fixation and/or IOL exchange
• Iris reconstruction in trauma/aniridia cases by various iris suturing techniques and the use of aniridic/iris
prosthetic implants

Dr. Mahmood Showail is an Assistant Professor at the department of Ophthalmology, King Abdulaziz University and a Cornea, Anterior Segment and Refractive Surgery Consultant at King Abdulaziz University Hospital in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. He is appointed as the chief of Ophthalmology at the International Medical Center (IMC) in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Prior to this, he served as the medical director of Magrabi Al-Murjan Eye complex in Jeddah and was a staff Ophthalmologist and a cornea surgeon at Oakville Trafalgar Memorial Hospital in Oakville, Canada.

Dr. Showail earned his Bachelor’s Degree in Medicine and Surgery from King Abdulaziz University. He went to University of Toronto in Canada for his residency training and obtained his FRCSC degree from the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada. He completed his Cornea, External Disease and Refractive Surgery fellowship at the University of Toronto followed by another year of fellowship in Pediatric Cornea and External Diseases at the world renowned Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) in Toronto.

Dr. Showail is a founding member of the Saudi Group of Cornea and Refractive Surgery. He sits on the review board of many leading peer-reviewed Ophthalmology journals. Dr. Showail has numerous publications in prestigious journals including Cornea, American Journal of Ophthalmology, Canadian Journal of Ophthalmology and Journal of Refractive Surgery.

Professor and Former Head of Ophthalmology Department, Cairo University.

• Head of Cornea and Refractive Surgery Department, Al-Nour Eye Hospital, Cairo.
• Subspecialty: LAMELLAR CORNEAL SURGERY.
• Invited lecturer and guest speaker in the field of Lamellar Corneal Surgery in a lot of international meetings: Eucornea, Keracon, ISCKRS, ACS, SICSSO, RSO
symposium and others.
• Organizer and Lecturer of DMEK Workshops in Cairo University.
• Nationality: Egyptian.

Prof. Boris Malyugin is a world-renowned expert in the field of cataract and implants surgery, practicing at the S. Fyodorov Eye Microsurgery State Institution in Moscow, Russia. He is the current President of the Russian Ophthalmology Society. Dr. Malyugin has made significant contributions to ophthalmology. He is well known for his development of the Malyugin Ring, the device facilitating cataract surgery in patients with small pupils and IFIS. Other innovations include numerous surgical techniques, several microsurgical instruments, modified CTRs, IOLs, etc. Dr. Malyugin has multiple international recognitions, including the Binkhorst Awards from both the ASCRS and ESCRS, Kritzinger Award from ISRS, Kelman Award from BRASCRS, and Pierce Award from UKISCRS. He was invited to present guest lectures and participate in live surgery sessions at numerous national and supranational meetings. He is a member of International Intraocular Implant Club and Academia Ophthalmologica Internationalis, ICO Advisory Boards member. Dr. Malyugin is a Chief Medical Editor of two major Russian Ophthalmic journals and serves as an Editorial Board Member of the Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery, as well as some other national and international ophthalmic journals.

Suzan Amana Rattan MD, consultant ophthalmologist at Al-Kindy Teaching Hospital,
Assistant professor, head of scientific Committee at AL-Kindy College of Medicine / University of Baghdad, Iraq.
She has several papers published in peer-reviewed Scopus indexed journals and was speaker in many international conferences.

Interested in medical and surgical retina, refractive surgery.

Board member in Iraqi Ophthalmology Society.

QUALIFICATIONS:
-M.B.CH.B. / College of medicine, Babylon University, 1999
-F.I.B.M.S, Follow of Iraqi Board of Medical specializations, 2006.

Positions:
-Ophthalmology Lecturer- Babylon Medical College 2007
-Ophthalmology Lecturer –Mustansyria Medical College 2009 and still.
-Ophthalmology specialist – Ibn El-Haithem Teaching eye Hospital (2007 to 2011).
-Ophthalmology specialist Al-Yarmook teaching Hospital 2010 – 2016
-Member of the Consultation Committee / Ministry of health 2012.

Professor Dr Nihal ElShakankiri is a Professor of Pediatric Ophthalmology in Faculty of Medicine, Alexandria University in Egypt.
She completed her undergraduate studies in Alexandria University and obtained her Bachelor Degree in 1989. She completed Ophthalmology residency in Alexandria Main University Hospital to obtain a Master Degree in Ophthalmology in 1994, and then her Doctorate Degree in Ophthalmology in 2000. She was then appointed to join the faculty staff where she finally became Professor of Ophthalmology in 2010. She developed a special interest in Pediatric Ophthalmology in the year 1995 to mark her first steps with a Doctorate Degree thesis about the evaluation of heparine surface modified IOLs in children.
She then continued a life long commitment to Pediatric Ophthalmology by a series of research topics in different aspects of Pediatric Ophthalmology with special interest in pediatric cataract. Some of her publications appear in International journals as Ophthalmology, Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery and journals in the domain of molecular and clinical genetics.
In 2007 she founded the Association of Children Eyes of Alexandria, a non profit organization concerned with fund raising to sponsor every possible activity related to children eyes. This brought a quantum leap marked by founding and inauguration of Pediatric Ophthalmology Unit in Alexandria University, a place fully equipped with the most up to date instrumentation and technology related to the care of eyes of children. She participated in meetings all over Egypt and some outside Egypt teaching and lecturing and giving courses in Pediatric Ophthalmology, particularly pediatric cataract. She has lectured in Lausanne (Switzerland) in 2009, Beirut in 2010, Tunisia in 2011 and in 2013, Nigeria ( MEACO pediatric cataract course) in 2011, New York( International symposium of pediatric cataract) in 2011 and in 2014. In year 2015 she lectured in Barcelona (World Society of Pediatric Ophthalmology and strabismus ).
In year 2017 she participated in the World Society Pediatric Ophthalmology and strabismus in India by video presentations. In year 2018 she gave a course in management of congenital cataract in Saudi Arabia and Lebanon. In Ethiopia in Addis Ababa in 2018 in COESCA meeting she gave a lecture in management of ectopia lentis in children. In 2019 she gave a lecture in Tunisia in management of ectopia lentis .She gave a course in management of congenital cataract in COESCA meeting in 2019 in Rwanda. In Kuwait she gave lectures in pediatric cataract in 2019 and finally she gave a course and a lecture in congenital cataract in Dubai in the 5th QOIC 2020 meeting.
To Nihal Al Shakankiri, prevention of blindness in children is her whole world.

Education:
1983: Medical Bachelor M.B.B.CH, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University.
1988: Master Degree (M. Sc.) in Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University..
1992: Doctorate of Medicine (M.D.) in Ophthalmology, Cairo University.
1996: Fellowship of Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus, McGill University.

Positions Held:
Present Position: Professor of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University.
Director of Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus, Children’s Hospital
1998 – 2003: Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University.
1993 – 1998: Lecturer of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University.
1990 – 1993: Assistant Lecturer of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University.
1985 – 1988: Resident in Ophthalmic section at Cairo University Hospital.
1984 – 1985: Internship.

Society Memberships:
– American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus
-International Strabismus Association
– Middle East African Council of Ophthalmology (MEACO).
– Egyptian Ophthalmology Society (EOS).
– Egyptian Society of Cataract and Corneal Diseases.
– Egyptian Pediatric Ophthalmology group

Qualifications;

1988 Retina and vitreous fellowship granted after having completed two years of clinical training at the University of Ottawa, School of Medicine, Canada. 1981 Ophthalmology degree granted after fulfilling four years of residency requirements at Rome University (La Sapienza), School of Medicine, Italy. 1976 Medical Degree, Rome University (La Sapienza), Italy.

Professional Experience;

1992- present : Private practice at the Jordan Hospital acting as Chairman of the Department of Ophthalmology. The department is well known in dealing with complicated vitreoretinal surgeries. Head of the examination committee for ophthalmology at the Jordan Medical Council. Before 1992, served in the public sector at King Hussein Medical Sector, Al Basheer Hospital and Jordan University Hospital. Trained several regional doctors in the field of Retina and Vitreous Surgery. Board member of Middle East Africa Vitreo-Retinal Society (MEAVRS). Several original publications in the field of retina and vitreous. Invited speaker in the field of retina and vitreous locally, regionally and internationally. Organizer of local, regional and international retina meetings. Part of the clinical R&D team in the development of new technology in retina and vitreous surgery. Member of the Jordanian Senate health and environment committee since 2016.

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS:

-Bachelor Basic Med. Sc., Kuwait University, Kuwait 1984
-MBChB, Glasgow University, United Kingdom, 1992
-FRCSC, Fellowship of The Royal College of Surgeons & Physicians of Canada, 1999. Canada.
-Certified (one year) fellowship in diseases of the Vitreous and Retina from July 1, 1999 to June 30, 2000. McGill University, Canada.

Certificates:

-Certificate of Provisional Registration As A Medical Practitioner, The General Medical Council (GMC). July 14, 1992. London, United Kingdom. Registration Number 3659861.
-The Medical Council of Canada Evaluating Examination (LMCC). September 9, 1993.
-USMLE step 1 (Basic Science), October 15, 1997.
-USMLE step 2 (Clinical Science), March 4, 1998.
-Clinical Skills Assessment (ECFMG), March 17, 1999.
-Educational Commission For Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG) certificate, April 19, 1999. Certificate Number 0-586-114-1.
-Maintenance of certification program (MOC) certificate of the Royal college of Physician and Surgeons of Canada, from 2000 – 2005.

Graduated from Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University in December 1977, signed up excellent with honor

House officer at Cairo University Hospitals from March 1, 1978 to February 28, 1979

Resident at Cairo University Hospitals from March 18, 1979 to September 9, 1981

Master degree of Ophthalmology in May 1981, signed up excellent Clinical demonstrator, Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University from September 20, 1981 to December 27, 1981

Assistant lecturer, the department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University from December 28, 1981 to August 6, 1985

MD. of Ophthalmology in May 1985

Lecturer, Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, From August 7, 1985 to September 18, 1990

Retina Fellow, Department of Ophthalmology, Illinois University, under supervision of Professor Dr. Gholam Peyman, 1986 & 1987

Assistant Professor, the Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University from September 19, 1990 to November 29, 1995

Professor, the Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, from November 30, 1995 till present Senior Consultant, Vitreoretinal Surgery

MBBS (KSA), DES-OPH (PARIS), DISSO (SWISS), FEBO (PARIS).
Current Appointments:
Abdullah AlQahtani is assistant Professor of Ophthalmology, surgical Retina and Ocular Oncology in King Saud bin Abdul-Aziz university for health science he is also head of Ophthalmology in King Abdul-Aziz medical city-Jeddah.

Education and Training:

Ass/Prof AlQahtani Having obtained his MBBS from King Faisal University, received his ophthalmology training in Paris University (2006-2010) and was institute Curie (Paris) fellow for Ocular Oncology (2011). He is also St-Augustinus hospital (Antwerp) fellow for Surgical Retina (2012).
He has publications and many invited lectures on worldwide.
He was Chosen to represent the kingdom in Arabic physics exam.
Ass/Prof AlQahtani is Ophthalmology board –Jeddah examiner He also obtained the prince Fahad bin Sultan award in scientific Excellency.
Planning committee member of the Retina World Congress.
Chair of Organization and Retina committee in RED SEA Symposium.

Research Interests:

Ass/Prof ALQahtani current research interests include retina and cataract surgical trials, ocular oncology and Uveitis. He is an investigator in King Abdullah international medical research center.

Dr. Shady Awwad is a professor of Ophthalmology and the head of the cornea & refractive surgery division at the American University of Beirut Medical Center. He received his medical degree and completed his residency training at the American University of Beirut. He subsequently completed a fellowship in cornea & refractive surgery and then ocular pathology at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas. Shady’s research and clinical interests are focused on analytical corneal imaging including developing machine learning models, ocular and corneal wavefront analysis, keratoconus diagnosis and treatment, refractive surgery, and intraocular lens calculations after refractive surgery, for which he has two formulas on the ASCRS IOL calculator website.

He created a patented technique to analyze optical coherence tomography images of corneal haze and demarcation lines using artificial intelligence and another software to analyze slit lamp photos, among others, and accurately compute corneal lesions coordinates, surface area, and density, ideal for custom ablation area phototherapeutic keratectomy. He has several online ophthalmology software and tools. He has been awarded , the Alpha Omega Alpha honor society award, the American Academy of Ophthalmology achievement award, and the George Waring Medal for editorial excellence from the Journal of Refractive Surgery.

Work Experience

• Current Position Director Cornea Clinic, Senior Consultant, Eye Department, Apollo Hospitals, Hyderabad, INDIA
• Visiting Consultant, Lanka Hospitals, Colombo, Sri Lanka Al Bahar Hospitals, Kuwait

Previously

• Consultant Ophthalmologist & Cornea Specialist at Sankara Nethralaya Chennai – (1998 to 2005)
• Consultant Ophthalmologist at Apollo Hospitals, Colombo, Srilanka (2002-2003)

Awards And Achievements

Achievement Awards:

• Achievement award at AAO (American Academy of Ophthalmology)
• Achievement award at APAO (Asia Pacific Academy of Ophthalmology)
• Gold Medal from Intraocular Implant& Refractive Society of India
• Gold Medal from SICSSO, Italy
• Gold Medal from SITRAC, Italy
• Oration award at numerous meetings all across in India

Actively involved in teaching & training

• Instruction courses at various international & national meetings, fellowship programs, & training courses in Cornea over the past 17 years

Head of the Corneal Service Singapore National Eye Center (SNEC). Head of the Tissue Engineering and Stem Cell Group at the Singapore Eye Research Institute and Professor with DUKE-NUS GMS. Named Professor of Clinical Innovation at SNEC/SERI. Director of Education, Singhealth Transplant and Deputy Executive Director at SERI. He has trained 22 international fellows, 5 masters students and 6 PhD students. He leads a clinical service and runs a research program comprising of clinical and translational studies. His work is focused on corneal transplantation, femtosecond laser technology, corneal imaging, corneal infections, corneal refractive surgery, keratoprosthesis surgery and corneal genetics. He has published >350 peer-reviewed papers and 15 book chapters. Current H-index 47, citations 7640. He has given >150 invited plenary, symposium and named lectures globally. His research work as generated 15 patents, 5 of which have been licensed to companies.

Deepak P Edward, M.D. FACS, FARVO. is Vice-Chair, Education, Professor of Ophthalmology and Pathology at the University of Illinois College of Medicine, and Adjunct Professor, Wilmer Eye Institute, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland.

Dr. Edward is glaucoma specialist who maintains a busy clinical and surgical schedule for the treatment of advanced and complex glaucoma. He has a wide range of research interests in the fields of glaucoma, ophthalmic education, ophthalmic pathology, biomarkers, cell biology and proteomics. He has over 250 publications and has edited a textbook on glaucoma. He an active member of the American Academy of ophthalmology and received the Senior Achievement Award, and a member of the American Glaucoma Society. Dr Edward is an innovative educator and has been awarded several teaching awards during his career including a Lifetime teaching award at the University of Illinois.

Dr Edward has memberships in several professional societies including AAO, AGS, Verhoeff-Zimmerman Society, and the American Ophthalmological Society.

Professor Walter Sekundo, MD, PhD is Medical Director and Chairman, Department of Ophthalmology, Philipps University of Marburg and University Eye Clinic Germany. In addition, he is the Head Surgeon of SMILEEYES Refractive Clinic Marburg. He is a comprehensive ophthalmic surgeon with special interest in cornea, cataract and refractive surgery. He studied Medicine in Frankfurt/Germany, New Orleans and Durham/USA. He received the postgraduate training at the Dept. of Ophthalmology, University of Bonn/Germany. He also accomplished fellowships in Eye Pathology at Tennents Institute of Ophthalmology (Glasgow/UK), Corneal & Refractive Surgery at Moorfields Eye Hospital (London/UK) and Vitreoretinal Surgery at the University of Marburg (Germany). He is one of the inventors of Small Incision Lenticule Extraction (SMILE) and received several prestigious awards (Leonhard-Klein Award etc.) for this and other microsurgical developments. Prof. Sekundo is member in 11 national and international associations and a reviewer for several professional journals. He is an Editorial Board Member of “Der Ophthalmologe”, the journal of the German Ophthalmological Society. He published 170 original papers, 45 book chapters and edited a book on SMILE. He presented over 700 papers at national and international meetings. Despite all these commitments he remains a busy clinician with a total of over 25,000 procedures and some 1500-2000 anterior and posterior segment procedures annually. For this reason, since 2010 the independent “Focus Magazine” has regularly ranked him as one of the 30 top cataract and refractive surgeons in Germany.

• Consultant Ophthalmologist, cornea , cataract & refractive surgery & uveitis.
• Saudi Board of Ophthalmology 2004
• Fellowship in cornea, cataract& refractive surgery & uveitis at KKESH 2005
• Fellowship of the Royal college of physician & surgeons 2008
• Medical staff at KKESH in Anterior Segment & Uveitis division from 2006-2009
• Chairman of the Department of Ophthalmology at college of medicine Taibah University from 2010 – till present
• Member of the Scientific Ophthalmology board from 2011-2014
• Representative of the Saudi Society of Ophthalmology – Madina area from 2010-till present
• Member of the Red Sea scientific board from its establishment in 2014-till present
• Saudi board examiner from 2014-till present
• Executive Medial Director at Magrabi Eye Centre – Madina& Northern regions from 2015- till present

Dr. Sihem Lazreg currently owns and manages a private practice focused on treating ocular surface disease in adults and children in Algeria, and served as an Associate Professor at the University Hospital Mustapha Bacha of Algiers in 1990 through 2008. Dr. Lazreg obtained her Medical Degree from, completed residency at, and completed a fellowship at Paris Diderot University in France. She specializes in paediatric ophthalmology and ocular surface diseases. She is the leader on ocular surface in North Africa.

Dr. Lazreg has authored many manuscripts on severe allergies (vernal and atopic keratoconjunctivitis), dry eye associated with Sjogren’s Syndrome and graft-versus-host disease, and children’s blepharitis. Her main medical interests include ocular surface diseases, dry eye and allergies, Dr. Lazreg is a scientific coordinator in the Algerian Ophthalmologic Society and she is member of many African, European, Asian and American ophthalmologic societies, she is a member and ambassador of TFOS DEWS2.

• Prof. Mohamed Shafik is a Professor of Ophthalmology at the University of Alexandria, Egypt and serves concurrently as a Cornea and Refractive Surgery Consultant at the Alexandria University Hospital in Egypt.
• Masters degree of Ophthalmology (University of Alex) and Doctorate degree in Ophthalmology (University of Complutense Madrid, Spain), Fellow of Instituto Ramon Castroviejo, Madrid.
• Founder and director of Horus Vision Correction Center, Alexandria and three other leading refractive centers in Egypt and Middle East.
• TFOS (Tear Film and Ocular Surface Society) Global Ambassador.
• Member of Many International Refractive Societies and Founder member of many Refractive Societies in Egypt and Middle East.
• Board member of the Egyptian Society of Ocular Implants and Refractive Surgery (ESOIRS), the Egyptian Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery (EgSCRS) & the Egyptian Refractive Club (ERC).
• Member of Reviewers board of many of the leading Refractive Surgery Peer reviewed journals.
• Winner of many honors and awards from the Egyptian and regional Societies of Refractive Surgery.
• International Global Advisory Board Member of Cataract and Refractive Surgery Today (CRSTE).
• Author of more than 60 Original Articles and Book Chapters in the Field of Refractive Surgery.

Upon completion of ophthalmology residency in 1997, Dr. Hosny worked as a fellow of refractive and anterior segment surgery at the University of Alicante, Spain perusing the clinical research of his Doctorate thesis under supervision of Professor Jorge Alio. He then travelled to work as a Registrar of Ophthalmology at Princess Alexandra Eye Pavilion in Edinburgh for one year. He obtained his Masters Degree from Cairo University in 1996, His FRCS degree from the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh in 1998, and his Doctorate degree in 1999. Dr. Hosny has numerous international publications including coauthoring in David Ben Ezra’s book “Ocular inflammation”. Dr. Hosny is a regular presenter at the ASCRS and occasionally at the ESCRS meetings over the past 12 years. He served for more than six years as panelist and co-Chair person in sessions at the annual meeting of the ASCRS.

Dr. Hosny is currently a Professor of Ophthalmology at Cairo University, he also is a leading Refractive and Anterior segment consultant at Dar El Oyoun Specialized Eye Hospitals in Egypt.

Current Appointment

Full time Faculty Associate Professor, Department of Ophthalmology, Medical College, King Saud University
Full time Consultant, Department of Ophthalmology,
King Saud University Medical City

Past Appointment

Full time Faculty staff, Department of Ophthalmology,
The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, September 2012-August 2013

Personal Data

Cornea and Anterior Segment Clinic, King Saud University Medical City Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

LICENSURE AND EXAMES

• Passed the Saudi License Exam for Medical Post-graduates (SLE), Sep 2003
• Passed the General Surgery Admission Exam for Medical Post-graduates, March 2004
• Passed the Canadian Evaluation Exam (MCCEE), May 2004
• Passed the International Council of Ophthalmology Exam Part I &II (the Basic Science Assessment in Ophthalmology and Optics & Refraction), April 2005
• Passed the USMLE Step 1, May 2010
• Passed the USMLE Step 2 CK, Feb. 2010
• Passed the USMLE Step 2 CS, June 2010
• ECFMG certificate, Issue date Sep. 8th, 2010
• Passed the USMLE Step 3, Nov. 2010
• OKAP score (99th percentile April 2011, 96th percentile April 2010)
• Royal College of Physician and Surgeon of Canada in Ophthalmology, May 2011
• Passed the Written Qualifying Examination (WQE), American Board of Ophthalmology, March 2012. (scored 98th percentile)

• Lecturer of ophthalmology, Fayoum University.
• Anterior segment consultant in International Eye Hospitals Egypt.
• Anterior segment consultant in Magrabi Hospitals of Egypt from April 2005- December 2006.
• Specialist of Ophthalmology in Research Institute of Ophthalmology from May 1995 – August 2004.
• Member of American and European Societies of Cataract and Refractive Surgery.
• Experience of doing more than 2000 cornea surgery, 20000 cataract surgery (phacoemulsification) and more than 5000 LASIK surgery.
• Intensive experience in working with Alcon phacoemulsification machines especially the Infiniti machine.
• Active member in the board of Egyptian cataract and refractive surgery society.
• Organizing the courses for learning and passing skills to others regarding the anterior segment surgeries.
• Consultant to Alcon company in Egypt and middle east. Educating doctors regarding phacoemulsification machines and surgical techniques. And researcher for the development of phacoemulsification machines for Alcon phacomachines.
• Sharing experience in more than 25 live surgeries in phacoemulsication in Egypt and middle east countries.

DR Elrayes is Professor and chairman of department of Ophthalmology at Institute of Ophthalmology in Cairo. He received his medical degree with honor from Ein Shams University. He completed his Ophthalmology training and residency in Cairo University hospital. Dr Elrayes had his master degree in Ophthalmology from Cairo University after which he joined the Associated Retinal Consultants with its great faculty in Royal Oak Michigan for his vitreoretinal fellowship in1993. He also had a year of research fellowship in Research Eye Institute, Oakland University, Rochester Michigan, U.S.A 1994. He received his Ph.D. degree in 1997.

Dr Elrayes is on faculty in the Institute of Ophthalmology in Cairo, joining and participating as primary investigator in clinical trials nationally and internationally, with special interest in diabetic retinopathy, retinal detachment and pediatric retinal surgery. Serves as a vitreoretinal surgeon in the Retina service In the eye institute hospital, International Eye Hospital . He is an innovator of the 23 g fragmatome as well as the innovator of the suprachoroidal surgical techniques and product line. He is a founder of the Arab African Society of Retina Specialists (AASRS), Member of the American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO),Member of the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO),Member of the European Vitreo Retina Society (EVRS),Member of the American society of Retina Specialists (ASRS),Member of the Egyptian Ophthalmological Society, Member of the Club Vit.,Member of the Pan Arab, African Ophthalmological Council. He is a board member of the international affair committee of the American society of retina specialists ,and the liaison leader for the serving Africa and middle east. He received Amin El Maghraby award: Egyptian Ophthalmologic Society Meeting 2001. International education award: American Academy of Ophthalmology 2010. International scholar award: American Academy of Ophthalmology. Honor Award: American Society of Retina specialist 2011 and the Senior Honor Award: American Society of Retina specialist 2014:American Academy of Ophthalmology achievement award 2015. Fellow of the American Society of Retina Specialists 2021.

As of today Dr Elrayes is a professor in the institute of Ophthalmology ,Chairman of the Retina Department , sharing with his colleges teaching and fellow training , publications ,journal reviews , Book chapters and executive committee for a number educational and research committees.

Dr. Ahmed Awadein, MD, FRCS is a Professor of Ophthalmology at Cairo University.

He received his doctorate degree from Cairo University in 2003 and his fellowship degree from the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow in 2004. He acquired clinical fellowship training in Johns Hopkins Hospital in Maryland, USA in 2006, where he received an intensive medical and surgical hands-on training in the field of pediatric ophthalmology and strabismus.

Dr. Ahmed Awadein is specialized in pediatric ophthalmology and strabismus and has performed over 10000 strabismus operations to date, including complex and recurrent cases. He has over 35 international publications in the field of pediatric ophthalmology and strabismus and has developed a computerized test to assist in the evaluation of patients with diplopia. He also participated as an instructor in various national and international conferences.

Ahmed Mostafa Abdelrahman, MD, FRCSED. A professor of Ophthalmology, Cairo University, since 2009 till present. In 2015, he achieved the Professional Postgraduate Diploma in Total Quality Management (TQM) for Healthcare Reform. He is the founder and president of the Egyptian Society for Continuous Ophthalmic Education, (EGSCOE on telegram & Website: egscoe.info). He is a glaucoma consultant with national and international publications and innovations in the field of glaucoma surgery. He is a glaucoma reviewer for a number of PubMed prestigious Ophthalmology. He is the owner of the Giza specialized Eye center (http://www.gizaeyecenter.com) with the Glaucoma Management and Education center being part of it. 2016, the Royal College of Edinburgh council appointed him to be an examiner in the college exams. He received the Education Award from the American Academy of Ophthalmology in 2019.

Ahmed H. Assaf is a professor of Ophthalmology in the faculty of medicine, Ain Shams University, a fellow of the royal college of surgeons of Edinburgh and a consultant of phacorefractive surgery in Al-Watany eye hospital in Cairo. Cataract surgery with premium IOLs is his primary focus, together with the implementation of Femtosecond laser technology, which consists of about 30% of his total annual volume of cataract surgery. He awarded the best paper of session about his study of femtosecond laser cataract surgery in different nuclear density during ASCRS 2017. He started to implant presbyopia-correcting IOLs since 2002 and has substantial experience in various designs of multifocal, new trifocal, and extended depth of focus IOLs. He participated in the pre-launch visual outcome study of AcrySof IQ ReSTOR multifocal toric IOL and presented his results during ESCRS annual meeting in Paris, 2010. He has a particular interest in complicated cataract surgery with intra-scleral haptic fixation (ISHF), together with iris repair and different techniques of pupilloplasty.

Work History:

• January 2014 to current: Professor at Ain Shams University, Cairo
• February 2020 to current: Owner of Assaf Clinic For Eye And Lasik Cairo, Nasr City
• January 2010 to Current: Phaco-refractive Consultant and Shareholder at Al-Watany Eye Hospital Cairo, Heliopolis
• April 2007 to January 2014: Assistant Professor at Ain Shams University Cairo, Abbassia
• April 2002 to April 2007: Lecturer of Ophthalmology at Ain Shams University Cairo, Abbassia
• March 1998 to April 2002: Assistant Lecturer of Ophthalmology at Ain Shams University Cairo, Abbassia
• February 1997 to March 1998: Registrar of Ophthalmology , Ain Shams University Cairo, Abbassia
• June 1994 to February 1997: Resident of Ophthalmology, Ain Shams University Cairo, Abbassia

Teaching activities:

• Developed and implemented curriculum using academic learning strategies and educational pedagogy
• Taught 300+ undergraduate classes per year in ophthalmology department, Ain Shams University.
• Supervised 50+ master and doctorate degrees thesis in Ophthalmology from 2002 till now.

Affiliations:

• Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh (FRCSEd)
• Member of American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO)
• Member of American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery (ASCRS)
• Member of International Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery (ISRS)
• Member of European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery (ESCRS)
• Member of the council of the International Society of Refractive Surgery (ISRS)
• Board Member of Egyptian Society of Ocular Implants and Refractive Surgery (ESOIRS)

Certifications:

• Achievement Award – American Academy of Ophthalmology 2017 (AAO)
• Recognition Award -International Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery 2017 (ISRS)
• International Ophthalmologist Recognition Award – American Academy of Ophthalmology 2019 (AAO)

Publications:

• Eleven peer-reviewed publications in Eye, Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery (JCRS) and others. and several articles in Ocular Surgery News (OSN), Cataract and Refractive Surgery Today (CRST), and Eurotimes journals.
• Reviewer at Journal of Refractive Surgery (JRS)

Surgical Skills:

• Complicated cataract surgery with different techniques of
  IOL fixation without capsular support (a total of 250+ of Yamane, Glued, and Iirissuture IOL fixation procedures).
• Premiums IOLs including presbyopia-correcting and toric IOLs (400+ per year)
• Phaco-emulsification; 1200+ per year, 30% of which include premium IOLs (presbyopia correcting and toric IOLs)
• Lasik, PRK, and femtosmile; 450+ per year.
• Femtosecond laser technology in refractive and cataract surgery (800+ since 2014).
• Topography-guided laser ablation in virgin cornea (Contoura) and early keratoconus and post lasik ectasia (800+ per year).

International Conference Participations:

More than 70 participations by free papers, videos, and posters in international conferences as ESCRS, ASCRS, ASCRS, AAO, WOC, AECOS)
Industry consultancy & advisory board:

• PhysIOL
• Zeiss
• J&J

To be updated

Dr, Alneyadi is a consultant ophthalmologist, having earned his medical degree from the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland. He received the German Board of Ophthalmology (Facharzt) and the European Board of Ophthalmology (Paris, France). He has 5 in Cataract and Refractive Surgery

PROFESSIONAL APPOINTMENTS

Current Position:
Clinical Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology

Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of Case Western Reserve

University

Cleveland, Ohio, USA

February, 2020 – present

Women Professional Staff Association, Board Member

Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
January, 2020– present

Staff Physician

Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi

Eye Institute

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

February, 2017 – present

To be updated

Dr Arbabi is the Medical Director of the Moorfields Eye Hospital Abu Dhabi. Prior to joining Moorfields Eye Hospital, he was working as a consultant ophthalmologist and the Head for Laser & Refractive Services at the Royal Liverpool University Hospital in the UK where he helped establish the fully fledged world-class Refractive Services: St Pauls Laser Vision so non-NHS procedures and non-NHS patients can benefit from receiving high quality care in a tertiary referral hospital.

He holds several prestigious degrees and certifications in the field of cataract and refractive surgery including MSc in Cataract and Refractive Surgery, Certificate in Laser and Refractive Surgery (CertLRS) from Royal College of Ophthalmologist and Fellow of European Board of Ophthalmology Subspecialty Diploma in Cataract and Refractive Surgery (FEBOS-CR).

He is a member of Royal College of Ophthalmologists, European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons, European Board of Ophthalmology, UK Cross-Linking Consortium, EYE -LAW CHAMBERS – Medicolegal Expert and Expert, Association of Personal Injury Lawyers (APIL).

He is instrumental in high quality papers in various peer reviewed journals and numerous scientific and ophthalmology publications. He is also an examiner for the University of Leeds and the University of Liverpool and for the European Board of Ophthalmologist (FEBO exam).

Prof. Hani Sakla, consultant Ophthalmologist and head of Cataract, cornea and refractive surgery unit in Dubai Health Authority; Professor of Ophthalmology Dubai medical college. Founder and Director of Ebsaar Eye Surgery Center and Spanish Eye Clinic in Dubai.
Prof Hani is recognised for his work in the treatment of Keratoconus. He has published many peer reviewed papers and books on Refractive surgery, keratoconus, cataract, bioadhesives and presented at numerous international conferences.

Tamer Gamaly is a consultant Ophthalmologist, working in MAGRABI Eye Centers & Hospitals “UAE – EGYPT – OMAN – KSA”, since 1998 till now.
He is practicing Ophthalmology since 1994. Tamer has obtained his Fellowship from the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh. UK, in 2003, as well he had his master’s degree in Ophthalmology, Ain Shams University, Cairo-Egypt, in 1998.
His main Interests and expertise in Refractive Surgeries and Corneal Surgeries.
Tamer is a member of many national and international societies and organizations. Recently he is a member of the Executive committee of the ISRS ”International Society of Refractive Surgery”, as well a member of the Regional Advisory committee of the AAO “American Academy of Ophthalmology”.
He is actively participating in many conferences around the world as well shared in organizing many scientific conferences for which he received many awards from different national and international organizations.

Dr. Tahra AlMahmoud, Department of Surgery, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, United Arab Emirates University. Completed Ophthalmology residency at McGill University and is a Fellow of Royal College of Surgeon of Canada. Her research focuses on exploring reasons for eye related morbidity and its prevention.

Mazen Sinjab
MD, MSc, ABOphth, PhD, FRCOphth (London), CertLRS (London)

A consultant ophthalmic surgeon practicing in Dubai, UAE.
A visiting professor of Ophthalmology at Hassan II University, Casablanca, Morocco, and a past professor of Ophthalmology at Damascus University, Damascus, Syria.

A member of the examination board at The Royal College of Surgeons in Edinburgh.
Certified with the CertLRS (laser and refractive surgery) from the Royal College of Ophthalmologists in London.
The main field of specialty of Prof. Sinjab is cataract and refractive surgery, and keratoconus management.

Current Position:
2021 – present
Corneal, cataract & Refractive Surgeon
Mediclinic Airport Road Hospital, Abu Dhabi.

Professional Qualifications:
2019: Cert LRS Certificate of Laser & Refractive Surgery, Royal College of Ophthalmologists, London.
2015: CCT Certificate of Completion of Training (General Medical Council, UK – GMC reg no 7001533)
2013: FRCOphth. Fellowship of the Royal College of Ophthalmologists, London.
2012: PGCert. Cataract and refractive surgery. University of Ulster, Belfast.
2007: FRCS. Fellowship of the Royal College of Physicians & Surgeons, Glasgow.
2003: ICO certification. Basic, optics and clinical assessments of the International Council of Ophthalmology.
2000: MBBS. Bahauddin Zakriya University, Multan.

Awards:
•AAO Golden Ribbon 2010
•AAO Golden Ribbon 2011
•ASCRS Best Paper 2012
•ASCRS Best Paper 2012
•UKISCRS Best Paper 2011

Current Position:

Sept 2007 up to date
Zayed Military Hospital (ZMH) Cornea and Anterior Segment Consultant
• Established Cornea Service
• Established Corneal Transplantation Program
• Refractive Surgery including Femtosecond Laser, complicated and advanced refractive procedures
• Intrastroaml Corneal Rings
• Lamellar and Full thickness Corneal Transplants (PKP, DALK, DSAEK, DMEK)
• Limbal Stem Cells Transplants
• Amniotic Membranes Surgeries
• Phaco/ECCE, Triple Procedure
• Toric Intraocular Contact lens Surgery
• Premium IOL (multifocal, Toric)
• Iris and Scleral Fixated IOL
• Emergency Ocular Surgeries.
• Pediatrics cornea and cataracts

Dec 2012 up to date
Shaikh Khalifa Medical City
• Consultant Cornea and anterior segment Surgeon

Prizes and Awards:
• Al Nukhba Award by Abu Dhabi Tourism Authority, Government of Abu Dhabi, 2017: An award for successful leading events in the Capital, Granted for Abu Dhabi Ophthalmology Review Conference, ADORE as a founder and President.
• ACGME-I accreditation for Ophthalmology Award, SEHA Feb, 2017
• Exemplary Physician in the Medical Services Corps, 2014: This prize is a warded to one physician yearly for an outstanding performance at clinical and administrative roles.
• Scholarship from Zayed University for the EHCMA course, 2010
• Sheikh Rashid’s Award for Scientific Achievement, 2006: Awarded to exceptional UAE nationals who obtain Board degrees.
• First Prize Clinician, McGill Ophthalmology Clinical and Research Day, 2004: This Prize is given by the department of Ophthalmology, McGill University to the best clinical research.
• Sheikh Rashid’s Award for Scientific Achievement, 1999: This is a national award that is given to a graduate who is nominated by the Medical School for the best performance throughout the 7 years of medical school
• Excellence in Final Integrated Exam (FIE) Award, 1999: The FIE is an integrated exit examination from medical school and it consists of: Oral, Practical, Clinical and written parts. The exam is done with the participation of external examiners from the UK, Canada and USA. This award is given to one student per class.
• Excellence in Clinical Sciences Course II, 1999: This award is given to one student per year who has the best performance throughout the second year of Clinical Sciences Course.
• Excellence in Clinical Sciences Course I, 1998: This award is given to one student per year who has the best performance throughout the first year of Clinical Sciences

Dr. AlMaazmi is a board certified consultant ophthalmologist. She is also the head of department at Zayed Hospital, AbuDhabi. She completed her residency training under supervision of outstanding mentors in the AbuDhabi Ophthalmology Residency Program, UAE. She then perused her career in cornea and anterior segment.
Completed her first fellowship with Prof. Harminder Dua at Queens medical center, Nottingham university hospitals trust. Her second fellowship in University of Montreal at the Maisonouve- Rosemont hospital, CIUSS.
Her area of expertise involves corneal transplants, ocular surface reconstruction, refractive surgeries ( corneal and lens exchange) and cataract surgeries.

Mohamed Sayed, MD, is an internationally recognised Consultant Ophthalmic Surgeon specialising in cataract, glaucoma, and anterior segment surgery in adults and children at Moorfields Eye Hospital Dubai in Dubai Healthcare City.
He has undergone advanced fellowship training in glaucoma and paediatric ophthalmology at the prestigious Bascom Palmer Eye Institute in Florida, USA. He is one of a handful of specialists with dual training in these two subspecialties.
Dr. Sayed has more than 13 years of international experience in ophthalmology, working in major centers of excellence in Saudi Arabia and the United States. Before joining Moorfields Dubai, he worked for eight years in the United States, where he practised tertiary-level advanced glaucoma and cataract care and held the position of Assistant Professor of Clinical Ophthalmology at Bascom Palmer Eye Institute in Miami, Florida. There, he trained residents and fellows on the most advanced surgical techniques. Additionally, he served on the clinical faculty of Florida State University.
His areas of expertise are in the medical and surgical management of glaucoma and cataract, including laser surgery, customised cataract surgery with premium intraocular lens implants (toric, extended depth of field and trifocal), minimally invasive glaucoma surgery (MIGS), surgery for complex glaucoma (trabeculectomy and tube shunt devices), and combined cataract and glaucoma surgery. His surgical innovations include refining techniques of glaucoma drainage devices to render them less invasive and combining minimally invasive procedures (laser, canaloplasty and miniature stents) to achieve optimal intraocular pressure control. He is one of a few ophthalmologists in the Middle East who specialise in childhood glaucoma.
Dr. Sayed is an accomplished researcher with numerous publications in major ophthalmology journals and book chapters to his credit. His publications on laser surgery techniques in glaucoma are considered authoritative. He received a prestigious award for clinician scientists from the American Glaucoma Society for conducting cutting-edge research on artificial intelligence in glaucoma. He regularly presents his analysis at international meetings. He has been invited to train his fellow ophthalmologists on advanced glaucoma surgical techniques in several workshops in the United States, Europe, and the Middle East.
Dr. Sayed is a Member of the American Academy of Ophthalmology, American Glaucoma Society, American Association of Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus, the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh, a Fellow of the International Council of Ophthalmology, and a Diplomate of the Saudi Board of Ophthalmology. He serves on the Multimedia Committee of the American Glaucoma Society.

Abdulla A Naqi, MD is a fellowship-trained glaucoma, cataract, and anterior segment surgeon with practice focus on the surgical management of glaucoma, complex cataract and intraocular lens complications. He is board certified in ophthalmology in Canada, He Also holds the Diploma of the international council of ophthalmology (ICO). He is an active fellow of the American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO) and he is the chairman of the scientific committee of the Emirates ophthalmological Society (ESO)

Experience:

Public Health Sector:

Dr. Naqi has been working with Dubai Heath Authority since 1998. He progressed in DHA ophthalmology department and became the head of the department from 2014-2016. During his leadership Dr. Naqi established the residency program in ophthalmology. He also moved the ophthalmology service in Dubai Hospital to become a tertiary care with subspecialties offered in the hospitals. He also established the community care ophthalmology section that is provided at the community health centers in Dubai. Dr. Naqi holds currently the role of the chairman of the medical council of Dubai Hospital.
Private Health Sector

Dr. Naqi Joined Sulaiman Al Habib Medical Center as the specialist ophthalmologist and spent 4 years (2010-2014) providing care to his private patients. During the time Dr. Naqi was instrumental in starting the ophthalmology operating room at the center.

Dr. Naqi Founded his own surgical day hospital on December 2013, Providing both out patient care and surgical intervention in a fast and economic fashion. The center now provides care to more than 10000 patients both national and international.

Education:

Medical Education:

Dr. Naqi Graduated from the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland with the bachelor degree in Medicine and Surgery with the degree of MB, BCH. He was also given the License of the Royal College of Surgeon and physicians in Ireland LRCP.

Ophthalmology training:

Dr. Naqi joined the Residency program in ophthalmology at McGill University in Montreal Canada (2002). He Obtained the Royal College of Surgeons certification and becoming a Canadian Board Certified ophthalmologist (2007). Dr. Naqi completed his education with 2 years Fellowship in Glaucoma and Advanced Anterior Segment Surgery (GAAS) under the direct supervision of the world-renowned ophthalmologist Dr. Ike Ahmed at the University of Toronot, Canada (2007-2009) were he was exposed to most of the MIGS from their development stage.
Skills

Dr Naqi’s Skill are in the surgical field of Cataract and Glaucoma. He has performed thousands of procedures in the last 10 years in the field of complex cataract, anterior segment reconstruction, laser vision corrections and glaucoma surgeries. He has been invited to speak on both complex cataracts issues, refractive surgery and Minimally Invasive Glaucoma Surgery (MIGS).

Dr. Murad Alobthani, MBBS, FRCS(Canada)

• Consultant Ophthalmologist – Head of Department – Sheikh Khalifa Medical City – Abu Dhabi
• Cornea, Cataractand Refractive Surgery
• Clinical Adjunct Professor, Khalifa University, Abu Dhabi

Dr. Alobthani did the residency training at University of Toronto, Canada and graduated from the Royal College of Surgeons Canada. He completed cornea and refractive surgery fellowship at University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada followed by a second Corneal fellowship at Moorfields Eye Hospital in London, UK.

• Founder of Eye Consultants FZ-LLC
• Founder of Gulf Retina Group,which includes 12 members from all over the GCC
• Head of Scientific Committee of the Gulf Retina Group
• Representative of the Gulf in the American society of Retina Specialists(ASRS)
• Treasurer of Emirates Retina Group
• Local reviewer of the British Journal of Ophthalmology Middle East Edition

Current Position:

May 2013–Present-Head of Vitreoretinal Unit and Medical Director Eye Consultants Dubai,UAE
Management of all Vitreoretinal,uveitis and anterior segment cases.
Our Center is working as tertiary referral center accepting and treating most advanced and complicated cases from UAE,Middle East & Africa.

Clinical Experience

• General Clinics
• Subspecialty Clinics(SurgicalRetina,MedicalRetina&Diabetes,Uveitis,Cornea& Anterior Segment, Neuro-ophthalmology,Glaucoma,Oculoplastic,Pediatric & Strabismus)
• Accident and emergency sessions
• Screening for Retinopathy of Prematurity
• Fundus Fluoresce in Angiography
• Photo Dynamic Therapy
• Ultrasonography
• OCT Scanning

Surgical Experience:

• Primary and complex retinal detachments.
• Complex diabetic vitrectomy(TRRD & TRD).
• Retinopathy of prematurity.
• Macularsurgery(Macularhole,ERM & CNVM).
• Dropped nucleus & IOL.
• Trauma & IOFB removal.
• 23g,25g and 27g Sutuerlessvitrectomy.
• Phacoemulsification + IOL
• ECCE + IOL
• Trabeculectomy
• Penetrating and deeplamellar Keratoplasty

Dr. Saleh Saif Al Messabi FRCS is one of the most esteemed Ophthalmologists in the region. For his quality of work, he was presented the Best Surgical Performance Award by Health Authority of Abu Dhabi. He is also a recipient of the prestigious Sheikh Rashed Al Maktoum award for Scientific outstanding.

Dr. Al Messabi has been known to be a pioneer when it comes to new developments in his field. He is one of the first 2 surgeons to introduce Femto-Cataract surgery to the Middle East in early 2012 and new types of multifocal intraocular lenses. A leader of innovation and one of the first few surgeons in the Middle East to start and to teach the most advanced forms of Corneal transplant like DSAEK and DALK in 2007.

Dr. Al Messabi finished his 5 years Ophthalmology Residency training from McGILL University, Canada. He then spent one year further to finish his Cornea and Refractive Surgery clinical fellowship at University of Montreal in 2007, after which he joined Sheikh Khalifa Medical City as Ophthalmology Consultant. During his tenure he established the Corneal Transplant program for SEHA in the same year, 2 years later he founded the Residency program and served until august 2012 as Residency Program Director and Head of Ophthalmology Department. After that, he joined Samaya Eye Hospital in Abu Dhabi as medical director and partner.

Dr. Al Messabi is the President of the Emirates Society of Ophthalmology and a very active member in Education and Research. He teaches Medical students in UAE University and has always given lectures in all the major, international conferences like AAO, ASCRS, ESCRS, WOC at different cities around the world.

Osama Giledi is a Consultant Ophthalmologist at Moorfields Eye Hospital Dubai , specialize in Cornea, Cataract and Refractive Vision Correction Surgery.

Adjunct Clinical Associate Professor of Ophthalmology at Mohammed Bin Rashid University Of Medicine and Health Sciences (MBRU) Dubai.

He is an experienced consultant ophthalmologist with a wide range of experience in Cornea, Ocular Surface, and Modern Cataract and Refractive surgery.

He was graduate from Libya than did his Ophthalmology training and work in united kingdom for 22 years before coming to UAE 7 years ago. He had 2 years Fellowship training in cornea and refractive surgery at the Corneoplastic Unit and Eye Bank at Queen Victoria Hospital NHS Trust, UK.

By the time that she graduated from the Arabian Gulf University in Bahrain in Medicine, she had realized that she wanted to devote herself primarily to pediatric medicine because of her love for children and the joy that she finds in caring for their health and well-being, especially their eyes. Thereafter, she continued passion and got accepted for a Fellowship program in Pediatric ophthalmology & Strabismus at Red Cross War Memorial Children’s Hospital-University of Cape Town, South Africa and graduated in 2019.She is well trained in clinical and surgical treatment of full range of children’s Eye diseases which include, Retinopathy of Prematurity, Retinoblastoma, Cataracts, Glaucoma, Squints and eye injuries. She is Program Director of Abu Dhabi ophthalmology Residency Program.

Other qualifications:

• Full time one year fellowship in pediatric ophthalmology and strabismus at Red Cross War Memorial Children Hospital –University of Cape town, South Africa
• Ophthalmology Arab Board-certified June, 2015
• Clinical science ophthalmology examination of international council of ophthalmology,” 2014
• Basic science & Optic and Refraction Examination in Ophthalmology”, International Council of Ophthalmology, April 2012
• Executive Master of Health Care Administration, Zayed University2010-2012.

Currently working at Sheikh Khalifa Medical City (from Nov 2010 till now)