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Professor and consultant of Cornea and Uveitis services at Department of Ophthalmology KAUH, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

MBBS (KSA), DES-OPH (PARIS), DISSO (SWISS), FEBO (PARIS).

Current Appointments:

• Abdullah AlQahtani is head of Ophthalmology in King Abdul-Aziz medical city-Jeddah.
• Also He is assistant Professor of Ophthalmology, surgical Retina and Ocular Oncology in King Saud bin Abdul-Aziz university for health science.

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.

Associate professor and Consultant, Retina and Uveitis Division, Department of Ophthalmology, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

• VR consultant and Medical Director Magrabi Health in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
• Clinical assistant Professor of Ophthalmology.
• Member of the board of the Saudi Retina Association.
• Trained in a King Khaled Specialist Hospital Vitreoretinal fellowship program in partnership with Johns Hopkins University.

Dr. Adnan Alawami is a Canadian and American board-certified vitreoretinal surgeon, currently practicing at Dhahran Eye Specialist Hospital. He earned his medical degree with first-class honors from Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University in 2017, then completed his ophthalmology residency at the University of Ottawa in 2023. He went on to finish a high-intensity fellowship in medical and surgical retina at the same institution, graduating in 2025. Dr. Alawami is dedicated to providing expert care in complex retinal conditions using the latest surgical techniques.

• Assistant Professor, Department of Ophthalmology, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam, Saudi Arabia
• Consultant, Cornea, Cataract, and Refractive Surgery, King Fahd Hospital of University, Khobar, SA and Dr. Sulaiman AlHabeeb Hospital, Khobar, SA
• Program Director, Cornea and Anterior Segment Fellowship Prog ram, eastern province, SA

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

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 ophthalmology 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 15000 strabismus operations to date, including complex and recurrent cases. He has over 70 international publications and chapter books 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 and is currently the secretary general of the Egyptian Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus (EAPOS), as well as a board member of the Egyptian Ophthalmological Society, the Egyptian Society for Ophthalmic Investigations, and the Egyptian Council for Ophthalmology Fellowship. Dr Awadein is also the editor-in-chief of the Journal of the Egyptian Ophthalmological Society.

Ahmed Elmassry MD,PhD

• Professor of Ophthalmology,
• Former President of Egyptian Ophthalmology Society (EOS).
• Former Head of Ophthalmology Department , Faculty of Medicine,Alexandria University, Egypt
• Board member of DOS ( Delta Ophthalmological Society)
• Board member of Dry Eye and Ocular Surface Society (DEOSS)
• Board member of Egyptian Society of Ocular Implants and Refractive Surgery (ESOIRS)
• Member of the Permanent Committee for Promotion of Professors and Assistant professors in Egypt
• Alexandria University,
• Egypt

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.

Dr. Alaa AlAli; MD, MHPE, FRCSC, DABO

Dr. Alaa obtained her medical school degree from National University of Ireland- Cork. She then continued her postgraduate training in Ophthalmology in Canada.

Dr. Alaa completed her residency in Ohthalmology at University of Toronto where she became a fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons- Canada.

She then completed a 1 year fellowship in pediatric ophthalmology and strabismus at Hospital for Sick Children- University of Toronto followed by a 2 years fellowship in vitreoretinal surgery at University of Toronto- Canada.

In addition, Dr. Alaa obtained her Master of Health Professions Education- Maastricht University/ Center for Education Research, and Innovation, Schulich School of Medicine University of Western Ontario- Canada.

Currently, Dr. Alaa is a Consultant Vitreoretinal Surgeon and Pediatric Ophthalmologist in Kuwait. She also hold the position as the Residency Program Director- Kuwait Board of Ophthalmology (KIMS)- Kuwait

Dr. Aseel AlKandari; MD, KBOphth

Dr. Aseel obtained her medical school degree from Arabian Gulf University- Kingdom of Bahrain. She then continued her postgraduate training in Ophthalmology in Kuwait, where she joined Kuwait Board of Ophthalmology, served as the Chief Resident for 2 years, and graduated in 2024.

Currently, Dr. Aseel is working in the Vitreoretinal Surgery Unit in Kuwait and is also one of the Assistant Program Directors at Kuwait Board of Ophthalmology

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

Dr. Albreiki completed her residency training in ophthalmology at the Ottawa University in Canada. She then proceeded with a subspecialty in neuro-ophthalmology and adult strabismus surgery at the Ottawa Eye Institute. Dr. Albreiki worked as an assistant professor at the Eye Institute in Ottawa, Canada up until the summer of 2023. Dr. Albreiki has a passion for teaching, and was privileged to be the first to win the Dr. William Clarke medical teaching award two years in a row in 2015 and 2016 and a third time in 2023 and received the Golden Educator Honor from the National Guard Ophthalmology residency training program in Riyadh in 2025. When in Ottawa, Dr. Albreiki was a member of the EYE VAN, content expert and co-director for the ophthalmology undergraduate “Anglo stream” program, the founder of the “Mentor to inspire” mentorship program for the ophthalmology residents, an examiner for the national and international Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, and the founder and organizer of the first and annual Canadian neuro-ophthalmology review course. Dr. Albreiki is currently working at King Fahad Medical City in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia and is Deputy program director for the Ophthalmology residency training program, is an external examiner for national and international ophthalmology residency board exams, and has been privileged to be a invited as a guest speaker nationally and internationally.

Dr. Dina Hossam Hassanein is a Professor of Ophthalmology at Cairo University and a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow.

With over 15 years of clinical experience, she specializes in pediatric ophthalmology, strabismus, pediatric cataract surgery, and retinoblastoma.

Dr. Hassanein is a founding and board member of the Egyptian Association of Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus. She also serves as the senior
consultant for the ROP and Retinoblastoma services at Cairo University Children’s Hospital.

Accomplished Senior Ophthalmologist with extensive experience in diagnosing and treating eye conditions, committed to enhancing patient vision through innovative techniques and comprehensive care. Skilled in performing complex anterior segment surgeries besides corneal graft and refractive surgeries.

With a journey filled with excellence, graduated from both primary and secondary (distinguished students’ school) with the top ranked student, to be followed by graduation from Baghdad College of Medicine with excellence, then certified as Senior Ophthalmologist in both Arab then Iraqi board of Ophthalmology with rank number 1.

EMPLOYMENT

• Senior Ophthalmologist at Ibn Al Haitham hospital / 2020–present
• Essam Eye Clinic / 2020–present
• Head of Refractive Unit at Ibn Al Haitham hospital / 2025–present
• Secretary of Iraqi Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeries / 2025–present
• QUALIFICATIONS
• FRCS Glasgow (Royal College of Surgeons / Glasgow)
• CRAC Fellowship (Cornea, Refractive and Advanced Cataract Fellowship / Baghdad)
• FICO (International Council of Ophthalmology / London)
• CABS Ophth. (Fellowship of the Arab Board of Health Specialization)
• FICMS Ophth. (Fellowship of the Iraqi Board of Health Specialization)
• MRCS Ed. (Membership of the Royal College of Surgeons / Edinburgh)

ACHIEVEMENTS

Performing and teaching extensive complex anterior segment surgeries regularly at Ibn Al Haitham Eye Hospital with very high success rate and innovative techniques.

1. Performing lamellar and full thickness corneal graft with anterior chamber reconstructive surgeries.
2. Graduated with rank no.1 in Arab Board for Health Specialization in March 2020.
3. Graduated with rank no.1 in Iraqi Board for Health Specialization in September 2020.
4. Won best participation awards in multiple regional and local conferences, like MEOM, EPOMEC, MOCAT and IOS conferences.
5. Participated effectively with videos and case presentations in ESCRS, at three occasions.

Hany S. Hamza is a Professor of Eye Surgery at Faculty of Medicine Cairo University Egypt. He earned his medical degree at Cairo University Egypt and conducted his residency and fellowship at the same place. He then conducted a research retina fellowship at Wilmer Eye Institute, Baltimore Maryland in 1999. He also conducted a short fellowship program at the University of Essen in the field of intraocular tumors in 2004.

Dr. Hamza specializes in the diagnosis and management of medical and surgical vitreoretinal diseases. His practice focuses on all aspects of surgical retina including retinal detachment , diabetic vitrectomy but also includes treatment of intraocular tumors using ruthenium radioactive plaques as well as retinopathy of prematurity and pediatric retinal surgery . Dr. Hamza served as the General Secretary of the Egyptian Vitreoretinal Society (EGVRS) from 2011 till 2017 and the President of the EGVRS during the period of April 2023 to April 2025 and is currently a member of the board . He is also on the board of the Afroasian Council of Ophthalmology. He is also the Head if the Ocular Oncology Service at Cairo University.

Professor Of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University

• Senior Vitreoretinal Surgery Consultant, Dar El Oyoun Specialized Eye Hospitals.
• Date of birth: November 9, 1954, Cairo – Egypt.
• Graduate from Cairo University, December 1977, signed up Excellent with Honor
• House Officer (1978 – 1979) , Resident (1979 – 1981) Cairo University Hospitals
• Master degree, Ophthalmology, 1981, signed up Excellent
• Clinical demonstrator, Cairo University, 1981.
• Assistant lecturer 1981 – 1985
• MD. Ophthalmology May 1985
• Lecturer of Ophthalmology 1985 – 1990
• Retina Fellow , Ophthalmology department, Illinois University, Chicago, USA. Supervised by Professor Gholam Beyman (1986 – 1987)
• Assistant Professor ; 1990 – 1995
• Professor & head of Ophthalmology Unit 1995 – 2015
• Professor Emeritus Cairo University 2015 till present

Fields Of Interest: Vitreoretinal Surgery

• Proliferative Diabetic Retinopathy Complications
• Pediatric Retinal Detachment
• Complex Retinal detachment, PVR, Giant tears.
• Myopic Traction Maculopathy
• Ocular Trauma
• Vitreoretinal Interface Disorders
• Full Macular Translocation , Choroidal Patch Graft

Memberships:

• Egyptian Vitreoretinal Society (EGVRS: Founder, Past president, past chair of scientific committee)
• European Vitreoretinal Society (EVRS: elected board member 2008, 2010 , 2018, till present)
• EURETINA
• Egyptian Ophthalmological Society (EOS)
• Middle East African Vitreoretinal Society
• Honorary member : Romanian, Serbian, Vitreoretinal Society- India

Retina Hall Of Fame:
Selected for Induction into the Retina hall Of Fame as part of 2020/2021 Class

Cabinet Dr Kamoun located at the Maghreb Medical Center, Specialist in ophthalmology and former intern at Tunis hospitals and the Adolphe Rothschild ophthalmological foundation in Paris.

Dr Kamoun contributes constructively to technological advances by carrying out several innovations in the field of ophthalmology and by actively participating in various national and international congresses.

His office is open to Tunisian and foreign patients for an optimal welcome and care in the image of Tunisia and Tunisian competence.

Mr. Hussein Almuhtaseb is a Senior Ophthalmology Consultant, Cataract and Vitreoretinal Surgeon. Mr. Almuhtaseb earned his degree in Medicine and Surgery in 2006. He obtained his CCT in Ophthalmology at the Catalan Institute of Retina in Barcelona-Spain in 2013.

Mr. Almuhtaseb was awarded the FEBO (Fellow of the European Board of Ophthalmology) in 2013, in Paris, France. At the Barraquer University Institute-Autonomous University of Barcelona, he completed a Master degree in “Pathologies and Surgery of the Macula, Vitreous and Retina.

• Cornea Cataract and Refractive
• Consultant
• Cornea fellowship Harvard university
• Chief of Physicians Maghrabi Eastren province

A Lecturer of ophthalmology in 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. 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 also 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.

Dr Mohamed Hosny, MD,FRCOphth,FRCSEd

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 Pavillion in Edingburgh for one year. He obtained his Masters Degree from Cairo University in 1996 , His FRCS degree from the Royal College of Surgeons of Edingburgh in 1998 ,and his Doctorate degree in 1999.Dr Hosny was Elected as Fellow of the Royal College of Ophthalmologists in 2022.Dr Hosny has numerous international publications including coauthoring in David Ben Ezra’s book “ Ocular inflammation”, Professor Cristobal’s book “ Management of Astigmatism” as an official textbook of the Spanish Society of Ophthalmology and Professor Mazotta’s “ Corneal Crosdlinking”.Dr Hosny is a regular presenter at the ASCRS and the ESCRS meetings over the past 20 years.He served for more than 14 years as panelist and co-Chair person in sessions at the annual meeting of the ASCRS.Dr Hosny serves as an Elected board member in the Egyptian Society of Ophthalmology and The Egyptian Society of Ocular Implants and Refractive Surgery . He is currently the Vice President of The International Keratoconus Society and the Vice President of the Dry Eye and Ocular Surface Society. He serves among the editorial board member of the International Journal of Keratoconus and Corneal Ectatic Diseases. He is an Examiner at the Royal College of Ophthalmologists fellowship Exams as Well as the Royal College of Ophthalmologists Certificate for Laser and Refractive Surgery Exam as well as the Arab Board of Ophthalmology.

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.

• Prof. Mohamed Shafik Shaheen MD, Ph D
• Professor & Head of Ophthalmology Department, Alexandria University, Egypt
• Elected board member of The Egyptian Society of Ophthalmology (EOS)
• TFOS (Tear Film and Ocular Surface Society) Global Ambassador
• President of The Egyptian Society of Keratoconus & Cornea Transplant (ESKC&CT)
• Vice President of The International Keratoconus Society (IKS)
• Vice President of The Dry Eye & Ocular Surface Society (DEOSS)
• 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)
• 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.

• Vitreoretinal Consultant , MIOR , Egypt
• CEO of El Ferdaws Eye Center.
• Head of retina department at Global Eye hospital, Cairo , Egypt.
• Vitreoretinal Consultant at El Mashreq Eye Center.

• Consultant Ophthalmologist
• Glaucoma and Cataract
• Dr.Mohannad is a board-certified Ophthalmologist and a Glaucoma and Cataract Surgeon who has the Fellowship from the well known King Khaled Eye Specialist Hospital in Saudi Arabia.
• Dr.AlQurashi obtained his Ophthalmology board from the joint ophthalmology residency program in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
• He then completed a Glaucoma fellowship at King Khalid Eye Specialist Hospital (KKESH).
• Dr.AlQurashi expertise includes Standard and Micro-invasive Glaucoma Surgery (MIGS) techniques, Complex Cataract surgery. Pediatric Glaucoma Surgeries.

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, Paul)
• Micro-Invasive Glaucoma Surgery (iStent, Kahook Dual blade – GATT – XEN microstent – Preserflo microshunt – Endocyclophotocagulation)
• Surgical management of routine and complex cataract Surgeries.

Dr Nada Al-Yousuf is a Bahraini ophthalmologist graduated from Arabian Gulf University in Bahrain and completed her residency at the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, Princess Alexandra Eye pavilion in Scotland. She is a fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh and completed her Cornea and anterior segment Fellowship at The Corneo-plastic Unit and Eye bank in Queen Victoria Hospital in East Grinstead in the UK. Dr Al-Yousuf is the founder and Director of the first Amniotic membrane eye bank in the Gulf countries in 2004. She has over 30 years experience in anterior segment surgeries focusing of cataract, cornea transplant and ocular surface. Her experience included training and supervising residents and fellows at Salmaniya Medical Complex in Kingdom of Bahrain.

Besides her clinical practice, Dr Dr Al-Yousuf served as an Assistant professor at The Royal College of Surgeons of Ireland.

She is currently Consultant Ophthalmologist and cornea surgeon , and chairperson of Ophthalmology department at The University Medical Center and an Associate Professor at The College of Medicine, Arabian Gulf University, in Kingdom of Bahrain.

Professor Dr Nihal Al Shakankiri 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.

Dr. Owaidhah is a senior consultant & Chair of IRB Committee at King Khaled Eye Specialist Hospital (KKESH), Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, adjunct assistant professor at AlFaisal University. She is also the chair of the Saudi Glaucoma group and an editorial board member for Glaucoma section at EyeWiki website and the first surgeon to implant XEN implant in Saudi Arabia. She received the award of “Exceptional Physician” at May 2015 & an award from HRH Prince Abdulaziz Bin Ahmad AL-Saud for chairing “World Sight Day” activities at the Kingdom.

Clinic: Jenna Ophthalmic Center, Baghdad / Iraq
Subspecialty: Cataract & refractive
Qualification : FRCophth.(glasc.)
Affiliated to: Jenna ophthalmic Center (joc)

FRCS (glascow)ophthalmology 2002
Manager of phacoemulsification training courses held in ibn-alhaitham eye teaching hospital 2005
Founder and manager of Jenna ophthalmic centre 2016.
Founder and former president of Iraqi society of cataract and refractive surgeons.2018
Founder and co-chairman of MOCAT(Mesopotamia ophthalmology conference for advanced techniques)

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.

Dr. Shatha Hussein Alfreihi is a distinguished pediatric ophthalmologist from Saudi Arabia, currently serving as the Deputy Chairman of the Department of Pediatric Surgery at King Abdullah Specialist Children’s Hospital in Riyadh. With extensive training, including fellowships from prestigious institutions like George Washington University and UCLA, Dr. Alfreihi holds board certifications in ophthalmology and has made significant contributions to her field through 12 publications and numerous presentations. An active member of several professional societies, she also participates in academic activities, including journal clubs and research committees. Recognized for her exceptional performance with multiple awards, Dr. Alfreihi embodies the ultimate commitment to advancing pediatric ophthalmology.

Dr. Sihem Lazreg, ophthalmologist specializing in medical cornea and ocular surface Former assistant professor at Mustapha University Hospital, she now practices privately in a clinic entirely dedicated to her specialty.

Consultant in the field of dry eye and ocular surface for numerous international advisory boards
Member of all societies for cornea, refractive surgery, and contact lenses.
Member of the board of directors of the French ophthalmology society SFO since 2019.
Member of the board of directors of JRO (France), EPOMEC, and the International Keratoconus Society.
Member of the board of directors of OSN (ocular surgery news), a French ophthalmology journal, and ophthalmology
Author of dozens of articles and book chapters on ocular surface diseases, including three SFO reports;
Recipient of numerous awards and distinctions from regional and European societies,
Member and author of DEWS 2 and TFOS lifestyle workshops
EMEA ambassador for TFOS DEWS2
Member of the European Dry Eye Society
President of the Algerian Glaucoma Society
Founder and president of the Dry Eye and Ocular Surface Society (DEOSS)

Dr. Tariq Alzahem is a consultant ophthalmologist and vitreoretinal surgeon at King Saud University, Riyadh. He graduated from the College of Medicine at King Saud University with First Class Honours, receiving multiple awards including the Ideal Student Prize and the King Saud University Golden Medal. He completed his ophthalmology residency at King Saud University Medical City, where he was named Resident of the Year for three consecutive years, and later obtained both the Saudi and King Saud University Boards of Ophthalmology. Dr. Alzahem subsequently completed a fellowship in Vitreoretinal Diseases and Surgery at King Khaled Eye Specialist Hospital (KKESH). His clinical work focuses on cataracts, medical retina, and vitreoretinal surgery, and he is actively involved in resident and fellow training.

Dr. Yousif A. Al Zafiri, MD, FRCS(C)

Consultant Ophthalmologist & Founder, YAS Clinic, Kuwait

Dr. Yousif Al Zafiri is a Canadian Board–certified ophthalmologist and glaucoma specialist with more than two decades of clinical and surgical experience. He is the Founder and Lead Consultant at YAS Clinic, Kuwait, a private practice he established to deliver advanced, patient-centered eye care.

A native of Kuwait City, Dr. Al Zafiri obtained his Medical Degree (MB, BCh, BAO, NUI) from University College Cork, Ireland in 1994. He pursued residency training in ophthalmology at Ibn Sina Hospital, Kuwait, and subsequently advanced his training in Canada, completing a Glaucoma Fellowship at the University of Montreal (2003) and earning his FRCS(C) in Ophthalmology from McGill University.

Before founding YAS Clinic, Dr. Al Zafiri served as Medical Director and Chief Medical Officer at Dar Al Shifa Hospital (2005–2021), where he built and led one of the largest private ophthalmology services in Kuwait. His previous appointments include Consultant Ophthalmologist and Deputy Head of Department at Saad Hospital in Saudi Arabia and Senior Registrar at Al Bahar Eye Center in Kuwait.

He is recognized as a pioneer in the region, being the first surgeon in Kuwait to perform ReLEx SMILE refractive surgery (2001) and the first to introduce Express valve glaucoma surgery (2009). His clinical expertise spans glaucoma, anterior segment, cataract, refractive, and laser procedures.

Dr. Al Zafiri is a member of leading international professional societies, including the American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO), the Canadian Ophthalmology Society, the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons (Canada), the Irish & Kuwait Medical Association, the European Society of Cataract & Refractive Surgeons (ESCRS), and the Association for Research in Vision & Ophthalmology (ARVO).

He is a frequent speaker at international ophthalmology conferences and remains committed to advancing patient care, surgical innovation, and professional education in the field of ophthalmology

Ziad Khoueir, MD, MSEd, FEBOS-GL

Dr. Khoueir completed his residency at the Saint-Joseph University in Beirut. He then pursued his glaucoma training by obtaining postdoctoral fellowships from the Glaucoma Institute in Paris (UPMC Sorbonne University, Paris, France) and subsequently from the Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary Hospital in Boston (Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA).

Dr. Khoueir received the young ophthalmologist scholarship award during the 8th International Congress on Glaucoma Surgery in 2016.

Dr. Khoueir currently holds the position of associate director of the Glaucoma division at the Beirut Eye and ENT Specialist Hospital. He is also a visiting Consultant ophthalmologist specialising in adult glaucoma and cataract surgery at Moorfields Eye Hospital Dubai in Dubai Healthcare City.

He’s a research collaborator at the Mayo Clinic Ophthalmology department. He’s a clinical instructor and lecturer at the Saint-Joseph University medical school in Beirut. He is the co-chair of the associate advisory board of the World Glaucoma Association and a member of the executive committee of the International Society of Glaucoma Surgery. He is also a member of the board of the Middle East and Africa Glaucoma Society and the Lebanese Ophthalmological Society.

Dr Khoueir chairs the Glaucoma Committee of the European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery.

His research focuses on innovative techniques in managing and diagnosing glaucoma, such as minimally invasive glaucoma surgery (MIGS), glaucoma lasers and the use of Optical Coherence Tomography imaging in glaucoma. He has published more than 40 research papers and chapters on those topics in leading ophthalmology journals. He has been invited to lecture and present his work in regional and international meetings in more than 20 countries over the last few years.