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Accredited 21 CME
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Abdullah Al Qahtani 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.
Ass/Prof Al Qahtani 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 Al Qahtani 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
Ass/Prof AL Qahtani current research interests include retina and cataract surgical trials, ocular oncology and Uveitis. He is an investigator in King Abdullah international medical research center.
Adel AlAkeely M.D. Vitroretinal Surgeon at Magrabi Center Ghernata in Riyadh.Dr Adel is an Adjunct assistant professor, an examiner in Saudi Board of Ophthalmology and was responsible for training more than 25 VR fellows at King Khaled Eye Specialist Hospital. He was the former Champion of ophthalmology specialty in Ministry of Health and the former Telemedicine and Artificial intelligence program director at KKESH and currently works on AI projects in Magrabi Hospital.
Surgical Skills:Expert in complex Retinal Detachments and Macular surgeries in addition to secondary IOLs. With over 500 cases performed with 3D assisted viewing system.
Teaching Experience:
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:
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.
Graduated from faculty of medicine- Ain Shams university- Cairo – Egypt 2012
Got Msc. Of ophthalmology – Benisuef university 2019
Worked in many government, private hospitals and centers in Egypt and Bahrain
Assistant of Prof. Dr. Ahmed Assaf.Professor of Anterior segment and Refractive surgeries from January 2016 till now September 2020.
Investigative ophthalmology and medical retina specialist in El Durrah Specialized Eye Center from june 2014 till September 2020.
Air Force Specialized Hospital – Specialist of Ophthalmology from January 2019 till September 2020.
Medical Retina and corneo-refractive surgeries specialist in Al Amin clinics Al Shorouk city from January 2019 till September 2020.
Medical Retina and corneo-refractive surgeries specialist in Royal Hospital Al Shorouk city from January 2019 till September 2020.
Private clinics for corneo-refractive and medical retina from 2014 till September 2020.
Joined Al Reefy specialist center in Bahrain as a Medical retina and corneo refractive specialist on September 2020 and till now
Dr. Amar Agarwal is the pioneer of Phakonit which is Phako with a Needle Incision Technology. This technique became popularized as Bimanual phaco, Microincision cataract surgery (MICS) or Microphaco. He is the first to remove cataracts through a 0.7 mm tip with the technique called Microphakonit. He has also discovered No anesthesia cataract surgery and FAVIT a new technique to remove dropped nuclei. The air pump which was a simple idea of using an aquarium fish pump to increase the fluid into the eye in bimanual phaco and co-axial phaco has helped prevent surge. This built the basis of various techniques of forced infusion for small incision cataract surgery. He has also discovered a new refractive error called Aberropia. He has also been the first to do a combined surgery of microphakonit (700-micron cataract surgery) with a 25-gauge vitrectomy in the same patient thus having the smallest incisions possible for cataract and vitrectomy. He is also the first surgeon to implant a new mirror telescopic IOL (LMI) for patients suffering from age related macular degeneration.
He has also been the first in the world to implant a Glued IOL. In this a PC IOL is fixed in an eye without any capsules using fibrin glue. The Malyugin ring for small pupil cataract surgery was also modified by him as the Agarwal modification of the Malyugin ring for miotic pupil cataract surgeries with posterior capsular defects. Dr. Agarwal’s Eye Hospital has also done for the first time an Anterior segment transplantation in a 4-month-old child with anterior staphyloma. He also has brought out the technique of IOL Scaffold in which a three-piece IOL is injected into an eye between the iris and the nucleus to prevent the nucleus from falling down in posterior capsular ruptures. He has combined Glued IOL and IOL scaffold in cases of PC rupture where there is no iris or capsular support and termed the technique Glued IOL Scaffold. Dr. Agarwal’s Eye Hospital has also done for the first time a glued endocapsular ring in cases of subluxated cataract.
Pre Descemet’s Endothelial Keratoplasty or PDEK was started by Prof. Agarwal. In this the Pre Descemets layer and the Descemet’s membrane with endothelium are transplanted en bloc in patients with diseased endothelium. Dr. Agarwal’s Eye Hospital has also done for the first time CACXL or Contact lens assisted collagen cross linking a new technique for cross linking thin corneas and have also worked on E PDEK in which an endoilluminator is used to assist in PDEK surgeries. Dr. Agarwal has designed the new instrument called the Trocar anterior chamber maintainer now in complicated cases which helps give infusion through the anterior chamber and works like a trocar cannula. He has also started a new technique of iris suturing called Single pass Four Throw (SFT) pupilloplasty. He was the principal investigator for the Bausch and Lomb study in the first human eyes using hypersonic vitrectomy with Vitesse. The first 20 surgeries of posterior vitrectomy were done at Dr. Agarwal’s Eye Hospital, Chennai, India. He was also the first in the world to use hypersonic vitrectomy with the Vitesse for a case of PC rupture with nuclear fragments. He did an anterior vitrectomy posterior vitrectomy and nuclear fragment removal with the same Vitesse 23 g probe.
Dr. Agarwal has performed more than 150 live surgeries at various conferences. His videos have won many awards at the film festivals of ASCRS, AAO and ESCRS. He has also written more than 60 books which have been published in various languages- English, Spanish and Polish. He also trains doctors from all over the world in his center on Phaco, Glued IOL, Lasik and Retinal surgeries. He is the Past President of International Society of Refractive Surgery (ISRS) and also the Secretary General of Indian Intraocular Implant and Refractive Society (IIRSI). He is the Chairman and Managing Director of Dr. Agarwal’s Group of Eye Hospitals which has 75 eye hospitals all over the world. He can be contacted at dragarwal@vsnl.com. The website of the hospital is http://www.dragarwal.com.
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.
Qualification:
Florian Kretz (FEBO), MD is an international established ophthalmologist, surgeon, speaker and researcher. Always on duty for his patients, his focus and interest are the best clinical outcomes – even in difficult cases. To achieve the best for his patients, he is focusing on these four key aspects: 1. Working as ophthalmologist providing individual care for his patients. 2. Working continuously in the areas of cataract and refractive surgery, glaucoma and treatment of macula degeneration. 3. Working with the latest technologies including their further development. Dr. Kretz established new treatment methods for cataract surgery at the facilities of Precise Vision Augenärzte in Rheine, Greven, Erlangen and Steinfurt. Active research and development, professional education and publications are key aspects. Dr. Kretz does research around cataract, refractive surgery, glaucoma and macular degeneration. As founder and CEO of PVK Precise Vision GmbH, he works at the locations: Rheine , Greven and Erlangen. Florian Kretz (FEBO), MD, published more than 100 scientific articles in specialized ophthalmological press. He is a frequent consultant for news magazines regarding questions about ophthalmology (FOCUS, Stern, Spiegel) Him and his wife Nicole Kretz run the non-profit organization Augenärzte für die Welt gGmbh which currently is supporting the Khmer Sight Foundation a NGO in Cambodia. honorable distinctions
NATIONAL MEDICAL DEGREES:
Dr. Hassan A. Al Dhibi is a Senior Academic Consultant at the King Khaled Eye Specialist Hospital (KKESH), Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Research Acting Director , chief of the Uveitis Division, and a member of the Vitreoretinal Disease and Surgery Division. He is also a clinical assistant professor at the College of Medicine, King Saud University (KSU), Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Dr. Al Dhibi is the elected president of Saudi Retina Group, as well as Middle East Africa Vitreoretinal Society Board Member and the medical education Chair. Dr. Al Dhibi’s clinical research focuses on uveitis and diabetic retinopathy. Dr. Al Dhibi has authored more than 70 scientific publications and has given more than100 presentations in different national and international ophthalmology meetings.
Heba Ibrahim, Certified Optometrist, Graduate of University of applied sciences of Utrecht , Netherlands. After graduation Heba worked at the Noordwestziekenhuisgroep in Alkmaar as an optometrist assisting the doctors during retina and glaucoma examinations. She also worked part time in a optical shop ‘ Spanneten Co in Amsterdam as an optometrist doing diabetic retinopathy screening and contact lens fitting. Experienced in Contact lenses fitting, retina and glaucoma examinations. Education
Dr. Khalid Al Sabti, a Kuwaiti Ophthalmologist graduated from Glasgow University ( United Kingdom ) in 1993. He did his post-graduate Ophthalmology training at McGill University in Canada ( Fellowship of the royal college of physicians and surgeons of Canada ) followed by Vitreoretinal fellowship at the same institute. After completing the residency and fellowship in year 2000 he joined Al Bahar Eye Hospital, the only government eye hospital in Kuwait as a retina specialist. He was then joined Kuwait University as an assistant professor. He became the chief of Vitreoretinal unit at al Bahar Hospital ( Kuwait major Government Eye Hospital ) in 2003.
In 2006 he was granted a position of Associate professor at Kuwait University. His academic participation in research including several publications in peer reviewed journals with over 20 publications. He was appointed to be the chairman of Ophthalmology faculty at Kuwait institute of Higher Medical qualifications ( KIMS ) in 2005. He initiated Ophthalmology residency program in Kuwait in 2005. At this time the first group Ophthalmology residents has started the program for the first time in Kuwait.
Dr. Khalid participation in several international scientific meetings and conferences including AAO, ASRS, Euretina as well as local and regional conferences as a speaker. He was invited for live surgery for Floretina 2017, Floretina 2019 and ASRS 2019.
His interest in Retina surgery and ocular Trauma as well as developing surgical instruments. He has 3 US patents for surgical instrument. He was invited for Vail Vitrectomy meeting in 2019.
He is also the founder of Kuwait specialized eye center ( KSES ), the first private Ophthalmology center in Kuwait providing a high standard of eye care to the people of Kuwait. The vision of this project is to be a prominent eye care provider in the region providing world class eye care, Eye Education and research.
Accomplished professional with extensive experience in treating patients and consulting Ophthalmology.Expert in improving skills of medical students and residents by teaching general ophthalmology, Glaucoma, anterior segment pathologies, and surgical skills.Demonstrated success in tutoring clinical optometry, Pharmacy and Ophthalmology thesis.Keen focus on conducting research in Glaucoma, anterior segment, and Neuro-Ophthalmology.Ability to manage departments for coordinating clinical, research and surgical activities. Possess doctorate degree in Ophthalmology.
Proven expertise in:King Khaled Eye Specialist Hospital, Riyadh, Saudi Arab Chairman of the Glaucoma Division
Consultant/ProfessorAdjunct Assistant Professor College of Medicine, AlFaisal University, Riyadh. KSA Teach medical student the science of Ophthalmology and conduct medical practice. Provide consultancy and teach interns, residents in Ophthalmology and Glaucoma Fellows in the Glaucoma division. Support clinical activities including, treating patients, performing surgery, and delivering health advice.
Key Contributions:
Leon’s major area of expertise lies within the field of glaucoma surgical treatment. He is the first surgeon in the UK to adopt minimally invasive glaucoma surgery (MIGS) into his clinical practice. He has been the lead practitioner and trainer in the UK for various technologies including the istent, Hydrus, Xen, Cypass and InnfocusMicrostent. He was the local principle investigator for multiple RCTs including the Hydrus stent FDA trial, Hydrus vs istent study, Xen45 apex study, Treatment of Advance Glaucoma (TAG) study. He is also currently the chief investigator for the Summit Hydrus trial evaluating the effect of Hydrus stent in refractory glaucoma. Leon is one of 6 surgeons currently in the world involved in the clinical trial of the eyewatch glaucoma drainage implant and has successfully implanted the first 4 patients in the the UK. He is also the first surgeon in the UK to introduce iCare home phasing service that has been well received by the patients and won an Abbvie patient technology award. Leon serves as a specialist advisor for the National Institute of Clinical Excellence (NICE) in the field of innovative glaucoma surgery.
Leon is actively involved in teaching and training especially in the field of glaucoma. He is a newly elected co-chair of the ISGS associate advisory board. He has been involved as a lecturer and instructor in many international scientific conferences and wetlabs including the Royal College of Ophthalmology congress, UK and Eire Glaucoma Society meeting, European Glaucoma Society meeting, World Glaucoma Congress and the European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery. Leon publishes his research regularly in peer-reviewed journals.
Qualification:B Med Sci 1995 – Nottingham University, UK MBBS 1998 – Nottingham University, UK FRCOphth 2003 – Royal College of Ophthalmologist, UK
Current employment2009 to present Consultant ophthalmologist Manchester royal Eye Hospital Oxford road Manchester M13 9WL UK
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 AppointmentFull time Faculty staff, Department of Ophthalmology, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, September 2012-August 2013
Personal DataCornea and Anterior Segment Clinic, King Saud University Medical City Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
LICENSURE AND EXAMES
Current Appointments
2018 – Present Associate Chief Clinical Services Officer, King Khaled Eye Specialist Hospital, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
2015 – Present Chairman of Retina Department, King Khaled Eye Specialist Hospital, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
University
2020 – Present Full Professor of Ophthalmology, University of Ferrara, Italy
2019 – Present Visiting Professor, University of Illinois, Chicago, USA
2021 – Adjunct Professor, Al Faisal University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Previous Appointments University
2006 – 2015 Associate Professor, Department of Ophthalmology, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands
2015 – 2017 Associate Professor, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, USA Hospital 2007- 2015 Director Retina Division, Zonnestraal Eye Hospital, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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.
Fellowship of the Royal College Of Surgeons Of Edinburgh in 2003. Ph.D. in Ophthalmology Ain-Shams University in 2004. Fellow of Oakland and Wayne State universities, Michigan USA. Is an active member of the American Society Of Retina Specialists, The American academy of ophthalmology, and the European society of retina specialists. Major interests includes vitreoretinal surgery, medical retina and Uveitis. He has many publications in the field of medical and surgical retina.
Raffaele Parrozzani was born on September 17, 1980, in Montebelluna, Treviso, Italy. He graduated in Medicine and Surgery (2005) and performed his residency in Ophthalmology from 2006 to 2010 at the University of Padova. In 2010 he became Fellow of The European Board of Ophthalmology. In 2013 he obtained a PhD in Oncology and Surgical Oncology. He obtained the National Scientific Qualification of Assistant Professor (2018) and Full Professor (2020) of Ophthalmology. He is an Editorial Board Member of “Cells”(ISSN 2073-4409) and “Pathophysiology”(ISSN 1873-149X). He is an active member of: International Society of Ocular Oncology (ISOO), European Ophthalmic Oncology Group (OOG), Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO), European Association for Vision and Eye Research (EVER) e SocietàItalianadella Retina (SIR). From 2010 to 2016 his research in ocular oncology was conducted for the G.B. Bietti Foundation – IRCCS (Ocular Oncology and Toxicology Research Unit). He is currently working at the Department of Neuroscience-Ophthalmology of the University of Padova. He is professor in the Ophthalmology Residency Program and the Orthoptic School of the University of Padova. His primary fields of interest include basic and clinical research in ocular oncology, toxicology and medical retina.
Professional Experience/Honors:
Prof. Dr. Rohit Shetty is the Vice Chairman of Narayana Nethralaya Eye Institute. He is a Professor at Sri Devaraj Urs Medical College, India and an Adjunct Associate Professor at MS Ramaiah Medical College, Bangalore and is an Affiliate Associate Professor and PhD guide at the Maastricht University in the Netherlands.
Prof. Dr. Rohit Shetty has over 200 Publication in peer reviewed indexed Journals. He is a Corneal Refractive Surgeon at Narayana Nethralaya Eye Institute, Bangalore, India. His other areas of work include Neuro-ophthalmology & electrophysiology.
Prof. Dr. Rohit Shetty defended his PhD from Maastricht University, Netherlands on Understanding the Clinical, Immunological and Genetic Molecular Mechanism of Keratoconus. He has a special interest in the management of Keratoconus, tear film abnormalities and biomarkers. He has introduced cutting edge technology at Narayana Nethralaya and spearheads treatment for challenging eye disorders.
In the 2015 annual conference of the All India Ophthalmological Society, Dr. Rohit Shetty won the prestigious Col. Rangachari award for the overall best paper of the conference for his work on “Is Inflammation Driving Keratoconus? -A Holistic Study Of Molecular Pathways”.
The American Academy of Ophthalmology recently conferred an achievement award to Dr. Rohit Shetty for the distinguished services he has rendered over the years to the programs of the society.
Rudy Nuijts is Associate Professor of Ophthalmology and Director of the Cornea Clinic and the Center for Refractive Surgery at the Department of Ophthalmology, University of Maastricht, the Netherlands. He was a research fellow at Emory Eye Center, Atlanta (Head Prof. H.F. Edelhauser) in 1989 and 1993 where he pionered the etiology of toxic endothelial cell destruction after cataract surgery (now called TASS, Toxic Anterior Segment Syndrome).
His research interests are in the field of corneal surgery and innovations in cataract and refractive surgery.
In addition, he is currently involved in research on femtosecond laser technology for performing various corneal transplantation techniques and on transscleral drug delivery.
He is Chairman of the Netherlands IntraOcular Implant Society (NIOIC), treasurer of the Dutch Corneal Society, board member of the Netherlands Transplantation Society (NTS) and treasurer of the ESCRS, where he also serves on the Corneal and Educational Committees.
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. 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.
Current Appointment:
Dr. Tarek Katamish is a Professor of Ophthalmology at Cairo University and was previously its department head. He organizes DMEK workshops at the University and also delivers lectures at them.
Supervisor General Medical Affairs, Director of Vitreo-Retinal Units Magrabi Hospitals and Centers
Member of the Board of Directors Magrabi Health Group, (Saudi Arabia, Gulf & Egypt)
Medical Training
American Board of Ophthalmology (1990)
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