Local Speakers

Dr. Abeer Khalid AlAli is a Consultant Pediatric Ophthalmologist and Strabismus Surgeon at Burjeel Hospital, Abu Dhabi, UAE. She received her medical degree from the Arabian Gulf University, Bahrain, completed her Ophthalmology residency training, and subsequently completed a fellowship in Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus at the Red Cross War Memorial Children’s Hospital, University of Cape Town, South Africa.

She specializes in the medical and surgical management of pediatric eye diseases, including retinopathy of prematurity, pediatric cataracts, glaucoma, strabismus, retinoblastoma, and ocular trauma. Dr. AlAli is actively involved in postgraduate ophthalmic education as a member of the Emirati Board of Ophthalmology Examination Committee and a member of the ophthalmology Arab Board of Health Specializations. She previously served as Program Director of the Abu Dhabi Ophthalmology Residency Program at Sheikh Khalifa Medical City. Her clinical and research interests include pediatric ophthalmology, strabismus, and ophthalmic education.

Dr. Alneyadi is a Consultant Ophthalmologist who earned his medical degree from the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland. He obtained the German Board Certification in Ophthalmology (Facharzt) as well as the European Board of Ophthalmology certification (Paris, France). He has over five years of experience in cataract and refractive surgery.

• 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. Aldhanhani is Arab board of ophthalmology graduate at Abu Dhabi Ophthalmology Program, currently working at Ambulatory Health Services Abu Dhabi. Covering general ophthalmology and persuing future career in cornea, cataract and refractive surgery. Highly interested in teaching and wet lab training for the upcoming generation of ophthalmologists.

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.

Dr.Saleh Saif Al Messabi 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 at McGill University, Canada. He then spent one year further to finish his Cornea and Refractive Surgery clinical fellowship at the 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 at UAE University and has always given lectures in all the major, international conferences like AAO, ASCRS, ESCRS, WOC at different cities around the world.