ESO 2025 Committee

Steering Committee

Sheikha Noura Al Qassimi
President of Emirates Society of Ophthalmology

Sheikh Khalifa Medical City
Abu Dhabi, UAE

Khaled Abuhaleeqa
Chairman of ESO2025 Conference

Cleveland Clinic
Abu Dhabi, UAE

Khalid Qadha
Co-Head of Steering Committee
Head of Allied Health Committee
Ophthalmic Technician

Cleveland Clinic
Abu Dhabi, UAE

Mazen Sinjab
Committee Member
Consultant Ophthalmologist

Dr Sulaiman Al Habib Hospital, DHCC
Dubai, UAE

Reem Anouassi
Member of Steering Committee
Member of Young Ophthalmology Committee

Yousef Alblooshi
Member Of Wetlab & Surgical Experience Committee

Zayed Military Hospital
Abu Dhabi, UAE

Fahima Karolia
Member of Steering Committee

Sheikh Khalifa Medical City
Abu Dhabi, UAE

Taybah Al Shehhi
Member of Steering Committee
Member of Optometry Committee

Sheikh Khalifa Medical City
Abu Dhabi, UAE

Rawdha Alnuaimi
Head of Glaucoma Committee & Member of Steering Committee

SSMC
Abu Dhabi, UAE

Aisha Aldhanhani
Member of Steering Committee

Cleveland Clinic
Abu Dhabi, UAE

Scientific Committee

AllCornea & RefractiveWetlab & Surgical ExperienceCo-Head CommitteeRetinaCataractGlaucomaOculoplastyPediatric OphthalmologyNeuro-OphthalmologyUveitisAllied Health CommitteeResearchAbstractYoung Ophthalmology CommitteeOrthopticsOptometryNursing

Ashwaq Bin Amro
Co-Head of Scientific Committee
Chair Of Pediatric Ophthalmology Committee

SSMC
Abu Dhabi, UAE

Prasan Rao
Head of Surgical Retina Committee

Omnia Hamam
Head of Cataract Committee
Chair of Scientific Committee

Zayed Military Hospital
Abu Dhabi, UAE

Huda Al Dhaheri
Head of Cornea & Refractive Committee

Tawam Hospital
Al Ain, UAE

Fatima Habroosh
Head of Young Ophthalmology Committee & Member of Oculoplasty Committee

Sheikh Khalifa Medical City
Abu Dhabi, UAE

Fahd Quhill
Chair of Uveitis Committee

Moorfields Eye Hospital
Dubai, UAE

Areej Abdallah Hasan
Head of Abstract Committee

Healthline One Day Surgery Center
Abu Dhabi, UAE

Ashraf Zeid
Head Of Wetlab & Surgical Experience Committee

Ultralasik eye centers
Dubai, UAE

Marwa Alsoud
Chair of Nursing Committee

Moorfield's Eye Hospital
Abu Dhabi , UAE

Habibullah Eatamadi
Chair of Oculoplasty Committee

Sheikh Shakhbout Medical City
Abu Dhabi, UAE

Luai Eldweik
Chair of Neuro-Ophthalmology Committee

Cleveland Clinic
Abu Dhabi, UAE

Zabila Khan
Chair of Orthoptics Committee

Cleveland Clinic
Abu Dhabi, UAE

Ameer Abou Adela
Chair of Optometry Committee

Cleveland Clinic
Abu Dhabi, UAE

Amna AlMaazmi
Member Of Cornea & Refractive Committee

Zayed Military Hospital
Abu Dhabi, UAE

Aniruddha Agarwal
Member of Uveitis Committee

Cleveland Clinic
Abu Dhabi, UAE

Aysha Humaid
Member of Young Ophthalmology Committee

Tawam hospital
Abu Dhabi, UAE

Ghaleb Seif
Member Of Cataract Committee

NMC Royal Hospital Khalifa City
Abu Dhabi, UAE

Laila Ababneh
Member Of Pediatric Ophthalmology Committee

Mediclinic Al Noor hospital
Abu Dhabi, UAE

Mohamed M Yousef Abdulla Nazari
Member Of Wetlab & Surgical Experience Committee

Al Qassimi Hospital
Sharjah, UAE

Khumara khan
Co-Chair of Orthoptics

Al Jalila Children's Hospital
Dubai, UAE

Ons Lahouimel
Member of Orthoptics Committee

Dubai Hospital
Dubai, UAE

Osama Giledi
Member Of Cataract Committee

Moorfields Eye Hospital
Dubai, UAE

Reem Al Hebsi
Member Of Abstract Committee

Sheikha Shakhbout Medical City
Abu Dhabi, UAE

Salma Yassine
Member of Neuro-Ophthalmology

Moorfields Eye Hospital
Dubai, UAE

Sumaya Alsaadi
Member of Abstract Committee

Zayed Military Hospital
Abu Dhabi, UAE

Hachemi Nezzar
Member of Oculoplasty Committee

Dubai Hospital
Dubai, UAE

Mona Marwan
Head of Research Committee

Burjeel Hospital
Abu Dhabi, UAE

Abstract Reviewers

Esmaeil Arbabi

Abu Dhabi, UAE

Consultant Ophthalmologist / Medical Director

Moorfields Eye Hospital
Abu Dhabi, UAE

“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.

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).”

Fatima Habroosh

Abu Dhabi, UAE

Ophthalmologist

(Oculoplasty Reviewer)
Sheikh Khalifa Medical City
Abu Dhabi, UAE

Oculoplastic Fellowship, Queen Medical Centre, Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, Nottingham, UK (2021 – 2023)
Ophthalmology Specialist, Sheikh Khalifa Medical City, Abu Dhabi, UAE (2019)
Master’s in Health Management, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Dubai, UAE (2015)
Internship, Al Ain Hospital, Al Ain, UAE (2014)
MBBS, College of Medicine and Health Science, Al Ain, Abu Dhabi, UAE (2013)

Ihab El Bably

Abu Dhabi, UAE

Consultant Ophthalmic Surgeon

Mediclinic
Abu Dhabi, UAE

Dr. Ihab El-Bably. In his 25 year experiences he treated more than 10,000 children to correct strabismus and other Eye disorders.
El-Bably had served as a chief of Paediatric ophthalmology and strabismus at University hospitals of Christian Albrecht University in Kiel.
His clinical practice specialized in childhood disorders of the eye and in adult strabismus. After achieving German Board of Ophthalmology
came specialty training in two fellowships focused on pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus .
He is honored the certificate as a Expert in Strabismus 1997 in Germany.
He is currently working as a consultant ophthalmic surgeon in Mediclinic UAE .

Mohamed Alketbi

Abu Dhabi, UAE

Head of Retina Committee

SEHA,Sheikh Khalifa Medical City
Abu Dhabi, UAE

Mona Marwan

Abu Dhabi, UAE

Refractive surgery specialist

Burjeel Hospital
Abu Dhabi, UAE

Dr. Mona Marwan has over 15 years of ophthalmology experience. She earned her MBBCH from Tanta University in 2005 and her Master’s degree from Benha University in 2012. Additionally, she has completed phacoemulsification training at the Laxmi Institute in Panvel, India, and Dar Eloyoun Hospital in Egypt. Dr. Mona began her career as an Ophthalmologist at Tanta Ophthalmology Hospital in Egypt and completed her refractive surgery Fellowship at Roayah Vision Correction Center for Refractive Surgery in Egypt. After completing her Fellowship, she worked as a refractive surgery specialist at the same center. Additionally, she served as the Medical Director of Egypt’s Roayah Vision Correction Center for Refractive Surgery. She received certification in Botox and fillers in Egypt for facial medical aesthetics. In 2017, she relocated to Abu Dhabi, where she continued to practice ophthalmology refractive surgery. Since 2018, Dr. Mona has been a Fellow of the International Council of Ophthalmology and the Arab Board of Ophthalmology. She is a Member of the Egyptian Medical Association and the European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery. Additionally, she was a Speaker at the 2012 World Ophthalmology Congress in Abu Dhabi. She co-authored the Chapter on Refractive Surgery and Oculoplasty in Springer’s Oculoplastic Surgery Book 2020.

Navas Kalappattil

Abu Dhabi, UAE

Optometrist

(Allied/Optometry Reviewer)
Yas Clinic
Abu Dhabi, UAE

Navas Kalappattil, a highly accomplished optometrist holding a master’s degree, currently excelling in the dynamic setting of Yas Clinic Hospital, Abu Dhabi. With a career spanning over a decade, his extensive experience in clinical optometry, both in India and the United Arab Emirates, positions Navas as a distinguished professional at the forefront of advanced eye care.

Sumayya Almarzouqi

Abu Dhabi, UAE

Consultant Neuro-Ophthalmologist

(Neuro-Ophthalmology Reviewer)
Sheikh Shakhbout Medical City
Abu Dhabi, UAE

Dr. Sumayya Almarzouqi is a Consultant Neuro-Ophthalmologist at SSMC in Abu Dhabi.

I graduated from Faculty of Medicine at The University of Jordan, I did Ophthalmology residency at Mafraq Hospital, having Jordanian and Arab Board of Ophthalmology certificates, I had done a fellowship in Neur-ophthalmology at Houston Methodist hospital in Houston,US, I was the program director of Ophthalmology residency at Mafraq hospital from 2016-2019.

Cohead of scientific committee and head of Neuroophtalmology committee of ESO 2021

Wael Elmenawy

Abu Dhabi, UAE

Consultant Ophthalmologist

(Glaucoma Reviewer)
Magrabi eye center
Abu Dhabi, UAE

PhD,FRCS
Lecturer of ophthalmology,Alex university
Head of glaucoma&cataract unit,Magrabi,Abu Dhabi.

Esmaeil Arbabi

Abu Dhabi, UAE

Consultant Ophthalmologist / Medical Director

Moorfields Eye Hospital
Abu Dhabi, UAE

“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.

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).”

Fatima Habroosh

Abu Dhabi, UAE

Ophthalmologist

(Oculoplasty Reviewer)
Sheikh Khalifa Medical City
Abu Dhabi, UAE

Oculoplastic Fellowship, Queen Medical Centre, Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, Nottingham, UK (2021 – 2023)
Ophthalmology Specialist, Sheikh Khalifa Medical City, Abu Dhabi, UAE (2019)
Master’s in Health Management, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Dubai, UAE (2015)
Internship, Al Ain Hospital, Al Ain, UAE (2014)
MBBS, College of Medicine and Health Science, Al Ain, Abu Dhabi, UAE (2013)

Ihab El Bably

Abu Dhabi, UAE

Consultant Ophthalmic Surgeon

Mediclinic
Abu Dhabi, UAE

Dr. Ihab El-Bably. In his 25 year experiences he treated more than 10,000 children to correct strabismus and other Eye disorders.
El-Bably had served as a chief of Paediatric ophthalmology and strabismus at University hospitals of Christian Albrecht University in Kiel.
His clinical practice specialized in childhood disorders of the eye and in adult strabismus. After achieving German Board of Ophthalmology
came specialty training in two fellowships focused on pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus .
He is honored the certificate as a Expert in Strabismus 1997 in Germany.
He is currently working as a consultant ophthalmic surgeon in Mediclinic UAE .

Mohamed Alketbi

Abu Dhabi, UAE

Head of Retina Committee

SEHA,Sheikh Khalifa Medical City
Abu Dhabi, UAE

Mona Marwan

Abu Dhabi, UAE

Refractive surgery specialist

Burjeel Hospital
Abu Dhabi, UAE

Dr. Mona Marwan has over 15 years of ophthalmology experience. She earned her MBBCH from Tanta University in 2005 and her Master’s degree from Benha University in 2012. Additionally, she has completed phacoemulsification training at the Laxmi Institute in Panvel, India, and Dar Eloyoun Hospital in Egypt. Dr. Mona began her career as an Ophthalmologist at Tanta Ophthalmology Hospital in Egypt and completed her refractive surgery Fellowship at Roayah Vision Correction Center for Refractive Surgery in Egypt. After completing her Fellowship, she worked as a refractive surgery specialist at the same center. Additionally, she served as the Medical Director of Egypt’s Roayah Vision Correction Center for Refractive Surgery. She received certification in Botox and fillers in Egypt for facial medical aesthetics. In 2017, she relocated to Abu Dhabi, where she continued to practice ophthalmology refractive surgery. Since 2018, Dr. Mona has been a Fellow of the International Council of Ophthalmology and the Arab Board of Ophthalmology. She is a Member of the Egyptian Medical Association and the European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery. Additionally, she was a Speaker at the 2012 World Ophthalmology Congress in Abu Dhabi. She co-authored the Chapter on Refractive Surgery and Oculoplasty in Springer’s Oculoplastic Surgery Book 2020.

Navas Kalappattil

Abu Dhabi, UAE

Optometrist

(Allied/Optometry Reviewer)
Yas Clinic
Abu Dhabi, UAE

Navas Kalappattil, a highly accomplished optometrist holding a master’s degree, currently excelling in the dynamic setting of Yas Clinic Hospital, Abu Dhabi. With a career spanning over a decade, his extensive experience in clinical optometry, both in India and the United Arab Emirates, positions Navas as a distinguished professional at the forefront of advanced eye care.

Sumayya Almarzouqi

Abu Dhabi, UAE

Consultant Neuro-Ophthalmologist

(Neuro-Ophthalmology Reviewer)
Sheikh Shakhbout Medical City
Abu Dhabi, UAE

Dr. Sumayya Almarzouqi is a Consultant Neuro-Ophthalmologist at SSMC in Abu Dhabi.

I graduated from Faculty of Medicine at The University of Jordan, I did Ophthalmology residency at Mafraq Hospital, having Jordanian and Arab Board of Ophthalmology certificates, I had done a fellowship in Neur-ophthalmology at Houston Methodist hospital in Houston,US, I was the program director of Ophthalmology residency at Mafraq hospital from 2016-2019.

Cohead of scientific committee and head of Neuroophtalmology committee of ESO 2021