ESO 2025 Committee

Steering Committee

Khaled Abuhaleeqa
Vice-President of ESO

Cleveland Clinic
Abu Dhabi, UAE

Maysoon Al Karam
Head of Surgical Retina Committee
General Secretary of ESO

Yas Clinic Khalifa City
Abu Dhabi, UAE

Scientific Committee

AllCo-Head CommitteeRetinaOculoplastyPediatric OphthalmologyCornea & RefractiveGlaucomaOptometry and OrthopticsYoung Ophthalmology CommitteeAbstractWetlab & Surgical ExperienceNeuro-OphthalmologyUveitisCataractAllied Health Committee

Areej Abdallah Hasan
Head of Abstract Committee

Healthline One Day Surgery Center
Abu Dhabi, UAE

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

SSMC
Abu Dhabi, UAE

Aysha Humaid
Member of Young Ophthalmology Committee

Tawam hospital
Abu Dhabi, UAE

Fahd Quhill
Chair of Uveitis Committee

Moorfields Eye Hospital
Dubai, UAE

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

Sheikh Khalifa Medical City
Abu Dhabi, UAE

Habibullah Eatamadi
Head of Oculoplasty Committee

Sheikh Shakhbout Medical City
Abu Dhabi, UAE

Huda Al Dhaheri
Head of Cornea & Refractive Committee

Tawam Hospital
Al Ain, UAE

Khalid Qadha
Head of Allied Health Committee
Ophthalmic Technician

Cleveland Clinic
Abu Dhabi, UAE

Laila Ababneh
Member Of Pediatric Ophthalmology Committee

Mediclinic Al Noor hospital
Abu Dhabi, UAE

Luai Eldweik
Chair of Neuro-Ophthalmology Committee

Cleveland Clinic
Abu Dhabi, UAE

Mohamed Nadhari
Member Of Wetlab & Surgical Experience Committee

Al Qassimi Hospital
Sharjah, UAE

Omnia Hamam
Head of Cataract Committee
Chair of Scientific Committee

Zayed Military Hospital
Abu Dhabi, UAE

Prasan Rao
Head of Medical Retina Committee

Rawdha Alnuaimi
Head of Glaucoma Committee

SSMC
Abu Dhabi, 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

Yousef Alblooshi
Head Of Wetlab & Surgical Experience Committee

Zayed Military Hospital
Abu Dhabi, UAE

Abstract Reviewers

Aniruddha Agarwal

Abu Dhabi, UAE

Vitreoretina Surgeon and Uveitis Specialist

(Retina & Uveitis Reviewer)
Cleveland Clinic
Abu Dhabi, UAE

Aniruddha Agarwal is currently working as an Associate Staff Physician (Medical and Surgical Retina, and Uveitis) at the Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi. Previously, he was a faculty (Assistant Professor) at the Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh, India. He has completed his Clinical Research Fellowship at the Stanley M. Truhlsen Eye Institute, Omaha, Nebraska, USA (2014-2016). He has received the Kataria Memorial Gold Medal from Prime Minister of India in 2014. He has authored more than 240 publications and 40 book chapters. His areas of interest include ocular imaging, retinal diseases and uveitis.

Ashwaq Bin Amro

Abu Dhabi, UAE

Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus Specialist

(Pediatric Ophthalmology Reviewer)
Sheikh Shakhbout medical city
Abu Dhabi, UAE

She is a dedicated pediatric ophthalmology and strabismus specialist. Her journey in the field of medicine began at UAE University, where she completed medical school in 2015 and pursued an internship at Tawam Hospital. She continued her training in Abu Dhabi Ophthalmology Residency Program, UAE; becoming Arab Board certified.

She pursued fellowships in pediatric ophthalmology and adult strabismus at the University of Montreal in Canada. Additionally, she deepened her knowledge in pediatric glaucoma under the supervision of Dr Patrick Hamel during another fellowship at the same institution.

Currently, she has the privilege of leading the Pediatric Ophthalmology Service in Sheikh Shakhbout medical city.

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)

Kanika Aggarwal

Abu Dhabi, UAE

Specialist Opthlmology

Retina Reviewer
Burjeel day surgery centre, Reem island
Abu Dhabi, UAE

Dr.Kanika is a vitreo-retina surgeon and uveitis specialist currently working at Ahalia eye Care, Abu Dhabi. She completed her residency and fellowship training at the Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India. She has more than 65 publications in various international journals and 10 book chapters. Her special areas of interest are multimodal imaging in diseases of the retina and choroid.

Mazen Sinjab

Dubai, UAE

Consultant Ophthalmologist
Cataract and Refractive Surgeon
Keratoconus Management Expert

(Cornea & Cataract Reviewer)
Dr. Sulaiman Al Habib Hospital
Dubai, UAE

Consultant Ophthalmologist
Cataract and Refractive Surgeon
Keratoconus Management Expert
Cornea & Cataract Reviewer

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.

Aniruddha Agarwal

Abu Dhabi, UAE

Vitreoretina Surgeon and Uveitis Specialist

(Retina & Uveitis Reviewer)
Cleveland Clinic
Abu Dhabi, UAE

Aniruddha Agarwal is currently working as an Associate Staff Physician (Medical and Surgical Retina, and Uveitis) at the Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi. Previously, he was a faculty (Assistant Professor) at the Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh, India. He has completed his Clinical Research Fellowship at the Stanley M. Truhlsen Eye Institute, Omaha, Nebraska, USA (2014-2016). He has received the Kataria Memorial Gold Medal from Prime Minister of India in 2014. He has authored more than 240 publications and 40 book chapters. His areas of interest include ocular imaging, retinal diseases and uveitis.

Ashwaq Bin Amro

Abu Dhabi, UAE

Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus Specialist

(Pediatric Ophthalmology Reviewer)
Sheikh Shakhbout medical city
Abu Dhabi, UAE

She is a dedicated pediatric ophthalmology and strabismus specialist. Her journey in the field of medicine began at UAE University, where she completed medical school in 2015 and pursued an internship at Tawam Hospital. She continued her training in Abu Dhabi Ophthalmology Residency Program, UAE; becoming Arab Board certified.

She pursued fellowships in pediatric ophthalmology and adult strabismus at the University of Montreal in Canada. Additionally, she deepened her knowledge in pediatric glaucoma under the supervision of Dr Patrick Hamel during another fellowship at the same institution.

Currently, she has the privilege of leading the Pediatric Ophthalmology Service in Sheikh Shakhbout medical city.

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)

Kanika Aggarwal

Abu Dhabi, UAE

Specialist Opthlmology

Retina Reviewer
Burjeel day surgery centre, Reem island
Abu Dhabi, UAE

Dr.Kanika is a vitreo-retina surgeon and uveitis specialist currently working at Ahalia eye Care, Abu Dhabi. She completed her residency and fellowship training at the Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India. She has more than 65 publications in various international journals and 10 book chapters. Her special areas of interest are multimodal imaging in diseases of the retina and choroid.

Mazen Sinjab

Dubai, UAE

Consultant Ophthalmologist
Cataract and Refractive Surgeon
Keratoconus Management Expert

(Cornea & Cataract Reviewer)
Dr. Sulaiman Al Habib Hospital
Dubai, UAE

Consultant Ophthalmologist
Cataract and Refractive Surgeon
Keratoconus Management Expert
Cornea & Cataract Reviewer

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