ESO2025 Speakers

Abdulaziz Al-Kaabi

Dr. Abdulaziz Al-Kaabi, MD, FRCS work as a Consultant in Hamad Medical Corporation, Qatar. Specializes in Cornea, external Diseases and Refractive surgery.

Dr. Abdulaziz completed an ACGME accredited residency program, followed by fellowship in cornea, anterior segment and refractive surgeries in HMC Qatar, he also completed a Canadian fellowship in cornea, External diseases in McGill university.

His surgical practice include corneal transplants, cataract and complex anterior segment and Refractive surgeries

Abdulaziz AlRajhi

Chief Executive Officer

King Khaled Eye Specialist Hospital, KKESH
KSA

Dr. AlRajhi is a Senior Ophthalmology Consultant in Cataract, Cornea and Refractive Surgery. He started his career in the Public sector then moved to Non-Profit Organizations NPO (nationally and internationally). He later on joined the Private sector and now he’s back to the Public Sector again. He has extensive experience in ophthalmology, organizational development and health management. He has worked in international organizations and programs, social development programs, focusing on quality and health education. He Led and managed the establishment or development of several organizations at National, Regional and International level. He is action oriented, passionate and won’t shy away from challenges. He is focused on results, equity and quality.

Abdulrahman Badawi

Consultant

King Khaled Eye Specialist Hospital
KSA

Vitero-Retinal Consultant

Deputy head of Artificial Intelligence for diabetic retinopathy national program (Eynai)

Saudi board of ophthalmology

British board of ophthalmology (FRS

Adel Alsuhaibani

Professor and Consultant, Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine

King Saud University Riyadh
KSA

Professor and Consultant
Head of Oculoplastics and Orbital surgery Unit
Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, King Saud University Riyadh, KSA

Adrian Koh

Professor/ Managing Partner

Eye & Retina Surgeons
Singapore

Prof Adrian Koh is a Founding Partner and Senior Consultant at the Eye & Retina Surgeons, Camden Medical; Director, Retinal Centre International, and Vice-President of the International Retinal Foundation.

He is the Executive Director of ESASO ASIA, and Associate Professor of the National University of Singapore and the Dukes-NUS Postgraduate School of Medicine. He is Visiting Senior Consultant to the Singapore National Eye Centre (SNEC), Tan Tock Seng Hospital and National University Hospital. He was Council Member of the College of Ophthalmologists, Academy of Medicine, Singapore. He is Past President of the Singapore Society of Ophthalmology. He was Congress Vice-President & Secretary-General of the 21st Congress of the Asia-Pacific Academy of Ophthalmology (APAO) held in Singapore. He is the founding Chairman and Honorary Adviser to the Retinitis Pigmentosa Society of Singapore. He is also member of Retina International and the Asia-Pacific Advisory Board for Photodynamic Therapy and Medical Retina.

He completed Fellowships in Medical Retina at Moorfields Eye Hospital & Institute of Ophthalmology, London, UK and Jules Stein Eye Institute, UCLA, Los Angeles, USA. The recipient of numerous awards, Dr Koh has authored or edited many publications in the field of ophthalmology and medical retina.

Ahmed AlSanousy

Consultant of Pediatric Ophthalmology.

Alexandria
Egypt

Consultant of Pediatric Ophthalmology.
FRCS Glasgow
MRCS Edinburgh

Ahmed Elbably

Glaucoma Surgeon

Southampton University Hospital
UK

Dr. Ahmed Elbably is a highly accomplished Glaucoma Surgeon at the University Hospital of Southampton, UK. With extensive international experience across the UK, Saudi Arabia, and the USA, Dr. Elbably has pioneered innovative surgical techniques, including the GITS(Glaucoma Intrascleral Tube Surgery) and Preserflo DS approaches, which have significantly advanced glaucoma treatment. He is a recognized mentor and educator, guiding the next generation of ophthalmic surgeons while maintaining a strong commitment to research and innovation. Dr. Elbably’s contributions to ophthalmology reflect his dedication to improving patient outcomes and advancing surgical excellence.

Ahmed Habib

Associate Professor

Ain Shams University
Egypt

-Vitreoretinal surgery consultant
-Associate Professor of ophthalmology Ain Shams University
-Fellow of the Royal Colledge of Physicians and Surgeons (Glasgcow)
-Member of the American Society of retina specialists

Ahmed Shokeir

Professor of Urology

Mansoura University
Egypt

M.Sc., (Urol), M.D. (Urol), Mansoura: Ph.D. (Urol) Netherlands, Fellow of European Board of Urology (FEBU)

Professor of Urology, Urology & Nephrology Center, Editor-In-Chief, Arab Journal of Urology, Director of Center of Excellence for Genome and Cancer Research, X Head of Institutional Review Board (IRB) of Faculty of Medicine, Mansoura University, X Director of Urology and Nephrology Center, X Chairman of department of Urology, Mansoura University, Mansoura, Egypt.

Academic and Professional Qualifications

– Fellow of European Board of Urology, Rotterdam, the Netherlands (2002)

– Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D), Urology-Erasmus University, Rotteram, the Netherlands – (1999)

– Doctor of Medicine (M.D.) Urology, UNC-Mansoura, University of Mansoura, Egypt – (1990)

– Master of Science (M.Sc.) Urology, UNC- Mansoura, University of Mansoura, Egypt – (1986)

– Bachelor of Medicine& Surgery (M.B., Ch.B.), Mansoura faculty of medicine, University of Mansoura, Egypt- (1980)

– NB. Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) Urology by thesis ids the highest possible academic achievement one can obtain. It is not a honorary award to distinguish it from other PhDs.

Scientific Contributions

– Total number international publications (December, 2021): 320

– H-index according to Google Scholar (May, 2024): 60/ number of citations 12576

– H-index according to Scopus (May, 2024): 49/ number of citations 7448

– Number of presentations in international conferences (1991-2023): 150

– Number of chapters in international textbooks: 38

– Number of Master and Doctorate thesis supervision: 100

– Number of thesis discussion: 50

– Number of articles reviewed for international, regional and national journals: >1000

– Number of research projects funded by international and national foundations: 50

– Editor – In – Chief

Arab Journal of Urology

– Co-Editor

African Journal of Urology

Egyptian Journal of Urology

– Member of the Editorial Board

World Journal of Radiology

World Journal of Clinical Urology

– Referee in the following research fund committees:

1. National Kidney Research Fund

2. UK kidney Research Grants Committee

3. Canadian Institute of Health

 Reviewer in 40 International Journals

 Member in 8 International Associations

 Winner of 16 international, regional and national prizes

Main Subjects of Research:

– Renal Transplantation

– Endourology

– Urological Cancer

– Scientific Writing and publishing

Alaa Bou Ghannam

Medical Doctor, Specialist

American University of Beirut Medical Center
Lebanon

I am a full-time faculty at the American University of Beirut Medical Center (AUBMC) and a visiting specialist at Moorfields Eye Hospital Dubai in Dubai Healthcare City. I am specialized in in paediatric ophthalmology, adult strabismus, and neuro-ophthalmology.
I finished my ophthalmology residency in 2015 at AUBMC. Afterwards, I pursued a fellowship in pediatric ophthalmology and adult strabismus from Children’s National Health System in Washington DC (2016) and another in neuro-ophthalmology from The University of Colorado (2017).
I have over five years of regional/international experience in pediatric ophthalmology, adult strabismus, and neuro-ophthalmology in countries including Lebanon, UAE and USA..

Amr Al Amin

Ophthalmology Consultant MD, FRCS

Al Mashreq Eye Center
Egypt

MD & FRCS
Ophthalmology Consultant With 19 years of experience as Anterior Segment Surgeon especially Cornea, Cataract & Refractive Surgery, with more than 8 years of experiences in Training new surgeons on Cornea, Phaco &
Different
Refractive Procedures.
In addition to 12 years of experience in Management in
Medical Field

Amr Samir

Ophthalmology Consultant

Magrabi Eye Hospitals, Cairo
Egypt

Dr Amr Samir is an Ophthalmology Consultant with many years of experience in the diagnosis and management of Glaucoma. He obtained both his medical bachelor and Masters Degree in ophthalmology at the Ain Shams University in Cairo. He is a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow. He trained in ophthalmology at the Magrabi Eye Hospitals in Cairo and completed a Glaucoma fellowship at the Montchoisi Glaucoma Research Centre in Lausanne.

He is a highly experienced cataract and glaucoma surgeon who has performed thousands of Incisional, minimally invasive, and laser glaucoma procedures on patients from Egypt and abroad.

He has a keen interest in advanced and most recent surgical techniques in Glaucoma surgery. He offers his patients a large spectrum of interventions, including MIGS, NPGS, angle surgeries, and Glaucoma Drainage Devices.

Anant Pai

Senior Consultant in Ophthalmology and Vitreoretinal Surgery

Hamad Medical Corporation
Qatar

Dr. Anant Pai is a Senior Consultant in Ophthalmology and Vitreoretinal Surgery at Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar.

Also he is the Assistant Professor in Clinical Ophthalmology at Weill Cornell Medical College in Qatar

Bassima Aldelaigan

Senior Optometrist

National Guard Hospital, Riyadh
KSA

Dr. Bassima Aldelaigan received her Doctorate of Optometry degree from The New England College of Optometry, in Boston. Dr. Aldelaigan then did a one-year of sub-specialty in cornea and contact lenses residency at the Michigan College of Optometry in Michigan, Dr. Aldelaigan has the American board certification, and licensed to work in the state of Michigan. Dr. Aldelaigan is a member of the board of directors in the Saudi society of Optometry.

She is currently working at the National guard hospital in Riyadh, practicing general optometry with emphasis on Contact lens fitting, Low vision, and pediatric optometry.

Charlotte Codina

Professor of Orthoptics / Professional Lead for Orthoptics

The University of Sheffield
UK

As Professional Lead for Orthoptics at The University of Sheffield, I am passionate about developing and inspiring Orthoptists to work and serve in healthcare settings across the UK and globally, at all levels of practice. I qualified as an Orthoptist over 20 years ago, working clinically in London and Sheffield, interspersed with short term work in regions of Africa. I ran and developed the Vision and Strabismus Masters programme in Sheffield for 12 years, launching new modules in Low vision, stroke care and medicines and after this, developed and launched the first ever advanced practice Masters programme in advanced practice in paediatric ophthalmology. My PhD deepened the understanding of how deaf people see and my role as low vision lead for BIOS raises knowledge and understanding of the changes needed to support vision impaired children and adults reach their potential.

Christina Grupcheva

Professor of Ophthalmology

INTO-Varna
Bulgaria

Prof. Dr. CN Grupcheva graduated as a medical doctor at Medical University of Varna, and following specialized training became a specialist in ophthalmology in 1996. She continued her studies with short fellowships at Moorfields Eye Hospital, London and Dundee University, UK. In 2000 she relocated to New Zealand as a Senior Research Fellow at Auckland University and Corneal Fellow at Auckland State Hospital for three years. During that period she completed a PhD with high commendations and Best Doctorial Thesis Prize of Auckland University for 2002. On return to Varna she was appointed as Director of Specialized Eye Hospital Varna and shortly after as Professor at Medical University of Varna. Currently, she is a National Professor in ophthalmology and Clinical Director of Specialized Eye Hospital.

Prof Grupcheva’s clinical and research interests and expertise are related to cataract and refractive surgery, cornea, anterior segment, tear film, in vivo confocal microscopy and complex anterior segment surgery. She has published more than 250 scientific papers and 21 ophthalmology books. She has Hi index of 30 and more than 3100 citations over the last 15 years. She actively participates as editor in American Academy of Ophthalmology textbooks revision and is reviewer for several prestigious journals.. Professor Grupcheva teaches at all graduate and postgraduate levels and currently supervises 8 PhD students and 12 residents in ophthalmology. She has many high commendations graduates at different levels. She regularly presents at national and international meetings on subjects of her expertise, mainly as an invited lecturer. She is a member of number of Bulgarian, European and International learned societies and is a board member for International Council of Ophthalmology and European Cataract and Refractive Surgery Society board co-opted member. Prof Grupcheva serves as the President of Bulgarian Society of Ophthalmology.

Doha Hamidallah

Ophtalmologist, President of ABAD foundation for women and child empowrment in morocco

Morocco

HAMIDALLAH DOHA a moroccan ophtalmologist currently in france ,president of ABAD foundation for women and child empowrment in morocco , former board member of young ophtalmology association of morocco AMJO , activist for more than 10 years in health and social developments ,

Content creator on social media for the last 4 years with over 140000 followers on both instagram and tiktok my platform is dedicated to these subjects:

1 Medical awareness in ophtalmology field correcting stereotypes and false infos

2 organ donation and its importance especially in the arab world

3 the importance of social work in the life of young people.

4 the path , difficulties and challenges of medical studies

Don Kikkawa

Professor and Chair of Ophthalmology

University of California, San Diego School of Medicine
USA

Don O Kikkawa is Distinguished Professor and The Trude Kahn Hollander Endowed Chair of Ophthalmology at UC San Diego in La Jolla, California. He is also Division Chief of Oculofacial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery and Distinguished Professor of Plastic Surgery at UC San Diego. Dr. Kikkawa is currently the Program Director of the UC San Diego ASOPRS Oculofacial Plastic Surgery Fellowship. He is a frequent lecturer nationally and internationally and has received numerous teaching awards.

Dr. Kikkawa has been an active leader in many organizations. He is a current member of the Ophthalmology RRC for the ACGME, former President of the American Society of Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, former Director for the American Board of Ophthalmology and former Trustee of the ASOPRS Foundation. He has authored or co-authored over 200 publications, 50 book chapters, and five books. He currently serves on the Editorial Boards of Ophthalmology and Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. He is a Fellow of the American Society of Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, the American College of Surgeons, and is a Life Fellow of the American Academy of Ophthalmology.

Eman AlBluwi

Assistant Professor Consultant sub specialized in Cornea, Cataract and refractive surgery

Princess Noura bint Abdualrahman University / AL Hokama Eye Specialist centre
KSA

Dr Eman Dhaifallah Albluwi is Assistant professor and Head of surgery department at college of medicine , Princess Noura Bint Abdulrahman University , Consultant of Ophthalmology subspeialized in cornea disease , Keratoconus , advance cataract and refractive surgery at King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz university hospital and Al Hokama eye specialist centre,

Dr AlBluwi dedicated type of work toward advance and complicated cataract cases and advance management of Keratoconus and refractive surgery

Fairooz P. Manjandavida

Consultant, Specialist in Ophthalmic Plastic Surgery, Orbit and Ocular Oncology

HORUS Specialty Eye Care, Bengaluru
India

Fairooz P. Manjandavida is a specialist in Ophthalmic Plastic Surgery, Orbit and Ocular Oncology from Bangalore. Established a Specialty Eye Care for Ocular Oncology/ Oculoplasty in Bangalore- HORUS.

Dr. Manjandavida, after completing her Fellowship in Oculoplasty, Orbit and Ocular Oncology at the prestigious LV Prasad Eye Institute, India, pursued her Ocular Oncology Fellowship at Wills Eye Hospital, Thomas Jefferson, U.SA. She is fellow of Royal College of London and American College of Surgeons.

Having participated in numerous research projects, Dr. Manjandavida has been invited to present her studies at a number of international congresses such as the American Academy of Ophthalmology, World Ophthalmology Congress and the Annual Meeting of the American Society of Ophthalmic Plastics and Reconstructive Surgery.

She has also been recognized for her clinical and research work and has been bestowed a number of awards. Her international accomplishment includes, Best Paper Award @ the American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO) 2011, 2014 and 2015, Best Poster in AAO Chicago last year. She has received the AAO International Achievement Award in 2015, and APAO Achievement Award in 2017. She is the current Secretary General of Asia Pacific Society of Ocular Oncology and Pathology.

Her major ocular oncology research interest includes retinoblastoma, conjunctiva, eyelid and orbital tumors. Currently she is pursuing her PhD in Choroidal Melanoma from Leiden University, Amsterdam. Surgeon par excellence, her oculoplasty interests are ptosis correction, orbit surgeries, socket surgeries and aesthetic surgical procedures.

Filomena Ribeiro

Head of Ophthalmology Department

Hospital da Luz, Lisbon
Portugal

ESCRS President, Professor of Ophthalmology at the University of Lisbon, Professor of Biomedical Engineering at the University of LisbonJCRO Editor

Fouad El Sayyad

Cornea, Refractive and Anterior Segment Consultant

Cairo University
Egypt

Dr. Fouad received his medical degree from Cairo University, after which he pursued a 3 year clinical research fellowship at Bascom Palmer Eye Institute in Miami, in both Glaucoma and Cornea.

He then completed his ophthalmology residency at the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida; followed by a fellowship in Cornea and Refractive Surgery at Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri. He was certified by the American Board of Ophthalmology in 2018.

His clinical and research interests include ocular imaging, keratoconus and infectious keratitis, and has over 20 international publications in the field of cornea and glaucoma.”

He currently is working in private practice in Cairo, Egypt

Hadeel Ghaly

Ophthalmologist fellow

Alexandria University Hospital
Egypt

MD

Specialist of Ophthalmology at Elsafwa Laser vision center

Fellow of Ophthalmology, Alexandria University Hospital

Hamzah Almajedi

Consultant Ophthalmologist, President of Iraqi Ophthalmological Society

Ibn Alhaitham Eye Teaching Hospital
Baghdad, Iraq

‏- MBChB , MD ,DO(RCS -RCP ) U.K.
‏- Consultant Ophthalmologist .
‏- President of Iraqi Ophthalmological Society.
‏- Board Member of Middle East African Council of Ophthalmology (MEACO).
‏- International Member of American Academy of Ophthalmology.
‏- Consultant Ophthalmologist at IBN ALHAITHAM EYE TEACHING HOSPITAL, Baghdad (1996-2011).
⁃ Consultant Ophthalmologist ALYARMOUK TEACHING HOSPITAL, Head of Ophthalmology department,
‏Lecturer of Ophthalmology at college of medicine , ALMUSTANSIRIYAH UNIVERSITY, Baghdad ,Iraq .(1991-1996)
‏⁃ Head of Prevention of Blindness & primary Eye Care program at Iraqi Ministry of Health (1988-1991

Helen Davis

Professor of Orthoptics

University of Sheffield,
UK

Helen graduated as an Orthoptist from the Coventry and Warwickshire Hospital. Following graduation, she worked as a clinical Orthoptist at the ManchesterRoyal Eye Hospital and supervised students clinical practice. Helen took her Teaching certificate in 1982 and became an orthoptic teacher and then senior teacher in 1984. Helen set up one of the first Botulinum Toxin clinics with an Ophthalmologist. She also commenced research with the Optometry department at the University of Manchester investigating visual development in infants. In 1991 Helen moved to the University of Sheffield to set up one of only two graduate programmes in the UK for pre-registration Orthoptists. She also met Professor John Frisby who designed the Frisby Near Stereotest and they collaborated to design the Frisby Davis Distance Stereotest (FD2). Helen also collaborated with Ophthalmologist Alec Ansons to edit the third and fourth editions of the textbook Diagnosis and Management of Ocular Motility Disorders. Helen has had roles in both the regulatory body the HealthCare Professions Council (HCPC) and the professional body the British and IrishOrthoptic Society. Latterly she was the chair of the Education and ProfessionalDevelopment Committee. Helen has also received several awards during her career including, a BIOS fellowship 2010; Nominated for Portrait of a Woman, University of Sheffield 2015; an OBE for services to Orthoptics 2022 and a BIOS lifetime award 2024.

Henri Chibret

President of Théa Holding & Pharmacist

Founder of Laboratoires Théa
France

President of Laboratoires Théa : Théa is a European Company whose independence stability and entrepreneurial spirit are safeguarded by the Chibret Family, which has been instrumental in the field ophthalmology for over 150 years. Pioneer in preservative-free eye care treatments, our commitment is to provide innovative products and a wide range of medicinal products (service products, daily-use products) to healthcare providers and patients in all ophthalmological therapeutic classes. Théa is currently the first independant ophthalmology laboratory in Europe.

Hesham Elsheikh

Professor of Ophthalmology

Kasr El-Aini Medical School, Cairo University
Egypt

I graduated in 1986 and started my residency iat 1988.

Since then, I have progressed through the academic ranks to my current position as a full professor at Cairo University.

I am also the co-founder and vice president of Rowad Correction Eye Center. I have published extensively in both international and national journals, with a specialized focus on cornea and refractive surgery.

Hessah Alrabiah

Cornea specialist

Al-Bahar Eye Center
Kuwait

-Cornea consultant In Al-Bahar Eye Center, Kuwait
-Clinical fellowship in Cornea, Cataract and Refractive Surgery, 2020, in VISSUM, Spain.
-FICO Fellow of International Council Of Ophthalmology,
-Member of The Royal College of Surgeons Of Edinburgh,

Ithar Beshtawi

Head of Optometry Department

Najah National University
Palestine

Najah National University in Palestine. In addition to publishing numerous research articles in high-impact scientific journals, Dr. Beshtawi has authored a book and received invitations to present research papers at numerous national and international conferences.

Jignasa Mehta

Professional Lead of Orthoptics

University of Liverpool
UK

professional lead for Orthoptics at the University of Liverpool delivering the BSc(Hons) and MSc pre-registration Orthoptic programmes. She has been an orthoptist for 29 years and her main areas of research is vision in older adults with a particular focus on falls, ocular accommodation in relation to digital device use.

Karl Golnik

Professor and Neuro-ophthalmologist

Barrow Neuroscience Institute,
USA

Dr. Karl Golnik is Professor at the Barrow Neuroscience Institute, Creighton University and the University of Arizona. He has received the American Academy of Ophthalmology’s Lifetime Achievement award and the North American Neuro-ophthalmology Society’s Merit Award. He has given more than 1000 invited neuro-ophthalmology and medical education lectures in more than 75 countries and has over 150 publications in these fields.

Khaled Elbassiouny

Lecturer of Ophthalmology

Delta University
Egypt

Lecturer of Ophthalmology at delta University

Glaucoma consultant, head of glaucoma department at Alexandria Ophthalmology Hospital

Konrad Schargel

Glaucoma Division Chairman

King Khaled Eye Specialist Hospital,
KSA

Spanish ophthalmologist fellowship in anterior segment, retina and glaucoma

Professor of the University of Alicante school of Optometry

Actual Glaucoma division chairman and associate professor of the school of medicine, Al Faisal University. Riyadh

Lars Holm

Consultant, Head of Cataract & Refractive Surgery

University Hospital of Copenhagen
Denmark

Since 2014: Senior consultant, Head of Cataract surgery, Refractive Surgery, and head of the surgical facilities at University Hospital of Copenhagen, Denmark2006: PhD-defence: Ammonia transport in aquaporins, University of Copenhagen Since 2014: Associate Professor, University of Copenhagen, Clinical Ophthalmology Author of 26 PubMed indexed and peer reviewed publications 2009: passed “European Board of Ophthalmology Diploma Examination”Supervisor for 4 PhD-studentsPerformed > 4500 corneal refractive laser proceduresPerformed > 7000 phaco operations

Manal Bouhaimed

Consultant Ophthalmologist

Faculty of Medicine – Kuwait University
Kuwait

Dr. Bouhaimed served in many national and international academic,

professional, UN, and non-governmental organizations:

¨ President of ‘Women in Ophthalmology’ (WIO) Society for the Middle East and Africa Council of Ophthalmology (MEACO).

¨ Member of the Advisory Committee of the Supreme Council for the Environment – Kuwait.

¨ Member (2011-2019) and vice-chair (2015-2016) of the International Bioethics Committee (IBC)-UNESCO.

¨ Chairperson of the ethics committee at (MEACO).

¨ Member of the advisory board of the International Council of Ophthalmology (ICO).

¨ Member in the American Academy of Ophthalmology “Ophthalmic News and Education Network”.

¨ Vice- chair of Bioethics Network on Women’s Issues in the Arab Region (BiNWIAR) – UNESCO.

¨ Chairperson of the health and environment committee at the Kuwait Society for Human Rights.

¨ Member in the Kuwait Red Crescent and the first female physician to actively participate in the humanitarian and relief field efforts in areas of conflict in 2012.

¨ Member in the “Living Unrelated Organ Donation Committee” in the Ministry of Health in Kuwait.

¨ Member in the Institutional Review Board at the Health Sciences center and Ministry of Health in Kuwait.

¨ Founder of “Medical Education and Leadership Club” at the Health Sciences Center (HSC) in Kuwait University.

¨ Founder of the national HSC chapter of the Institute of Health (IHI)- Harvard University in Kuwait

Manish Nagpal

Director, Retina Foundation

Retina Foundation, Ahmedabad
India

Dr Manish Nagpal is practicing as a Vitreo Retinal Consultant at Retina Foundation, Ahmedabad, since 1999. After completing his Ophthalmology training at M & J institute of Ophthalmology, Ahmedabad in 1996 and further went on to accomplish the FRCS (Ed) at UK in 1997. He is a recipient of the prestigious Distinguished Service Award of APAO in 2007, Achievement award of APAO in 2012 , American Academy’s Achievement award 2009 as well as AAO ‘s International Ophthalmologist Education Award in 2011 and the AAO Senior Achievement Award in 2018 He has a keen interest in making surgical videos and has received the prestigious Rhett Buckler award for best video at the annual meeting of ASRS (6 times) 2009 New York , 2010 Vancouver ,2011 Boston followed by Las Vegas, 2012 , Toronto , 2013 and Seattle, 2020. He received the Best video award at the film festival held at the 25th APAO meet held at Beijing, China , Sept 2010 and the Best of Show at the annual AAO meeting held at New Orleans in Oct 2013 . At the annual All India congress ( AIOS) he has won the best paper in Retina four times including the S Natarajan award in 2008 and the C S Reshmi award for the best video presentation in 2012 . He is also the recipient of the IIRSI special Gold medal for 2012 as well as the Young achievers award from BOA in 2012. He is also the recipient of the Honor award @ 2013 and the Senior Honor award @ 2014 for outstanding contribution to the American society of Retinal Surgeons (ASRS) . He has been conferred the Fellow of ASRS (FASRS) on its inception in June 2021. He is also the receipient of the (Indian journal of Ophthalmology) IJO Gold award for 2014. He has numerous peer reviewed articles to his credit along with numerous chapters in various international books. He is a regular reviewer with ophthalmology journals such as RETINA, American Journal of Opthalmology (AJO), EYE , European journal of Ophthalmology and IJO. He is a member of the Program Committee for The Prestigious Vail Vitrectomy meeting held in 2016 and 2019. He has been part of the Floretina program committee in 2015 and was invited to perform live surgery from Athens to be transmitted to Florence for the Floretina, 2019. He is on the international editorial board of RETINA TODAY and Ocular surgery news (OSN) . He has been invited by ORBIS for a Voluntary surgical program on the Flying Eye Hospital (FEH) at Chittagong, Bangladesh in 2017 and works closely with ORBIS for their online forum Cybersight for surgical videos and web based presentations. He has conducted various Vitreo retinal surgical workshops doing live surgery and laser procedures at various meetings in India and abroad. He has been a Principle investigator for many global multicentric trials including (Macugen 1013, VIEW 2, DEGAS and MONET).

May Bakkar

Professor of Optometry

Jordan University of Science and Technology
Jordan

Professor May Bakkar is a professor of optometry at Jordan University of Science and Technology. She is responsible of undergraduate teaching in the area of contact lenses, ocular pathology and clinical optometry. Alongside her teaching responsibilities, Professor Bakkar undergoes her research in contact lenses, dry eye disease and community eye care. She is a fellow of the International Association of Contact Lens Educators (IACLE) and she is the ambassador of IACLE for the Middle East region.

Professor Bakkar is a holder of 2023 IACLE Contact Lens Educator of the Year award for the Europe, Middle East and Africa region.

Professor Bakkar has published over 30 refereed journal articles, and granted fund for several research projects.

Michael Stewart

Professor and Chairman Emeritus, Knights Templar Eye Foundation Inc. Professor of Ophthalmology Research

Mayo Clinic
USA

Michael W. Stewart, MD, is chairman of the Department of Ophthalmology at the Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, Florida. Dr. Stewart graduated with honors in chemistry from Harvard College in Cambridge, Massachusetts and from the McGill University Faculty of Medicine in Montreal, Quebec. He completed an internship in internal medicine at Jackson Memorial Hospital in Miami, Florida, and an ophthalmology residency at Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia. Dr. Stewart completed vitreoretinal fellowships at Touro Infirmary in New Orleans, Louisiana and at the University of California, Davis.

Dr. Stewart joined the Mayo Clinic in 1999 and was named Chairman of Ophthalmology in 2007 and Professor of Ophthalmology in 2014. His research interests include diabetic retinopathy, macular degeneration, retinal vein occlusions, and infectious retinitis. He has a particular interest in retinal pharmacology, pharmacokinetics, and the mathematical modeling of ocular diseases and treatments. He is currently the Knights Templar Eye Foundation, Inc. Professor of Ophthalmology Research.

Miguel Rechichi

Md, PhD, CEO

Centro Polispecialistico Mediterraneo
Italy

Miguel Rechichi has completed his training in ophthalmology and his PhD in Magna Graecia University, Catanzaro, Italy.

He obtained the Disso (diploma of Superior Specialty in Ophthalmology) in Lugano

He’s actually the founder and Director of Eye Center Clinic in Catanzaro, Italy a cutting edge multispeciality clinic where he is responsible for corneal, cataract and refractive Surgery service.

He was a pioneer of crosslinking clinical application and developmatn and actually is involved in developing new accelerated and combined cxl protocols other than topography guided crosslinking for which he’s invited as opinion leader to several meetings. He has published several papers in reputed journals and has been serving as an editorial board member of repute.

Mohamed Tawfik

Vitreoretinal Consultant

Memorial institute of ophthalmic research
Egypt

Vitreoretinal consultant at memorial institute of ophthalmic research , egypt

Mohammad Javed Ali

MD, PhD, FRCS.Head, Govindram Seksaria Institute of Dacryology

L.V. Prasad Eye Institute,
India

MD, PhD, FRCS.Head, Govindram Seksaria Institute of Dacryology, LVPEI, India.Editor in Chief, Seminars in OphthalmologyDistinguished Alumni Chair of Ophthalmology, LVPEI, India.Hong-Leong Professor, University of Singapore, Singapore.Former DAAD Professor, Friedrich Alexander University, Nuremberg, GermanyHonorary Professor, Krasnov Research Institute of Eye Diseases, Moscow, RussiaVisiting Professor, Wojskowy Instytut Medyczny, Warsaw, Poland.Honorary Professor, Fatima University Medical Center, Manilla, PhilippinesFormer Adjunct Associate Professor, University of Rochester, New YorkSenior Von Humboldt Scientist, FAU, Nurnberg, GermanyShanti Swarup Bhatnagar LaureateJC BOSE National Fellow, Govt. of IndiaMohammad Javed Ali is an internationally recognized Clinician-Scientist and the current Editor-in-Chief of the journal ‘Seminars in Ophthalmology’. He heads the Govindram Seksaria Institute of Dacryology at the L.V. Prasad Eye Institute, India. Javed is also the Distinguished Alumni chair of Ophthalmology at the L.V. Prasad Eye Institute. He holds seven International Professorships and is currently the Hong-Leong Professor at NUHS, Singapore, and DAAD Professor of Ophthalmology and Anatomy at the Friedrich-Alexander University, Nuremberg, Germany. He is also the visiting professor at the Wojskowy Instytut Medyczny, Warsaw, Poland; Krasnov Research Institute, Moscow; Fatima University Medical Center, Philippines. Javed is among the recipients of the Senior Alexander Von Humboldt Award by the AvH Foundation, Germany, and the Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize, and the JC Bose National Fellow, the highest multi-disciplinary scientific awards by the Government of India. He described three new diseases of the lacrimal system along with their classifications and clinicopathologic profiles. He was honored by the 2015 AAO-ASOPRS ‘Merill Reeh’ Award for his work on the understanding of etiopathogenesis of punctal stenosis. He is on the editorial board of 23 mainstream journals, associate editor for ‘Survey of Ophthalmology’, ‘The Ocular Surface’, ‘European Journal of Ophthalmology’, and ‘Ophthalmic Research’, and has to his credit 660 publications at the time of this writing, and has delivered 381 conference lectures, including 21 keynote addresses. He holds memberships of 28 societies and has conducted 26 instruction courses and 34 live surgical workshops and has been honored by 41 national and international awards including the 2020 American Academy – ASOPRS ‘Lester T Jones’ award for outstanding scientific contributions to the science of Ophthalmic Plastics Surgery. He has also been honored with honorary life membership of national societies from Poland, Israel, and Philippines for his contributions to science.Research Stats: Publications – 660, h-index – 44, i-10 index – 208, Citations – 7338

Moncef Khairallah

Professor

Fattouma Bourguiba University Hospital, Monastir
Tunisia

Dr. Moncef Khair0allah is Professor of Ophthalmology at the Fattouma Bourguiba University Hospital and the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Monastir in Tunisia. For more than 25 years, he has been leading a team of specialists in the management of uveitis and retinal disease. He regularly participates as an invited speaker at national and international scientific meetings. He has also taken part in the organization of several congresses and symposiums in the fields of uveitis and retina in Tunisia and internationally.

Professor Moncef Khairallah is an elected member of the Jules Gonin Club and of the International Uveitis Study Group, a member of the Vision Loss Expert group of the Global Burden disease group, a member of the Club Francophone des spécialistes de la rétine, a member of the Euretina uveitis subcommittee and a member of the International Council of the International Ocular Inflammation Society. He is the current president of the MEACO uveitis society. He is also a member of the editorial board/associate editor for several international ophthalmology journals. He has published more than 250 peer-reviewed articles, co-edited six books on uveitis and ocular infections and written about a hundred book chapters. He has received numerous awards and honors, including the Achievement Award (2005) and the Senior Achievement Award (2019) from the American Academy of Ophthalmology, the 2016 Gold Medal from the Moroccan Society of Ophthalmology, and the 2018 Gold Medal from the Tunisian Society of Ophthalmology. Professor Moncef Khairallah has been ranked among the world’s top 2% of scientists in 2023 and 2024, according to the Scientist’s List by Stanford University.

Mostafa Azzab

Consultant of Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus

Dr. Mostafa Azzab’s Clinics
Egypt

Consultant of Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus.

Fellow of The Royal College of Surgeons – Glasgow

Nancy Al Raqqad

Consultant cornea cataract and refractive surgeon

Royal medical services
Jordan

Head of cornea specialty at Royal medical services
Consultant cornea cataract and refractive surgeon
Fellow of the Royal college of physicians and surgeons of Glasgow
Founder and lead of women in ophthalmology Arabia

Nancy Holekamp

Principal Global Medical Science Leader

Roche Pharmaceuticals
USA

Nancy M. Holekamp, MD was Director of Retina Services at the Pepose Vision Institute in St. Louis, Missouri from 2011 to 2022. Prior, she was Professor of Clinical Ophthalmology at the Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, Missouri from 2009 to 2020. She has been a principal investigator in more than 40 national clinical trials dealing with age-related macular degeneration, retinal vascular occlusion, and diabetic retinopathy. Her efforts in research have resulted in over 100 peer-reviewed publications, 22 book chapters, and more than 150 speaking invitations. She has received the Senior Honor Award and the Secretariat Award from the American Society of Retina Specialists, and well as the Senior Honor Award from the American Academy of Ophthalmology. She was Visiting Professor at Roche in 2023 and is now a Principal Global Medical Science Lead at Roche.

Nayef Alotaiby

Glaucoma consultant

King Khaled Eye Specialist Hospital
KSA

Dr. Nayef Diyab Alotaiby

Glaucoma consultant

Saudi Board of Ophthalmology – University of Dammam.

Glaucoma fellowship- King Khaled Eye Specialist Hospital.

Neda Qurashi

Advanced Specialist Orthoptist

South Tees NHS Trust, James Cook University Hospital
UK

Miss Qurashi gained her degree in Orthoptics from the prestigious University of Sheffield. She has been working as an Advanced Specialist Orthoptist at James Cook University Hospital in the North East of England for more than a decade.She has experience of working in complex paediatric joint clinics, neuro-ophthalmology ocular motility clinics, cataract clinics and glaucoma clinics. She has a keen interest in teaching and is the lead for Orthoptic teaching for the FRCOphth exam revision course in the North of England. Miss Qurashi is currently in her final year of studying for a Masters in Advanced Clinical Ophthalmology at University College London. In the last year she has presented her work at various conferences including the highly esteemed Royal College of Ophthalmologists Congress, UKISCRS and at the British and Irish Paediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus Association.Miss Qurashi is keen to showcase the valuable role qualified ophthalmic healthcare professionals play in delivering high quality ophthalmic care whilst simultaneously addressing current workforce challenges and capacity and demand issues that most health care providers face.

Nishani Amerasinghe

Consultant Ophthalmic Surgeon

University Hospitals Southampton NHS Trust
UK

Ms Nishani Amerasinghe is a Consultant Ophthalmic Surgeon based at the University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, specialising in Glaucoma and Cataract Surgery. She is regarded as a leading expert in the UK, employing the latest medical and surgical techniques including lasers (e.g. Selective Laser Trabeculoplasty), conventional glaucoma surgery (aqueous shunt and trabeculectomy) and minimally invasive glaucoma surgery (MIGS). Additionally, Ms Amerasinghe has expertise in complex cataract surgery using the latest innovative techniques.
The role of President of the UK & Eire Glaucoma Society, is a testament of the respect Ms Amerasinghe within the Glaucoma Speciality.
Ms Amerasinghe is an invited speaker for many national and international meetings with particular focus on Angle Closure Disease and Surgical treatment of Glaucoma. She has won academic scholarships and prizes throughout her career as well as publishing many papers and reviewing for the major Ophthalmology journals.
After graduating from Imperial College School of Medicine at St Mary’s, London, Ms Amerasinghe went on to train on the Wessex Ophthalmology Rotation where she also completed an Advanced Speciality Training Opportunity (ASTO) between Southampton and Portsmouth Hospitals. Subsequently, she undertook a further 2 years advanced training as a Clinical Research Fellow at the world-renowned Singapore National Eye Centre, and a Clinical Glaucoma fellowship at the internationally acclaimed Moorfields Eye Hospital, London.
Ms Amerasinghe’s research projects include a large study looking into the Heritability of Primary Angle Closure Glaucoma which was a joint project with Singapore National Eye Centre and the Institute of Ophthalmology, University College of London.
Recently she authored the British Medical Journal Best Practice of Primary Open Angle Glaucoma 2024. Ms Amerasinghe is currently the principal investigator of a large multi-centre research project looking at Real-World data into Open Angle Glaucoma Management.

Priya Morjaria

Assistant Professor

Peek / London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
UK

Dr Priya Morjaria has over 15 years of experience in the field of public health. She is a trained optometrist now at the forefront of public health optometry. She practiced both hospital and community optometry before joining the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) to pursue her interest in public health full time. She completed the MSc in Public Health for Eye Care at LSHTM and has a PhD with a focus on school eye health services on the effectiveness and efficiency of them. She is an Assistant Professor at LSHTM and has worked on eye health research and programmes in over 22 countries. Her work has been recognised by the World Council of Optometry with the 2017 Paul Berman Young Leader Award. She is also a Fellow of the College of Optometrist and European Academy of Optometry and Optics. She is also the Head of Global Programmes at Peek Vision. She currently serves as the Chair of the Public Health Committee at the World Council of Optometry.

Rajeev Prasad

Senior Clinical Optometrist Based

Delhi NCR
India

Dr. Rajeev Prasad is a senior clinical optometrist based in the Delhi NCR region, with having additional specialty practices in Bihar and Jharkhand. He is recognized as a leading figure in the field of optometry, holding multiple leadership roles, including President of the Asia Pacific Council of Optometry, Secretary of the Indian Optometric Association and chairman of International Academy of Orthokeratology & Myopia Control – India. Dr. Prasad is also the founder of Eye Gurukul, a dynamic online learning platform for eye and vision care professionals.

Academic and Professional Background:

Dr. Prasad began his optometry journey at Gandhi Eye Hospital, Aligarh, where he completed his foundational optometry training. He later pursued both Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in Optometry and became the second batch of Low Vision Fellows at the prestigious LV Prasad Eye Institute, Hyderabad, in 2002. He was awarded a scholarship by Tata Group for his studies. In addition to his optometry qualifications, he holds a Bachelor’s degree in Homeopathy (BHMS). He has also been awarded MCOptom by College of Optometrists, UK and Honorary Membership by American Optometry Association (USA). He is also Clinical Associate of Optometric Vision Development & Rehabilitation Association (USA).

Dr. Prasad further expanded his expertise through training in Japan and the US, where he focused on eye screening for special populations. He also served for five years as the Asia Pacific Director for Health at Special Olympics International, USA, working with athletes with intellectual disabilities.

Key Roles and Contributions:

• Leadership: Dr. Prasad is a prominent figure in global optometry leadership, serving on the board of directors of the World Council of Optometry and participating in the Public Health Committee. He is a part of the College of Syntonics, USA, as one of only two members from India. He is only Indian to represent at International Sports Vision Association (USA).

• Awards and Recognition: Dr. Prasad is the recipient of the highly prestigious “Optometrist of the Year” award in both 2018 and 2020, an honour that underscores his outstanding contributions to the field.

• Academic Contributions: Dr. Prasad is passionate about teaching and has held faculty positions, including being a Visiting Faculty at Chandigarh University, where he teaches Master’s students in Optometry. He has also conducted numerous workshops and presented at both national and international forums. He has conducted numerous workshops and was invited as speaker at All India Ophthalmological Society (AIOS) and Delhi Ophthalmological Society (DOS) and Women in Ophthalmology (WOS) and very prestigious World Congress of Paediatric Ophthalmology (WCSPOS V) at Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Specialization:

Dr. Prasad is particularly known for his expertise in Low Vision Rehabilitation and has worked extensively in areas such as: Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) and stroke rehabilitation, adult amblyopia (lazy eye), Diabetic retinopathy and hypertensive maculopathy, Retinitis Pigmentosa & Macular Degeneration. He is also involved in Binocular Vision Therapy, Myopia Management, Orthokeratology, and Custom-Made Ocular Prosthesis.

Clinical Impact:

Dr. Prasad has made a significant impact in establishing Low Vision rehabilitation departments in multiple institutions, including at Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Aligarh, Dr. Hedgewar Rugnalaya in Aurangabad, and the Vivekananda Medical Foundation & Research Centre in Latur, Maharashtra. These efforts have helped provide specialized care for patients with severe vision impairment and conditions that affect functional vision.

Conferences and Workshops:

As the organizing chairman of the first Asia Pacific Optometric Congress in 2023, held in Gurugram, India and APOC 2024 at Kathmandu, Nepal. Dr. Prasad has been instrumental in fostering collaboration and knowledge exchange among optometrists across Asia Pacific. He has led several workshops focused on Low Vision, Neuro Optometric Rehabilitation, Myopia Management, Speciality Contact Lens and specialty optometric practices and is a sought-after speaker at global conferences.

Personal Passion:

A major driving force behind Dr. Prasad’s career is his passion for improving vision care for underserved populations, particularly those with low vision due to conditions like stroke, diabetic retinopathy, and other serious eye disorders. His dedication to advancing the field of optometry and vision rehabilitation has made him a respected leader both in India and internationally.

Rami Shasha

Cataract, refractive, and complex anterior segment surgeon

Owen Sound, Ontario
Canada

Dr. Rami Shasha is a cataract, refractive, and complex anterior segment surgeon at Brightshores Health System in Owen Sound, Ontario. Dr. Shasha completed his medical school training at the University of Ottawa in 2014 and his ophthalmology training at the Ivey Eye Institute in 2019.
Dr. Shasha has been invited to speak on secondary IOL fixation at the local, national, and international stage.
Dr. Shasha has a passion and interest in the development of new surgical instruments and techniques. Dr. Shasha developed the Centralize, Tilt, and Chop technique (CTC) for the management of rotating and non-rotating hemi-nuclei, which, as of November 2023, is officially a part of the American Academy of Ophthalmology.
In November of 2023, he was also selected at the American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO) meeting as one of three global winners for their international surgical competition for the most complex surgical case.
In April of 2024, he was selected as the winner of the High Impact Surgical Pearls session at the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery meeting (ASCRS), for the development of the Shasha capsular shield, a surgical instrument that is intended to protect the anterior capsule protection in complex cases.
Dr. Shasha is also very passionate about medical and surgical education and has created over 2,000 surgical videos and illustrations to date

Ramy Awad

Lecturer of Ophthalmology

Delta University for Science and Technology
Egypt

Lecturer of Ophthalmology, Delta University for Science and Technology

Cornea Consultant, Alexandria Ophthalmology Hospital, Alexandria, Egypt

Ramy Riad

Consultant, Assistant professor of ophthalmology, Cataract and refractive surgeon

Watany eye hospital
Egypt

“Cataract and refractive surgeon based in cairo egypt
Intested in complicated cases and anterior segment reconstruction”

Rana M. Diab

Clinical Optometrist – General Secretary

Vision Care Association – VOSH
Lebanon

Rana M. Diab is a Clinical Optometrist with over 10 years of experience. She is currently pursuing a PhD in Optometry at the University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN) in South Africa. She holds a Master of Science in Clinical Optometry and a Bachelor of Science in Optics & Optometry from the American University of Science & Technology (AUST) in Beirut, Lebanon. Her research has been showcased at major national and international conferences.As a co-founder of Vision Care Association (VCA) – VOSH Lebanon, she served as General Secretary, Optometrist, and Trainer since 2017. She has been instrumental in leading the association’s initiatives in eye care, advocacy, education, and awareness. Her contributions include organizing free eye examination campaigns, training optometrists and students, and delivering eye health lectures across Lebanon.Her clinical experience includes her tenure as a Clinical Optometrist at Clemenceau Medical Center, affiliated with Johns Hopkins International in Beirut, Lebanon. She has also advanced her skills by completing the Optometry Program in Advocacy & Leadership (OPAL), a joint initiative of the World Council of Optometry (WCO) and Indiana University. Currently, she balances her roles at VCA while remaining actively involved in global eye health efforts as a mentor in the OPAL program and as a Workforce Workstream Administrator at the Global SPECS Network of the WHO 2030 Initiative.

Robert Walters

Professor & Consultant Ophthalmologist

Orbis International London
UK

Consultant Ophthalmologist specialising in Global Ophthalmology, working with Orbis International since 1994.

Board member Orbis International.

Sami Hameed

Consultant & MD

King Khalid Eye Specialist Hospital
KSA

Anterior segment cornea, external eye disease and refractive surgery consultant in KKESH

Sandra S. Block

President WCO/Professor Emeritus

Illinois College of Optometry (ICO)
USA

Dr. Sandra S. Block is a Professor Emeritus at Illinois College of Optometry (ICO). She received her O.D. degree (1981) and followed by a Pediatric Residency (1982) at the ICO where she was a faculty member until her retirement in 2020. She completed her Master of Education at National Louis University and her Master of Public Health from the University of Illinois, School of Public Health. She was presented with an honorary Doctor of Ocular Sciences degree from ICO (2024). She is a Diplomate in Public Health and Environmental Vision at the American Academy of Optometry, a Distinguished Fellow of the National Academy of Practice, a Silver Fellow of ARVO, and a Fellow of the European Academy of Optometry and Optics. She previously sat on the Prevent Blindness Board of Trustees and was recently appointed as an Emeritus Board member. She was co-chair of the National Center for Children’s Vision and Eye Health and currently is the treasurer of VISION 2020 USA Board of Directors.

She served as a consultant to the Special Olympics Lions Clubs International Opening Eyes program from 1995-2022 and was instrumental in developing the vision program used globally. Her interests lie in primary care for children and persons with disabilities, as well as diagnosis and treatment of visually related learning problems as well as public health issues facing the equity and quality of eye care delivery.

Dr. Block has authored numerous publications and conducted presentations worldwide. In November 2021, she was elected as the WCO President-Elect and she has been involved with WCO’s work with the World Health Organization and the International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness. Prior to November of 2021, Dr. Block served on WCO’s Board of Directors as the Public Health Committee Chair. She is currently serving as President of WCO.

Sawsan Al Balushi

Therapuetic Optomerist

Medical City of Military and Security Services
Oman

Sawsan Al Balushi earned her Bachelor of Optometry degree with honors and Therapeutic Prescriber Agent qualification from the University of Auckland, New Zealand. With approximately four years of experience, she presently serves as a Clinical Optometrist at the Medical City of military and security services hospital. Sawsan has been a featured speaker at various conferences, including the Saudi Optometry Conferences, Muscat International Ophthalmology Conferences, and the Ministry of Health Workshops. She has also contributed to the field through a published paper titled “The Importance of the Optometrist’s Role as a Primary Eye Care Provider in the Sultanate of Oman.” Known for her ability to manage multiple tasks and thrive under pressure with solid initiative and relationship-building skills.

Sawsan R. Nowilaty

Senior Academic Consultant Ophthalmologist

King Khaled Eye Specialist Hospital
KSA

Dr. Sawsan Rashad NOWILATY is a Senior Academic Consultant Ophthalmologist at the Vitreoretinal Division and the Past Director of Medical Education at King Khaled Eye Specialist Hospital (KKESH), Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Dr. Nowilaty is a full-time teacher to Ophthalmology Residents and Fellows, a regular Saudi Ophthalmology Board examiner and serves on the Editorial Board of the Saudi Journal of Ophthalmology. Her major research interests include diabetic retinopathy, macular telangiectasis, posterior microphthalmos and hereditary retinal degenerations. She is a regularly Invited Lecturer and has delivered over 260 scientific presentations and 32 courses in both local and major international ophthalmology meetings in the USA and Europe, and published two thesis and 58 peer reviewed scientific publications.

Dr. Nowilaty is a member of the Saudi Ophthalmologic Society (SOS), the American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO), the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO) and a Fellow of the American Society of Retina Specialists (ASRS).

She’s a recipient of the AAO Achievement Award (2014), the Saudi Ophthalmology Society Best Research Award (2014 and 2017) and Teacher of the Year Award- 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012.

Scott Lambert

Professor of Ophthalmology and Pediatrics

Stanford University, USA

Dr. Scott Lambert is a Professor of Ophthalmology and Pediatrics and Chief of Ophthalmology at Stanford Children’s Health. He has published over 230 peer-reviewed publications. He was a co-editor for the 5th and 6th editions of Taylor and Hoyt’s Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus. He has trained 30 clinical fellows in pediatric ophthalmology and mentored 6 visiting scholars from South Korea and many medical students and residents. He has served as the chair of the Pediatric Ophthalmic Technology Assessment Committee for the AAO and has received the AAO and AAPOS Lifetime Achievement Awards.

Sharon Hussain

Head Orthoptist

Sidra Medicine, Doha
Qatar

A highly experienced Orthoptist with over 15 years of experience in both public and private healthcare settings, including more than a decade in the GCC. Sharon has honed her skills in delivering exceptional patient care and expertise across diverse settings.

S specializes in the investigation, diagnosis, and management of complex ocular motility disorders, neuro-ophthalmic conditions, and binocular vision deficits in both adults and children. She is also deeply passionate about clinical teaching and education, bringing a wealth of knowledge to the next generation of professionals.

Steffen Heegaard

Professor and Research director in the Department of Ophthalmology, University of Copenhagen – Denmark.

Professor Steffan was the former president of the Danish Ophthalmological Society, the European Ocular Oncology Group, and the European Ophthalmic Pathology Society.

Swati Singh

Consultant, Ocular Surface-Adnexa Clinic, and Consultant – Center for Ocular Regeneration

L.V. Prased Eye Institute
India

Dr. Swati Singh is a clinician-scientist at L. V. Prasad Eye Institute, Hyderabad. She is also an Alexander Von Humboldt fellow at the Institute for Anatomy at Friedrich Alexander University, Erlangen, Germany. Dr Singh’s research interests include the lacrimal gland, dry eye disease, and ocular surface-adnexa. She was the first to demonstrate the tear secretion from transplanted minor salivary glands and innovative clinical techniques for evaluating the lacrimal gland and salivary secretion in patients with dry eyes and in-vivo transcanalicular view of the valve of Rosenmüller. She has to her credit 172 publications, has delivered 70 conference lectures, and has been honored as a young talent among All India ophthalmologists. She is also an Indian alliance welcome trust-DBT early career fellow.

Tarek Shaarawy

Professor Of Ophthalmology

University of Geneva
Switzerland

“Tarek M. Shaarawy is the Head of the Glaucoma unit, and the Glaucoma surgery research group at the University of Geneva Hospitals. He is currently the President of the International Society of Glaucoma surgery.
He is the author and editor of five text books on Glaucoma, and more than 100 book chapters and publications in peer reviewed journals.”

Tina Wong

Professor, Senior Consultant

Singapore National Eye Centre
Singapore

and past Head of the Glaucoma Service at the Singapore National Eye Centre. She is also a Director and co-Head of the Ocular Therapeutics and Drug Delivery Research Group at the Singapore Eye Research Institute. Professor Wong has a specialist interest in ocular scarring and post glaucoma surgery management. She leads an inter-disciplinary translational and clinical research programme on developing new therapeutics as well as drug repurposing and sustained drug delivery systems aimed at improving patient adherence and surgical outcomes.

Valmore Semidey

Consultant

King Khaled Eye Specialist Hospital
KSA

Dr. Semidey did his fellowship training in Diseases and Surgery of the Retina and Vitreous in McAllen, Texas, USA.

Prior to joining KKESH, his work was dedicated mainly to private practice and provided pro bono retinal services to the public health system. During this time, he was also in charge of the screening and treatment of Retinopathy of Prematurity in his home state as well as dealing with referrals from surrounding regions.

He has worked as a Vitreoretinal Consultant for over 8 years at King Khaled Eye Specialist Hospital, covering clinical and surgical sessions every week. KKESH is a tertiary eye care center characterized for managing advanced eye disease for the entire Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, mostly comprised of advanced diabetic eye disease and chronic retinal detachments. Medical retina cases like vascular occlusions, diabetic macular edema, and retinal dystrophies are also frequent.

Surgical volume at KKESH is elevated, averaging between 250-300 vitrectomies per year.

KKESH is also a large academic center where he has actively participated in the training of residents and over 45 vitreoretinal fellows, contributing with their formative lectures, seminars, wet labs, and oral examinations.

He has numerous podium presentations at international meetings and over 20 peer reviewed publications in leading indexed medical journals.

Waleed Alghamdi

Associate professor

Qassim University
KSA

Dr. Waleed Alghamdi is an Associate Professor of Optometry at Qassim University, and the current president of the Saudi Society of Optometry. He is also the co-founder of the Sight for All Foundation in Saudi Arabia, and serves as a visiting academic at the University of New South Wales, AustraliaDr. Alghamdi’s academic journey started at King Saud University with a BSc in Optometry, followed by a Masters and PhD from the University of New South Wales, Australia. His research focuses on contact lenses, dry eye disease, and community eye health.

Yazan Gammoh

Dr./Associate Professor

World Council of Optometry
Jordan

Dr. Yazan Gammoh, a Jordanian optometrist holds a PhD in Optometry & Vision Science and an MSc in Optometry from the University of Bradford, UK. Yazan is an Associate Professor of Optometry and the chairman of optometry department at Ahliyya Amman University, Amman, Jordan and a senior optometrist at Arab East Medical Supply. In addition, he acts as a consultant for Lions Clubs Jordan for eye health care school eye health programs. Dr. Gammoh also serves as the chair of continuing education committee for optometry and optical professions at the Higher Medical Council, Ministry of Health, Jordan.

Dr. Gammoh is a Fellow of IACLE and IACLE Educator of the Year 2017 for Europe, Africa and Middle East. Yazan is also a Peter Ackland award winner of the year 2020 and Dubai Conferences Ambassador of the year 2020.

Dr. Gammoh currently serves on the WCO Board of Directors as the WCO Education Committee Chair.

Ygal Boujenah

Ophthalmologist specializing in refractive surgery

Lyon
France

French ophthalmologist based in Lyon, specializing in refractive surgery.
Popularizing ophthalmology on social media under the pseudonym “Dr. Eye.”
Founder of multiple ophthalmology practices and a refractive surgery center in Lyon.

Zamzam Al-Baker

Senior Consultant

Hamad Medical Corporation
Qatar

Zamzam Al-Baker, MD., is a senior consultant ophthalmologist and head of uveitis division at Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC) in Qatar , Vice president Qatar ophthalmology society . She had 22 years experience in ophthalmology and 15 years in uveitis field . She had her residency training in Qatar and Riyadh and got her Arab Board Ophthalmology Certificate on 2002 . Then on 2006 she did uveitis fellow ship at McGill university in Montreal . From that time she worked to implement a high standard uveitis care service at HMC in Qatar . She was nominated as secretary general for MEACO- uveitis society founded June 2024 .

Zoelfiqar Mohamed

Assistant Professor

University of Buraimi
Oman

Dr. Zoelfigar Mohamed, Assistant Professor at the University of Buraimi Sultanate of Oman, Senior Consultant Optometry at Sudanese Medical Board. I have a long experience in clinical optometry in different countries, and I obtained my PhD from Al-Neelain University, Sudan. I have several published articles on optometry and eye diseases, and I am active in community awareness. My areas of interest are the contact lens and pediatric optometry.

Abdul Aziz Badla

President of the Middle East Africa Council of Ophthalmology, Vitreoretinal Surgeon

Dr.Sulaiman Al Habib Hospital
Dubai, UAE

Currently, The President of the middle east african council of ophthalmology (MEACO)

Chief of ophthalmology department in saudi-german hospital since December 2018 (ongoin)

Vice president of middle east africa council of ophthalmology (MEACO)

General secretary of the middle east africa vitero reitnal society (MEAVRS)

Examiner for Arab Board

President of the syrian ophthalmology society (SOS) 2015

Active memeber, American society of retinal specialist (ASRS)

Abdulla Naqi

Consultant Ophthalmologist

North American Lasik and eye surgery center
Dubai, UAE

Dr. Abdulla Naqi received his medical degree from the Royal College of Surgeons in Dublin, Ireland in 1997. He completed his residency at McGill University in Montreal, Canada, and received his fellowship from the Royal College of Surgeons in Canada. He also received subspecialty training at the University of Toronto and completed a surgical fellowship in glaucoma and advanced anterior segment with Dr. Ike Ahmed in 2009. He is currently the Executive Director of the North American Lasik and Eye Surgery Center in Dubai, where he has worked since 2013.

Ahmed Alneyadi

Consultant Ophthalmologist

Burjeel Hospital
Abu Dhabi, UAE

Dr. Alneyadi is a board certified and fellowship trained consultant ophthalmologist, having earned his medical degree from the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland. He completed his internship 2009 and became a member of the Medical Association in Ireland the following year. Dr Alneyadi received the German Board of Ophthalmology (Facharzt) after practising

ophthalmology from 2011 until 2017 in Ludwig-Maximilian University Eye

Hospital Munich, Germany. He earned the European Board of Ophthalmology (Paris, France) in May 2017. He also has completed two years of fellowship experience in Refractive Surgery and Medical Retina from St Elisabeth Hospital in Cologne, Germany. He also has completed his fellowship experience in Refractive Surgery and Medical Retina from St Elisabeth Hospital in Cologne

Ahmed Alsaadi

Ophthalmologist, Cornea, Cataract & Refractive surgeon

CEO of Zayed Military Hospital
Abu Dhabi, UAE

“Ahmed Al Saadi is a Cornea, Cataract & Refractive surgeon.
He graduated from UAEU with Distinction. He is the CEO of Zayed Military Hospital. Member of Tge Advisory Board of colleges of Medicine in UAEU, Sharjah University and MBRU and Chair of Emirati Ophthalmology Board.”
Ahmed Al-Maskari is a consultant cornea cataract and refractive surgeon at Sultan Qaboos University Hospital in Oman.

Ahmed El Khashab

CEO / Medical Director / Head of Vitreo Retnal Unit

Eye Consultants, DHCC
Dubai, UAE

“Dr. El Khashab is the co-founder, Head of Vitreoretinal Unit and the Medical Director at Eye Consultants Center since June 2013.

Dr. El Khashab expertise lie in management of advanced Vitreoretinal surgeries and complex cataract cases.

Ahmed Elbarky

Consultant Ophthalmologist

Burjeel Hospital
Abu Dhabi, UAE

MD, FRCS
VITREORETINAL SURGEON, SKMC
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF OPHTHALMOLOGY, Benha university

Ahmed Shabana

Glaucoma and Refractive Specialist

Al Zahra Hospital-Dubai
Dubai, UAE

Glaucoma and Refractive Specialist
Al Zahra Hospital, Dubai

Aisha Alhammadi

Aishah Aldhanhani

Cornea fellow

Sydney Eye Hospital
Abu Dhabi, UAE

Aishah is currently a corneal fellow at Sydney eye hospital

Alan Mulvihill

Consultant Paediatric ophthalmologist

Al Jalila Children’s Specialty Hospital
Dubai, UAE

I have been consultant paediatric ophthalmologist for over 20 years. I was fellowship trained at Moorfields Eye Hospital in London and at the Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto.

I was a consultant in Edinburgh UK for 20 years and have been in UAE since early 2023.

My areas of interest are retinopathy of prematurity, neuro-ophthalmology and general paediatric ophthalmology.

Ali ALQatou

Operation Theater Manager

Moorfields Eye Hospital
Dubai, UAE

Ali ALQatou is a healthcare professional with extensive experience in surgical and operational management. Currently, as the Operation Theater Manager at Moorfield’s Eye Hospital Dubai, Ali ALQatou oversees three operation theaters and holds key responsibilities, including Laser Safety Officer, Corneal Transplant Coordinator, and Chapter Lead for various inspections(JCIA, Australian excellence) .

With a strong background in surgical nursing, Ali ALQatou has previously worked at Shaikh Khalifa Specialty Hospital , Dubai Hospital and Jordan University Hospital , where he led teams, ensured quality improvement, and maintained operational efficiency.

Holding a Master’s in Quality Management and a Bachelor’s in Nursing, Ali ALQatou is committed to enhancing patient care through strategic leadership and continuous professional development.

Amina Nabil

Ophthalmology Doctor

Dubai Hospital, Dubai Health
Dubai, UAE

Dr.Amina Nabil, ophthalmologist.

Practicing Doctor in oculoplasty and aesthetic medicine.

Arawa Aljaberi

Pediatric Ophthalmology Specialist

SEHA
Abu Dhabi, UAE

Pediatric ophthalmology and strabismus surgeon, Graduate of the Abu Dhabi residency program and fellow of the royal college of surgeons – Canada

Azea Bonayon

Nurse

Moorfields Eye Hospital
Abu Dhabi, UAE

Certified Medical Laser Safety Officer

OSHA, IEC, CDRH, ANSI, NFPA

Passed the National Council Licensure Examination – Registered ● Nurse for State of New York, July 2023

– Passed the Nurse Licensure Examination of the Health Authority Abu Dhabi, November 2018

– Passed the Nurse Licensure Examination of the Philippines, December 2012

Registered Nurse

Moorfields Eye Hospital Centre

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

Basel Alfaaouri

Anterior segment and Glaucoma Surgeon

Mirdif Hospital
Dubai, UAE

Dr.Basel anterior segment and Glaucoma Surgeon in Mirdif hospital .
Former Supervisor of ophthalmology desidents training in Eyes surgical hospital MOH Damascus-Syria

Borja Salvador Culla

Consultant Ophthalmologist

Barraquer UAE Eye Hospital
Dubai, UAE

Medical School at Autonomous University of Barcelona (1997-2004).

Residency in Ophthalmology at Barraquer Ophthalmology Centre (2005-2009).

Two simultaneous fellowships in Clinical Research at Boston KPro Group (Massachusetts Eye & Ear Infirmary, Harvard Medical School, Boston) and at Kohane Lab for Biomaterials and Drug Delivery (Boston Children’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, and Langer Lab, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; 2010-2015).

Fellowship in Cornea, Eye Surface and Cataracts at Royal Victoria Infirmary (Newcastle upon Tyne Trust Hospital, NHS; 2015-2016).

Clinical fellowship in Anterior Segment, Cornea and Refractive Surgery at Barraquer Ophthalmology Centre (2016-2018). Consultant in Ophthalmology at Barraquer Ophthalmology Centre (2018-2021).

Celine Combrouze

Specialist in contact lenses and dry eye

Head of MSL ZEISS Vision MEA
Dubai, UAE

Within 20 years in the optical field, at first as an entrepreneur with her own optical company in Paris and being a specialist in contact lenses and dry eye ( Alcon dry eye and contact lens manager Paris) Celine développes a true passion for medical science liaison and is in charge of myopia management at ZEISS MEA

Chetan Bhatia

Specialist Ophthalmologist

Nmc Royal hospital
Abu Dhabi, UAE

Anterior segment surgeon with medical retina

Essam El Toukhy

Consultant of ophthalmology

Burjeel hospital and Samaya center
Abu Dhabi, UAE

Professor of ophthalmology Cairo University, Head of Oculoplasty Service

Ghada Hamad

Optometist

SEHA -Ambulatory Healthcare Service
Abu Dhabi, UAE

Ghada Hamad is an optometrist with SEHA – Ambulatory Healthcare Services in the UAE. She holds a BSc in Optometry from Al Buraimi University in Oman, an MSc from Manipal University in India, and has completed residencies in contact lenses and binocular vision therapy.

Hamed Anwar

Staff Physician, Corneal & Refractive surgery

Cleveland Clinic
Abu Dhabi, UAE

Staff Physician, Corneal & Refractive surgery, Cleveland Clinic, Abu Dhabi.

Haneen Mohammad

Registered Nurse

SKMC
Abu Dhabi, UAE

Staff nurse in Ophthalmology clinic SKMC Abu Dhabi

Hassan Al Hased

Consultant & Vitreoretinal Surgeon

Dubai hospital
Dubai, UAE

Consultant &vitreoretinal surgeon

Dubai hospital

Hayat Khan

Consultant Ophthalmologist

Fakeeh University Hospital
Dubai, UAE

Dr. Hayat Khan’s primary practice was based at Fakeeh University Hospital as well as charity services with Pakistan Medical Center. He is engaged in treating most complex cases of strabismus & pediatric ophthalmology with special interest in pediatric glaucoma and retinoblastomas. About 50% of the patient he see are pediatric patient while the rest are adult where he is treating complex anterior segment and glaucoma patients.

Huda Radhi

Specialities Ophthalmology

Mediclinic
Dubai, UAE

Ibraheem El-Ghrably

Consultant Retina Specialist

Cleveland Clinic
Abu Dhabi, UAE

Dr El-Ghrably, MS, PhD, FRCOphth is a staff physician in the eye institute at Cleveland clinic Abu Dhabi. Prior to joining Cleveland clinic Abu Dhabi he was a consultant retina specialist at James Cook University Hospital, Middlesbrough, UK. Dr El-Ghrably was the Royal College tutor for the department of ophthalmology, at James Cook University Hospital, also he was the educational and clinical supervisor for specialty trainee doctors. He chaired the Research and Development (R&D) lead for the division of surgery in JCUH for a while and was the Ophthalmology representative for North East Local Eye Health Network (LEHN).

Ihab El Bably

Consultant Ophthalmic Surgeon

Mediclinic
Abu Dhabi, UAE

“Dr. Ihab El-Bably. In his 25 year experiences he treated more than 15000 children to correct strabismus and other Eye disorders.

El-Bably had served as a chief of Paediatric ophthalmology and strabismus at University hospital of Christian Albrecht University in Kiel-Germany.

His clinical practice specialized in childhood disorders of the eye and in adult strabismus. After achieving German Board of Ophthalmology then came specialty training in two fellowships focused on pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus in Germany and United Kingdom.

He is honored the certificate as an Expert in Strabismus 1997 in Germany.

He participated as visiting consultant ophthalmic surgeon in different countries like United Kingdom ,Switzerland, Kuwait and Egypt in clinical and scientific projects.

He is currently working as a consultant ophthalmic surgeon in Mediclinic UAE as well as a Chief Consultant for Strabismus in Orthoptic Service in Bergmann Clinics Bremen -Germany.”

Iman Abdi

Registered Nurse

Moorfields Eye Hospital
Dubai, UAE

I’m an outpatient nurse at Moorfields Eye Hospital Dubai with 3 years of experience in ophthalmic nursing. Dedicated to advancing the role of ophthalmic nurses, I’m passionate about delivering high-quality care and supporting multidisciplinary teamwork.

Imran Jan

Orthoptist

Tawam Hospital
Al-Ain, UAE

I am an orthoptist associated with SEHA for over a decade, independently working with pediatric and complex oculomotor disorders.

Imran Jawaid

Consultant

Moorfields Eye Hospital
Dubai, UAE

Imran is a Consultant Ophthalmologist at Moorfields Eye Hospital in Dubai. Prior to this he was a Consultant Paediatric Ophthalmologist and Head of Department at Queen’s Medical Centre, Nottingham, UK. He has CCT from the UK and completed a post-CCT fellowship in Paediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus at Birmingham Children’s Hospital, UK. Imran is also dual qualified as an Optometrist and Ophthalmologist.

Imran has research interests in Myopia amongst other areas. He has written several peer-reviewed papers and has won several prizes for oral and poster presentations at conferences. Alongside this he has contributed to book chapters in ophthalmology.

Imran has a strong interest in medical education and has been a clinical educator at two UK medical schools. He has been involved with designing curricula for allied health professionals at the Royal College of Ophthalmologists.

Irene Sophia Joseph

Specialist Optometrist

Genesis Healthcare Centre
Dubai, UAE

Irene Sophia Joseph is a passionate optometrist with over 20 years of clinical experience. She obtained her degree from the Elite School of Optometry in India and is currently the Clinical Optometrist at Genesis HealthCare Center in Dubai.

She is a Fellow of the, International Academy of Orthokeratology and Myopia Control, and specializes in Orthokeratology and myopia control for 15 years.

She is also a Fellow of the British Contact Lens Association.

Her specialities are managing irregular corneas and ocular surface disorders using scleral and hybrid lenses and providing vision therapy for binocular vision disorders and CVI. She also has expertise in electrodiagnostics.

Jameel Rizwana Hussaindeen

Program Director & Associate Professor of Optometry

Gulf Medical University
Dubai, UAE

Dr. Rizwana Hussaindeen is greatly involved with the optometry community around the world and is passionate about exploring optometry in its diversity. She has been awarded multiple times as the best faculty, and best Optometrist during her 2 decades of professional tenure.

Dr. Rizwana has been recently conferred with the 2023’s emerging outstanding leader award by the AAO Foundation (AAOF) and has been enlisted among the top 50 global key opinion influencer leaders in vision care with a strong social media presence. She has published close to 100 scientific papers in peer reviewed journals and has authored multiple book chapters in the field of Optometry and Ophthalmology. She has also authored a book titled “Binocular Vision testing made easy – Keep it Single and Simple” along with her mentor Prof. Mitchell Scheiman. Dr. Rizwana has delivered over 200 invited talks across national and international vision science conferences and meetings. Dr. Rizwana Hussaindeen works with numerous organizations including the World Council of Optometry (WCO), International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness (IAPB) and Vision Care Association (VCA). She is the current co-chair for the WCO’s Optometry Program in Advocacy and Leadership (OPAL). Dr. Rizwana is also a certified life/Emotional Intelligence (EI) coach that mentors professionals from across the globe on leadership and life management skills.

Jay Kalliath

Consultant Vitreoretinal Surgeon

NMC Specialty Hospital
Abu Dhabi, UAE

“Dr Jay Kalliath did his medical and surgical retina training in Aravind Eye Hospital & Postgraduate Institute of Ophthalmology, India where he continued as a consultant vitreoretinal surgeon till 2012.

For the last 10 years, he has been working as Vitreoretinal Surgeon at NMC Specialty Hospital, Abudhabi.

He is a Fellow of Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow.

He has 22 years of experience in ophthalmology including 19 years of specialized medical and surgical vitreoretinal practice.

He has 14 publications in peer reviewed journals and delivered lectures in many international conferences.”

Katie Geraghty

Optometrist

Moorfields Eye Hospital
Dubai, UAE

Katie geraghty an optometrist trained in Northern Ireland. She spent five years working in Liverpool where she worked as an optometrist and lead minor eye conditions clinics and was responsible for training pre-registration optometrist. since she joined Moorfields Eye Hospital in 2021 . She has become an integral part of the team. She leads the research department in Moorfields Eye Hospital as well as fulfilling her role as an optometrist, specialising in paediatrics

Katy Naylor

Head of Education & Experienced Orthoptist

Moorfields Eye Hospital
Dubai, UAE

Katy Naylor, BMedSci, PGCE, MSc

Katy Naylor is the Head of Education and an experienced Orthoptist at Moorfields Eye Hospital. Educated in England, Katy graduated in Orthoptics from Sheffield University in 2004 before beginning her career at Moorfields Eye Hospital London. During her tenure there, she gained extensive experience in all areas of complex Orthoptic work

In addition to her clinical work, Katy has a passion for education and training. She obtained a PGCE specializing in medical education from UCL, London, in 2010. As the Head of Education for Moorfields UAE, Katy is committed to advancing ophthalmic education and training in the region. Her dedication to professional development and clinical excellence continues to make a significant impact on the next generation of eye care professionals.

Katy’s professional journey is notable for her continuous pursuit of excellence and education. She also holds an MSc in Healthcare Management and Leadership, which has further enhanced her expertise and leadership skills in the field.

Khaled Almansoori

Consultant Eye Physician & Surgeon

Index Eye Center
Al-Ain, UAE

Consultant eye physician and surgeon, FRCSC

Ophthalmology residency 1998-2003, University of Western Ontario Canada

Fellowship in retina and vitreous surgery, University of Western Ontario Canada

Lauren Watson

Orthoptist

Cleveland Clinic
Abu Dhabi, UAE

I qualified as an Orthoptist from The University of Liverpool in 2010. I previously worked in Scotland and Northern Ireland for 6 years, before moving to United Arab Emirates in 2010. In 2010 I joined Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi working as a Senior Orthoptist in the Eye Institute. I thoroughly enjoy my job at CCAD as I have a varied and extremely interesting case load. I work closely with the Pediatric and Neuro Ophthalmologists, investigating, diagnosing and managing complexed cases. In 2021 I completed a MSc in International Health Management and Leadership. I am a Certified Life Coach and Hypnotherapist and have a keen interest in caregiver health and wellbeing.

Madhava Rao

Consultant Ophthalmology Vitreo-Retinal Surgeon

Burjeel Hospital
Abu Dhabi

“Dr Madhava Rao MS, DNB, FMRF, FRCS Glasgow, FACS

in GCC since 2005

Director Ophthalmology services, Al Abeer medical day Surgucal unit LLc since December 2024

head of vitreo retina unit and Ophthalmology department at Burjeel Hospital, Burjeel Holdings, Abu Dhabi since 2013

His interest in surgical retina and management of diabetic retinopathy.

To his credit, Dr. Madhava Rao has authored several research publications in peer reviewed journals and made several presentations about medical and surgical retina at national and International level.

Dr Madhava Rao is an international member of the American Academy of Ophthalmology, where he received various awards: International Ophthalmologist Education Award in 2010 and International Ophthalmology Scholar Awar

Manal Taryam

CEO & Member of the board of Trustee

The Noor Dubai Foundation
Dubai, UAE

Dr. Manal Mohamed Omran Taryam Al Shamsi

CEO & Member of the board of Trustee at the Noor Dubai Foundation

Advisor to the Director General at Dubai Health Authority

Board member of Jawaher Boston Medical District – Sharjah

Member of the Advisory Board at Hamdan Bin Mohamed Smart University (HBMSU)

Board member of DISAB – Dubai International Scientific Advisory Board for sustainable humanitarian Development

Mandeep Lamba

Vitreo retina surgeon & Head of Retina Services

Prime healthcare
Dubai, UAE

” Vitreo retina surgeon & Head of Retina Services

Prime Healthcare Group, Dubai, UAE

Former Unit Head for Surgical Retina & ROP services Dubai Health Authority, UAE.

Former Medical Director and Vitreo Retina Consultant Dr. Agarwal’s Health Care Ltd, Hyderabad “

Mazen Sabah

Consultant Neurologist

Mediclinic City Hospital
Dubai, UAE

Dr. Mazen Sabah is a UK-trained Consultant Neurologist with a subspecialty in Neuro-ophthalmology. After completing his neurology training at Southampton Hospital, he pursued a fellowship in Neuro-ophthalmology at Moorfields Eye Hospital. Prior to relocating to Dubai, Dr. Sabah served as a Consultant Neurologist and Neuro-ophthalmologist at Southampton University Hospital and St. Thomas’ Hospital in London.

Mohammed Alkaabi

Vitreo-retinal and Uveitis Consultant

SKMC
Abu Dhabi, UAE

Dr Mohammed alkaabi With residency in Abu Dhabi Ophthalmogy program , dual fellow ship in uveitis , rare diseases and vitreo-retinal surgery from university Of Montreal , Canada

Mohammed Awadalla

Professor and Consultant of Ophthalmology

Eye Consultants
Dubai, UAE

Professor and Consultant of Ophthalmology and Vitreoretinal Surgery, Cairo University

Fellow of Royal College of Ophthalmology Edinburgh

Fellow of George Washington University

Fellow of Miguel Hernández University and Instituto Oftalmológico De Alicante

Nanis Soltan

Specialist Ophthalmologist

Imperial healthcare institute DHCC
Dubai, UAE

MBBS, MSc
Specialist Ophthalmologist , Oculoplastic surgeon
Imperial Healthcare Institute , DHCC, Dubai, UAE

Natasha Barrow

Orthoptist

Moorfields Eye Hospital
Dubai, UAE

Completed BMedSci at University of Sheffield in 2012, with over 12 years of clinical experience in the UK, Australia and Dubai. Her latest post before moving to the Middle East in 2023 was 5 years as Stroke Lead at Guy’s and St Thomas’ London where she created the stroke service for ophthalmology and after further training undertook an advanced clinical Neuro-Orthoptist role in specialist IIH Clincs and general Neuro-Opthalmology clinics. She has presented and published work on Visual Problems after Stroke, complex Ocular Motility and Paediatric Neuro-ophthalmology cases at both UK and international conferences. She joined Moorfields Eye Hospital Dubai in August 2023.

Nermeen Ayaad

Medical Director

Sharif Eye Center
Dubai, UAE

Anterior segment surgeon for 20 years in cairo , member of the ESCARS , member of Egyptian eye society, member of MEACO society Published author

Nicola Ghazi

Clinical Professor/Department Chairman, Posterior Segment

Cleveland Clinic
Abu Dhabi, UAE

Dr. Nicola George Ghazi is an American Board Certified Ophthalmologist who subspecializes in ophthalmic pathology and vitreo-retinal diseases and surgery. He is currently a Consultant for retinal diseases and surgery at Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, UAE where he also serves as department chairman, posterior segment at the eye institute.

Dr. Ghazi has many years of experience in eye and retinal surgery as well as the treatment of eye cancers. Through his previous academic career, he attained the rank of Clinical Professor of Ophthalmology at the Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of the Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland Ohio, USA, as well as at the Gilbert and Rose-Marie Chagoury School of Medicine at the Lebanese American University, Beirut, Lebanon where he also served as the Chairman of the ophthalmology department. Dr. Ghazi also has extensive experience in research and education. His clinical and research

work has focused on the fields of retinal surgery, retinal imaging, and treatment of retinal diseases.

Dr. Ghazi is the author of numerous published research articles, abstracts, and book chapters. He has delivered many presentations, among which were many invited lectures, at regional, national and international meetings across the world. He is a member of many national and international ophthalmic organizations and a reviewer for numerous ophthalmic journals. His dedication to clinical excellence, patient experience, research and medical education lead to his recognition by many honors and awards.

Nicole Day

Fitness Instructor / Life Coach

Storm Cycling/ Gigi
Dubai, UAE

My name is Nicole and I am a dedicated mother of five who decided to put her dreams and life on hold to get married, move to the other side of the world, grow a family, and begin a new adventure. I started my professional journey at the age of 38. Since then I have earned numerous certifications and successfully balanced my career with my family life, proving that it’s never too late to achieve it all.

Nisreen Alwan

Advisory Board Chair of Vision Care Association

Abu Dhabi University
Abu Dhabi,UAE

Associate Professor of Environmental Health and Safety, Dr.Alwan received her BSc (2003) and MSc (2005) Degrees in Biology from the American University of Beirut (AUB), Lebanon. In 2011, she obtained her PhD Degree in Natural Sciences from Goethe University, Germany. After returning to Lebanon, she was appointed as a Lecturer in the Biology Department at the American University of Beirut. Since 2014, she joined the Modern University for Business and Science (MUBS), Lebanon. She served as the Dean of the School of Health Sciences at MUBS from 2014 till 2019. In 2019, Dr. Alwan was appointed as the Acting Vice Provost at MUBS. From August 2020 till October 2021, she has filled

the Associate Dean of Academic Affairs and Chair of Environmental and Public Health positions at the College of Health Sciences at Abu Dhabi University (ADU), UAE. From October 2021 till March 2022, she was appointed as the Acting Dean at the College of Health Sciences at ADU. She is currently the Associate Dean of Academic Affairs in the College and an Associate Professor of Environmental Health and Safety. As of 2023, she was appointed as the Chair of Advisory Board in Vision Care Association.

Her research interests include environmental and food microbiology; antimicrobial resistance; public health; and systematics, taxonomy, molecular phylogeny, and zoogeography of Cyprinidae in the Middle East. She is currently leading with some colleagues at Beirut Arab University, American University of Beirut, Lebanese American University, Canadian University of Dubai, United Arab Emirates University, Qatar University, and Cardiff Metropolitan University several research projects. She is the author of more than 40 internationally published articles and a topic editor and a reviewer in many scientific peer-reviewed journals.

Omar Almarzooqi

Ophthalmologist

Quironslaud Hospital
Dubai, UAE

Peter Essig

Optometrist, Medical Science Liaison

ZEISS Vision
Dubai, UAE

I am an optometrist, who acquired PhD in optometry at the ZEISS Vision Science Lab at the University of Tuebingen, running research on eye movement based estimation of Contrast Sensitivity as a new objective method. Afterwards I joined ZEISS Innovation Center in Guangzhou (China) for myopia management solutions development. Recently, I joined the the ZEISS Vision team here in Dubai as Medical Liaison.

Qasim Qasim

Consultant

NMC AD , Imperial Healthcare and Mediclinic
Dubai, UAE

Consultant Ophthalmologist
Fellow of Royal college of Surgeons at Dublin, Glasgow and London
FRCS, RSCI ,CertLRS
European Board of Ophthalmologist EBOD

Raef Guirguis

Doctor

Mediclinic Airport Road Hospital
Abu Dhabi, UAE

FICO, MsC, MD

VR Surgeon Mediclinic Middle East

A highly qualified medical practitioner with over 20 years of experience in ophthalmology, and 15 years in the field of posterior segment subspecialty, with a proven track record of exceptional skills in surgeries’ performance and providing healthcare for ophthalmic patients, and special skills in the field of vitreo-retinal surgery

Rashed Al-Nooryani

Medicolegal Ophthalmologist

Dubai Health Authority
Dubai, UAE

Medicolegal Ophthalmologist Dubai Hospital
Masters in Medical errors
Medicolegal Opthalmology Fellowship UK,London

Rituraj Videkar

Specialist Ophthalmologist

Dubai Hospital
Dubai, UAE

I am Specialist ophthalmologist and Vitreoretinal surgeon responsible for managing medical and surgical retina cases in addition to screening and treatment of retinopathy of prematurity in Dubai Hospital(UAE govt).
I have been contributing to vitreoretinal services with a drive towards excellence since the last 14 years.

Safwan Al Bayati

Consultant Ophthalmologist, Medical Director

New Vision Eye Center in DHCC
Dubai, UAE

“CONSULTANT OPHTHALMOLOGIST had his FRCS in Ophthalmology from the Royal College of Physician and Surgeons of Glasgow (UK) & an Associate of the American College of Surgeons (AACS) (USA) and REFRACTIVE FELLOW FROM SCHWIND AMARIS FRANKFORT university (Germany). Dr. Safwan finished his medical college from Baghdad Medical College. In 1998 & his first ophthalmic fellowship from Iraqi Commission of Medical Specialization (FICMS).

Dr. Safwan Al Bayati is a consultant in Phaco-Vitrectomy. He had his fellowship training in phaco-vitrectomy under Dr. Frank Koch from Frankfurt University, Ophthalmic Department, Germany.

Medical Director of New Vision Eye Center in DHCC”

Saleh Almessabi

Consultant Ophthalmologist

Samaya Hospital
Abu Dhabi, UAE

Consultant Ophthalmologist- Cornea and Refractive surgery- Samaya Eye Centers- UAE

Sandip Mitra

Consultant Ophthalmologist

Alzahra hospital
Dubai, UAE

Consultant ophthalmologist and HOD Alzahra hospital Dubai

Cornea and refractive surgeon

Working in UAE for 21 years

FRCS AND CORNEA FELLO AUSTRALIA

Servane Collette

Healthcare marketing specialist

Invicta Academy
Dubai, UAE

Healthcare marketing specialist with a 15 year experience in upskilling practitioners’ careers. Her Dubai based academy has become highly reputed in helping clinics upscale the talent of their teams inside the clinic, as well as upskilling their business and marketing knowledge in order to keep up with the rising healthcare competition in the UAE. As a marketing and medical education specialist, we bring our expertise to the use of doctors and their teams in the fields: marketing knowledge, soft skills, business dexterity to ultimately help them reach their full potential.

Shahida Navelikkal Shamsudin

Senior Optometrist

Sheikh khalifa medical city
Abu Dhabi, UAE

Shahida N.S holds a Bachelor of Optometry degree with honors from Sam Higginbottom University and an MBA graduate in Healthcare Management from Lincoln University. Currently works as senior optometrist at sheikh khalifa medical city , Abu Dhabi, UAE, Meber of ESO,also a core committee member of the UOF and have extensive experience in teaching and curriculum development for diploma students in India. Passionate about innovation, enthusiast on entrepreneurship and advancing optometry in healthcare delivery.

Sharif Issa

Consultant Ophthalmolgist

SKMC
Abu Dhabi,UAE

Vitreoretinal Surgeon with special interest in medical retina and uveitis

Sheikha Noura Al Qassimi

President of Emirates Society of Ophthalmology
Consultant Ophthalmologist

Sheikh Khalifa Medical City
Abu Dhabi, UAE

Sheikha Dr Al Qassimi graduated from the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, United Arab Emirates University (MBBS).

She did her internship in Al Ain hospitals, then left to Cairo, Egypt to pursue her master’s degree in Kasr El–Aini.

Sheikha Dr. Al Qassimi joined the residency program in the Ophthalmology Department at Bonn University Hospital where Prof Dr. Frank Holz is the Chief of the Ophthalmology Department. Her experiences included general ophthalmology and all the subspecialties including procedures and surgeries. After getting the German Board (FACHARZT), she completed 2 years Fellowship in the same department in Medical Retina

Then joined Moorfield’s Eye Hospital under Prof Dr. Sue Lightman’s supervision for 18 monthes fellowship in Uveitis and Medical Retina as a full registered Doctor at the General Medical Council.

During that period, she was engaged in the clinical practice and research facility, as she conducted several multi-center research clinical trials.

She has a wealth of experience in diagnosing, investigating, and managing conditions such as Diabetic Retinopathy, Vascular retinopathy, retinal degenerations and dystrophies, macular diseases, and inflammatory eye diseases.

Currently, Sheikha Al Qassimi is a consultant in medical retina and uveitis at Shaikh Khalifa Medical City, Abu Dhabi.

Engaged in several retinal guidelines and research

She is the President of the Emirates Society of Ophthalmology and ESO 2023 Conference.

She is a member in the American Academy of Ophthalmology, The American Society of Retina Specialists, Euretina and International Uveitis Study Group

Sherif Emerah

Consultant Ophthalmology

Eye Consultants Centre
Dubai, UAE

Dr. Emerah got his MD degree from faculty of medicine, Ain Shams University and completed his fellowship of Royal college of Surgeons (FRCS Glasgow).

He has fellowship in Cornea, Refractive surgery from Louisiana State University (LSU Eye center), USA.

Now Dr Emerah is working as cornea and refractive consultant at eye consultants center-Dubai.

Sonal Rathod

Senior Orthoptist

Moorfields Eye Hospital
Abu Dhabi, UAE

I completed my bachelor’s of science in orthoptics from the University of Liverpool in 2013. I began working in the UK National Health Service in 2014 for 6 years where I extended my roles to teach undergraduate orthoptic students as well as perform IVT injections. I then went on to move to UAE in 2020 to join the Moorfields eye hospital team in Abu Dhabi where I continued to be involved in education and last year I completed my Masters in Healthcare Leadership.

Syed Ali

Consultant Ophthalmic Surgeon

Moorfields Eye Hospital
Abu Dhabi, UAE

Consultant Paediatric Ophthalmologist with extensive experience in the management of all paediatric eye conditions including congenital eye diseases, paediatric cataracts, trauma and all types of squints in children and adults.

Tahani Hijji

Staff Nurse in Ophthalmology

SKMC
Abu Dhabi, UAE

Staff nurse in ophthalmology clinic in SKMC for almost 7 years.

Specialized nurse as I am competent in doing the Visual acuity, intraoccular pressure,OCT,fundus photoes and dealing with all post op cases and acute cases in ophthalmology.

Tamer Gamaly

Consultant Ophthalmologist

Magrabi Eye Centers & Hospitals
Dubai, UAE

Consultant Ophthalmologist.

Head of Cornea & Refractive Surgery.

Working in MAGRABI Eye Hospitals & Centers

UAE “Dubai – AL AIN – Abu Dhabi”

“KSA – OMAN – EGYPT”, since 1998 till now.

Fellowship from the Royal College of Surgeons of

Edinburgh. UK, in 2003.

Fellow of the International Council of Ophthalmolgy,2000.

Master’s degree in Ophthalmology from Ain Shams University, Cairo-Egypt, in 1998.

Practicing Ophthalmology since 1994

Main Interests and expertise in Cornea & Refractive Surgeries.

Member of many national & international societies & organizations Recently serving as a

Member of the Executive committee of the ISRS.

“International Society of Refractive Surgery”

Member of the Regional Advisory committee of the AAO.

“American Academy of Ophthalmology”

Actively participating in many conferences around the world as well shared in organizing many scientific conferences for which he received many awards from different national and international organizations.

Wael Elmenawy

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.

Wassim Altroudi

Consultant Ophthalmologists

Ebsaar Eye Surgery Center
Dubai, UAE

Consultant Ophthalmologists in Ebsaar group UAE.

Dr. Altroudi graduated from the Medical School in Damascus (SYRIA) in 1999 and started his training in Ophthalmology at Eye Surgical Hospital in Damascus. He continued general ophthalmic training and sub-specialty in anterior segment surgery in France in 2005.

Had Anterior segment fellowship from the Hotel-Dieu Hospital, Paris, France.

Awarded Anterior segment degree from France (AFSA)

Dr. Altroudi expertise comprises diverse clinical ophthalmic case-mix, Corneal Diseases especially Keratoconus, Cataract, and Refractive Surgery, as well as Ocular Surface Disease.

Yasmin El-Rouby

Doctor of Optometry

Cleveland Clinic AD
Dubai, UAE

Dr.Yasmin El-Rouby is an American and Canadian board-certified Optometrist with over 23 years of experience in many different health care settings.

She has been working at CCAD for the last 5 years in primary eye-care with a special focus on comprehensive and refractive examinations.

She has also played a pivotal role in setting up the myopia clinic at CCAD and is now also working on expanding the neuro-opthalmology department.

She is also a children’s book author of the Misty Mole book series – books that promote the early detection and prevention of common vision disorders.

Zachary Cairns

Specialist Optometrist

Cairns and Co. Optometry Centre
Dubai, UAE

Zach Cairns, is a specialist optometrist who primarily works with specialist contact lenses, anterior eye conditions and myopia management.

He has recently established Cairns and Co which is an optometry centre in Dubai dedicated to high quality vision solutions.

Abdelhamied Allam

Doctor, Vitroretinal Specialist

National ِِEye Center
Egpyt

Doctor, Vitroretinal Specialist
National eye center, Egypt
Master degree of Ophthalmology

Abdullah Alrushud

Anterior Segment consultant

King Khaled Eye Specialist Hospital
KSA

Dr Abdullah Al rushud is Anterior Segment consultant in King Khaled Eye Specialist Hospital

Abeer Alsdieg

Senior Optometrist, Optometry Doctor

Alsalman Optics
KSA

Senior optometrist with honor, highly motivated optometry doctor with 7 years of clinical experience. Working at Al- Salman Optics for 6 years and Al-Rowad Pioneers Specialist Medical Center for a year. Participating in campaigns and conferences as Optometry Doctor and Speaker inside and outside her country. Member of different eye group activities.

Ahmad Alhusban

Cornea and Anterior Segment Senior Specialist

Jordanian Royal Medical Services
Jordan

Cornea and Anterior Segment Senior Specialist at the JORDANIAN ROYAL MEDICAL SERVICES.

Fellow of The Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of GLASGOW

Cornea fellowship NCA NHS TRUST (Manchester/UK)

Board member of The Jordanian Ophthalmic Society.

Ahmed Galal

Anterior, Posterior, Refractive and plastic Eye Surgeon

MVZ ostbayern
Germany

Anterior, posterior, Refractive and plastic eye surgeon, hold 6 postgraduate titles, in field since 25 years working between Spain and Germany

Ahmed Khattab

General Manager & Ophthalmology Consultant

Alexandria Ophthalmology General Hospital, Alexandria
Egypt

PhD of Ophthalmology, Alexandria University

Cornea & Refractive Surgery Consultant

General Manager of Alexandria Ophthalmology General Hospital

Alaa Fadel

Professor of Ophthalmology

Alexandria University
Egypt

-Professor of Ophthalmology – Alexandria University, Egypt
-Senior medical retina consultant
-Former chairman of board of AlSafwa Eye Center in Alexandria
-Former medical retina fellow in LSU Eye Center, Louisiana, USA

Ali Mousa

Professor of Ophthalmology

Ashur University
Iraq

Horonary lecturer and professor of ophthalmology at Ashur University/ college of medicine in Baghdad.

Almoayad Makrami

Ophthalmology Resident

Dhahran Eye Specialist Hospital
KSA

Almoayad Makrami, 4th year ophthalmology resident at eastern joint ophthalmology program, saudi arabia

Araks Davtyan

MD, Head of Conrea-Uveitis Service

Zilfyan Eye Care Center
Armenia

Della Bijo

Optometrist

Zayed Higher Organisation
Al-Ain, UAE

In-charge Optometrist at Zayed Higher Organisation For People Of Determination (ZHO) Eye Clinic with over 18 years of experience. An active team member of the Comprehensive Multidisciplinary Assessment Unit at ZHO Al Ain since April 04, 2013.

Holding a Bachelor’s degree in Optometry, also completed a micro-credential in Cortical Visual Impairment (CVI) from Fitchburg State University and Perkins School for the Blind, as well as a nanodegree in Artificial Intelligence from Udacity. Pursuing a Master’s in Public Health from UAEU.

Developed the website ‘CONNECT,’ designed to educate, inspire, and support work with students with visual impairments. This project was published on the USA website Paths to Literacy, and participated as an exhibitor for the same project at Abu Dhabi Digital Authority 2022 and Gitex Dubai 2022.

Recently, honored with the Optoverse-5 Dedicated Optometrist Award UAE – 2024, recognizing outstanding contributions to the field of optometry in the UAE. Additionally, a registered UAE Volunteer, a member of the ZHO Volunteer Team, MENASO, and Hundred.

Farhad Nejat

Ophthalmologist

Tehran
Iran

Dr. Nejat is a leading ophthalmologist specializing in innovative, minimally invasive eye care solutions. He is renowned for pioneering Plasma-Assisted Noninvasive Surgery (PANIS), offering safe and effective treatments for conditions like conjunctival cysts, pterygium, and dry eye disease.

An active researcher, Dr. Nejat has published extensively on advanced ophthalmic techniques and integrates cutting-edge technologies like AI into clinical practice. Committed to excellence, he frequently shares his expertise at international conferences, shaping the future of modern ophthalmology.

Ghazal Saeed

Doctor

Mohammed Bin Rashid University of Medicine and Health Sciences
Dubai, UAE

Ghazal Talal Saeed, a recent graduate from Mohammed Bin Rashid University of Medicine and Health Sciences, is a dedicated and driven student with a passion for healthcare and a relentless pursuit of knowledge.
Her academic pursuit at MBRU has not only provided a robust foundation in general medicine but has also ignited a fervent interest in the field of ophthalmology. As Ghazal completed her medical education, she is now poised to contribute to the dynamic field of medicine.

Gulnar Aliyeva

Doctor

Azerbaijan Medical University
Azerbaijan

Azerbaijan Medical University.Ophthalmology Department.
Neuro-Ophthalmologist.
Member of ASO(Azerbaijan Society of Ophthalmology ,Turkish Ophthalmology Society and EUNOS.
Mentor of ASO Young Ophthalmologist.

Hamad Elzarrug

Hamed Abbasi

Specialist Ophthalmologist

Iranian Hospital
Dubai, UAE

Specialist ophthalmologist and cornea fellowship with more than 8 years of experience in this feild.

I used to work in Noor Ophthalmology Hospital in Iran, which is the largest private hospital in Tehran and Iran until January 2024 after that joined to iranian hospital in dubai from June.

I have been active in the field of research and have published several articles in famous ophthalmology journals, including the American Journal ophthalmology , and I am also a reviewer of articles in the American Journal of Ophthalmology and Medicine journal.

Harishkumar Aravindababu

Junior Resident

Pondicherry
India

I am Dr Harishkumar, post graduate resident year 3,From Pondicherry,India

Hashem Abu Serhan

Doctor

Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha
Qatar

Hashem Abu Serhan, Department of Ophthalmology, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha-Qatar. He has special interests in education, teaching, and research. He is a peer reviewer in more than 15 journals, including top ophthalmology journals like the British Journal of Ophthalmology and the American Journal of Ophthalmology. He is an associate editor in 2 journals. He has over 120 published papers, most in Q1 journals. He published one book about the fundamentals of cataract surgery which was announced officially in Cataract Coach.com. Also, he co-authored one book about infectious agents in ophthalmology. He has published articles in Eyewiki, the official website of AAO. His work was cited in official guidelines like CDC, books, and websites. He presented abstracts and posters at highly prestigious local and international meetings, including ESCRS, AAO, Euretina, ARVO, MEACO, ESO, APAO …etc. He launched recently a YouTube channel (http://www.youtube.com/@Dr.HashemAbuSerhan) to deliver different talks in ophthalmology.

Hassan Imam

Specialist Ophthalmology

Mediclinic al Noor
Abu Dhabi, UAE

Joined AlNoor Hospital in 1987 treating 3 generations in Abu Dhabi areas helped introducing innovative treatments to UAE as first hospital to start refractive surgery optic nerve sheath fenestration still working at same hospital and enjoying Emiratesgenerosity

Hossein Aghamollaei

Assistant Professor Medical Biotechnology

Baqiyatallah University
Iran

He is an assistant professor of medical biotechnology at Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences in Iran and also director of research at the Vision Health Research Center at Semnan University of Medical Sciences.

His research interests include corneal cell therapy, novel treatment for bacterial keratitis and targeted drug delivery to the eye.

He published over 75 papers in different international journals and have presented his research at several international conferences. His work aims to develop new methods and biomaterials for treating keratoconus and keratitis.

Ikram Touahir

Assistant Lecturer of Ophthalmology

The Public Eye Hospital of Ouargla
Algeria

Dr. Ikram Touahir assistant lecturer Of Ophthalmology at the University Of Ouargla , also the head of the corneal unit at the Public Eye Hospital Of Ouargla .

Issa Al Darraji

Ophthalmologist, Ophthalmic Surgeon

Cheboksary Branch of S. Fyodorov Eye Microsyrgery Federal State Institution
Russia

Issa Al Darraji is an ophthalmologist and ophthalmic surgeon from Russia, one of the leading experts in Russia in dacryology (treatment of pathologies of the lacrimal apparatus). Children and adults from all over the country come to them for the treatment of such pathologies. Al Daraji Issa has been working since 2019. He took courses in ophthalmoplasty from the most leading specialists in Russia.

Kariman Tamam

Doctor

Sohag teaching hospital
Egypt

Fellow at GOTHI, Egypt

MD, MRCSED Edinburg, FICO

Lavinia Ilina

Medical Doctor

Emergency Clinical Municipal Hospital of Timișoara
Romania

Physician who graduated from the University of Medicine of Timișoara, Romania and completed training internships in France.

Mahmoud Kesba

Ophthalmologist

Mataria teaching hospital
Egypt

Ophthalmologist
MD,MSc
Mataria teaching hospital, Egypt

Mahmoud Mostafa

Oculoplasty Consultant

Magrabi Hosptials
KSA

Dr.Mahmoud Abouelatta is a consultant of Oculoplasty at Magrabi Hosptials KSA. Also, a lecture of Opthalmology at Tanta Faculty of Medicine, Egypt. He is a former ocluplastic fellow at Shiley eye Institute at Univeristy of California San Diego, USA. He has a multiple scientific publications and an author of a new book of lower eyelid plastic surgery conducted by univeristy of California in USA.

Majdi Abdala

Assistant Professor

Benghazi Teaching Eye Hospital
Libya

Dr Majdi Abdala MD, MRCS , FICO

Assistant Professor, Ophthalmology Department, Faculty of Medicine, University of Benghazi, Libya

Manal Alwazae

Pediatrics ophthalmology and strabismus fellow

King Khaled Eye Specialist Hospital
KSA

Pediatric ophthalmology and strabismus fellow at King Khaled Eye Specialist Hospital & research center

Board Certified Ophthalmologist, Saudi ophthalmology residency at King Khaled Eye Specialist Hospital & research center

Mariam Boshra

Locum Consultant, Lecturer Ophthalmology Department

North Cumbria Hospital
UK

lecturer ophthalmology department Alexandria university Egypt

locum consultant ophthalmology north Cumbria hospital united kingdom

Marko Lukic

Consultant Ophthalmologist

European Medical Consultants
Croatia

Dr. Marko Lukic, Ph.D., FEBO, FASRS, is a Consultant Ophthalmologist and leading expert in retina and uveitis. He completed two prestigious fellowships at Moorfields Eye Hospital: the Clinical Medical Retina Fellowship and the Clinical Research Fellowship. Dr. Lukic is affiliated with Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust in London. UK.

His research focuses on real-world studies in diabetic macular edema and age-related macular degeneration, culminating in a Ph.D. from the University of Split, Croatia. Dr. Lukic has contributed to pioneering projects like Google’s DeepMind AI platform for ophthalmology. As Medical Director of Ascento CDA and founder of European Medical Consultants, he continues to innovate in teleophthalmology and real-world research, improving patient care globally.

Mohamed ahmed Abdelkarim

Pediatric opthalmology specialist

Mahalla ophthalmic hospital
Egypt

Pediatric ophthalmology specialist
Head of strabismus unit at mahalla ophthalmic hospital
MRCS glasgow
MD candidate cairo university

Mohamed Ali

Assistant Lecturer of Ophthalmology

MTI University
Egypt

Imperial College London Alumnus
Assistant lecturer of ophthalmology, MTI University and specialist ophthalmologist at Ganzouri Specialized Hospital and Air Force Military Hospital.
I have a special interest in medical retina and vitreoretinal surgery, as well as research and Continuing Medical Education.

Mohamed Rezk

Lecturer of Ophthalmology

Benha Faculty of Medicine
Egypt

Lecturer of Ophthalmology at Benha Faculty of Medicine.

M.D , MSc. , FICO., MRCSEd Ophthalmology.

Founder of Al-Ramadyon Association.

Mohammad Emad Alilo

Consultant ophthalmologist , Head of Department

Medcare Hospital
Dubai, UAE

Senior cataract and refractive surgeon with more than 25 years of experience working as Consultant ophthalmologist and head of Department of at medcare hospital sharjah

Mohammad Raja

Consultant Ophthalmologist

James Paget University Hospital Trust
UK

Dr Raja trained in UK from 2003 and working as a comprehensive Consultant ophthalmologist since 2013 in the NHS UK with specialist interest in Medical Retina, Diabetic eye disease, Ophthalmic imaging and Digital ophthalmology applications. Portfolio includes Clinical Directorship roles and supporting Royal Colleges of UK as an examiner and consultant application assessor.

Mohammed Albadri

Senior-Year Medical Student

King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health and Sciences
KSA

My name is Mohammed Albadri, and I am a senior-year medical student with a deep passion for ophthalmology. Alongside my medical training, I am actively engaged in research, driven by a belief that addressing gaps in knowledge can enhance clinical practice and patient care. I aspire to contribute to the ongoing advancements in ophthalmology and am honored to present my research at this prestigious conference

Mohammed Ghoneem

Vitreoretinal Consultant

Alexandria University
Egypt.

Im a vitreoretinal consultant as well as a lecturer at Alexandria University, Egypt.

Mohd Salim Harun Gigani

Vitreo-Retinal Surgeon

Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha
Qatar

Ophthalmologist and Vitreo-Retinal Surgeon

Nader Mettias

Ophthalmology Assistant Lecturer

Memorial Institute for Ophthalmic Research
Egypt

Assistant lecturer of ophthalmology at the Memorial Institute for Ophthalmic Research (MIOR)

MD in ophthalmology, Cairo University June 2024 FRCS Opth., Glasgow January 2024

Associate Alumni, Harvard Medical School 2021 (E-CSRT program)

MRCS Opth., Edinburgh 2019

MSc., Cairo University 2017

Area of interest: Glaucoma and pediatric ophthalmology

Publications in Acta Ophthalmologica and the British Journal of Ophthalmology and other local journals

Winner of the best submission and presentation in some local conferences

The IDEAL fellow at MIOR in the years 2018 and 2023

Nadine Mahfouz

Ophthalmologist

Alexandria University Hospitals-Directorate of therapeutic units.
Egypt

Learn, Act and Benchmark. I am an advocate of scientific methods, the continual development of ophthalmology and the healthcare industry , evidence based medicine and patient centered care for optimal patient and physician empowerment, better life quality and health outcomes.

Nasser Karimi

Doctor

Iran University of Medical Sciences
Iran

Nasser Karimi, MD, MPH, serves as an Assistant Professor of Orbit and Oculoplastic Surgery at the Iran University of Medical Sciences in Tehran, Iran.

Qusai Aloweiny

Medical Student

King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University for Health and Sciences
KSA

I am Qusai Aloweiny, a senior medical student with a deep interest in ophthalmology. I have been actively involved in research and am honored to present my work at this conference. My goal is to contribute to advancements in eye care while continuing to grow and learn within this dynamic field.

Raheleh Moravej

Optometrist, Assistant Professor of Optometry

Iran University of Medical Sciences
Iran

PhD, is an esteemed assistant professor of optometry and vision sciences at Iran University of Medical Sciences. She is deeply committed to the education and mentorship of students across all areas of optometry and vision sciences, ensuring they develop both the theoretical knowledge and practical skills necessary for success in clinical practice and research.

In addition to her teaching duties, Dr. Moravejalsharieh conducts significant research in areas such as specialized contact lenses, dry eye management, and the impact of vision on quality of life. She is currently investigating innovative spectacle lenses aimed at myopia control, contributing to advancements in the field.

Ramy Khader

Mr/Associate Specialist

Royal Berkshire Hospital
UK

Glaucoma Specialist based in Royal Berkshire Hospital in UK has wide experience in glaucoma service and surgeries. Having worked before in Oman and at the prestigious Nasser Institute Hospital in Egypt as a Consultant Ophthalmic Surgeon developed a strong foundation in general ophthalmology and glaucoma sub-speciality. Has also contributed to various research initiatives and continues to educate and mentor emerging ophthalmologists in both clinical and academic settings.

Rand Alazaz

Dr / Resdient

king Khaled eye specialist hospital
KSA

PGY4 ophthalmology resident at king Khaled eye specialist hospital.

Rawan Hosny

General Ophthalmologist

Cairo University
Egypt

Graduated with highest honors 2019 from Cairo University

Served as first responder during the COVID pandemic in Cairo 2020

Completed Ophthalmology Residency and Masters degree in 2024 in Cairo University Hospitals

Saad Alosaimi

Medical Doctor

Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University
KSA

Final year ophthalmology Resident at Imam Abdullrahman bin faisal university hospital ,

passionate about glaucoma feild ,Alkhober , KSA

Sahar Abd El Monem

Ophthalmology specialist and accredited trainer in Egypt Ophthalmology Fellow-ship prgram

Zagazig Ophthalmology hospital
Egypt

Dr Sahar Abd El Monem Soliman ,Ophthalmology specialist and accredited trainer in Ophthalmology Egypt Fellow-ship program in Zagazig Ophthalmology hospital at Egyptian Ministry of health and public, consultant in subspeciality of ocular investigations and retinal lasers , Master degree of Ophthalmology medicine and surgery , faculty of medicine, Zagazig university and post graduated Doctoral study in Faculty of medicine “for Girls” at Al Azhar university

Sahar Al Ali

Resident Physician

Cleveland Clinic
Abu Dhabi, UAE

I am Dr. Sahar Humaid Al Ali, an Emirati ophthalmologist who recently completed my residency training at Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi. I am interested in the fields of medical retina and uveitis. My dedication to these areas is demonstrated through several articles I have published, aiming to contribute to ophthalmologic knowledge. I am hardworking and committed, and I actively strive to make significant contributions to the Emirates Society of Ophthalmology. My goal is to enhance the standard of eye care in the UAE and to be an advocate for progress in our medical community.

Salam Iriqat

Uveitis & Medical Retina Consultant, Assistant Professor

Alquds University
Palestine

-Uveitis & Medical Retina consultant
-clinical Research coordinator
-assistant professor at alquds university

Seemantini Ayachit

Consultant Medical Retina

Dr.P.S.Hardia Eye Hospital and research Center,Indore
India

I am Dr.Seemantini Ayachit, A Medical Retina Consultant with over 20 years of Experience. I have worked in Kingdom of Bahrain for over 15 years in various positions as Specialist Ophthalmologist. I am currently working at Dr.P.S.Hardia Eye Hospital and Research Center, India. For the last 2 years I am working on various Biosimilars in Ophthalmology, and I am one of the doctors of Inter-BIOS group which is a group of doctors from various countries for ongoing research on Biosimilars in the field of Ophthalmology.

Shaikha Alhaj

Resident

Dubai Health
Dubai, UAE

I am Dr. Shaikha Salah Alhaj currently working as a resident under Dubai Health. I hold a Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) degree from the prestigious University of Sharjah. My professional interests predominantly lie in clinical work and medical research, where I am keen to contribute and expand my expertise. Currently, I am working on multiple studies including the articles I am submitting to ESO 2025 conference.

Srishti Khullar

Assistant Professor

Govt Hospital, Pune, Maharashtra
India

Dr. Srishti Khullar is a Clinical Tutor and Assistant Professor in the Department of Ophthalmology at the renowned Armed Forces Medical College in Pune, India.

Dr. Khullar has demonstrated remarkable academic excellence, securing the top position in the Advanced Ophthalmology Course final exam held in May 2023. Her accolades include winning the award for the best oral presentation on cornea at the Delhi Ophthalmology Conference in 2021, as well as receiving the award for the best oral paper presentation in the corneal disease session at the South Asian Academy of Ophthalmology Conference in 2022.

Her research contributions are notable, comprising two international and five national journal publications, which underscore her dedication to advancing the field of ophthalmology. Additionally, she has participated in and won multiple national-level ophthalmology quizzes.

In a significant achievement, Dr Khullar made history as the contingent commander of the first-ever all-women marching contingent from the Medical Services in the 2024 Indian Republic Day Parade. In recognition of her contributions, the All India Ophthalmological Society honoured her with the prestigious *Ophthalmic Heroes of India* award in March 2024.

Taher Kamel Eleiwa

Cornea Consultant

Magrabi Health Center, Al Qassim
KSA

Doctoral degree of Ophthalmology, affiliated with Bascom Palmer Eye Institute-USA and Supreme Council of Universities-Benha-Egypt.

ECFMG certified.

Clinical Research Fellowship in Cornea and External Eye Disease at Bascom Palmer Eye Institute (#1 eye institute in the USA), University of Miami Miller School of Medicine.

60+ publications in renowned journals and international conferences.

680+ citations.

Umair Qidwai

Consultant

Queen Victoria Hospital
UK

Dr Qidwai brings an exceptional depth of knowledge and experience as a Glaucoma and Cataract specialist. His expertise in managing complex cases of both glaucoma and cataracts has not only garnered recognition but has also positively impacted numerous patients’ lives.

Beyond clinical practice, Dr Qidwai is a highly motivated and dedicated researcher, with an impressive portfolio of over 45 publications. Their commitment to advancin

I call my self, The Tubester as I perform a very high volume of Glaucoma drainage devices.

Wai-Ching Lam

Clinical Professor

Vancouver General Hospital
Canada

Dr. Wai-Ching Lam is the Clinical Professor of University of British Columbia, and the Head and Medical Director of the Ophthalmology Department, Vancouver General Hospital, and the University of British Columbia Hospital.

Dr. Lam is a vitreo-retinal surgeon with interests in adult and pediatric retinal diseases. He received the Senior Achievement Award from the Asian Pacific Academy of Ophthalmology, and Achievement Award from American Academy of Ophthalmology and, Fellow and the Senior Honor Award from the American Society of Retinal Specialists.

He has published over 120 peer-reviewed articles, and 7 book chapters, and recently co-edit a new book, “A Quick Guide Pediatric Retina”, Springer 2021.

Zaruhi Dravajyan

Ophthalmologist

Yerevan Scientific Medical Center
Armenia

Full time member of the Cornea, Uveitis and Diagnostic Services

” Yerevan” Scientific Medical Center

Aaesha Alnuaimi

Fakhera Al Neyadi

Latifa Alalawi

Meerah Al Meraikhi

Omaima Alshkeili

Dr / Second year resident

Seha
Abu Dhabi, UAE

Sara Aldhaheri