ESO 2024 Committee

Steering Committee

Khaled Abuhaleeqa
Chairman of ESO2025 Conference

Cleveland Clinic
Abu Dhabi, UAE

Huda Al Dhaheri
Committee Member
Head of ESO Cultural Committee
Ophthalmologist

Tawam Hospital
Al Ain, UAE

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

Cleveland Clinic
Abu Dhabi, UAE

Anfal Almazrooei
Committee Member
Specialist

Sheikh Khalifa Medical City
Abu Dhabi, UAE

Taybah Al Shehhi
Committee Member
Optometrist

Sheikh Khalifa Medical City
Abu Dhabi, UAE

Bahaaeldin Okasha
Committee Member
Projects Head
Abu Dhabi Convention

Exhibition Bureau Department
Abu Dhabi, UAE

Mazen Sinjab
Committee Member
Consultant Ophthalmologist

Dr Sulaiman Al Habib Hospital, DHCC
Dubai, UAE

Scientific Committee

AllCo-Head CommitteeRetinaOculoplastyPediatric OphthalmologyCornea & RefractiveGlaucomaOptometryYoung Ophthalmology CommitteeAbstractWetlab & Surgical ExperienceNeuro-OphthalmologyUveitisCataractAllied Health Committee

Yousef Alblooshi
Member Of Wetlab & Surgical Experience Committee

Zayed Military Hospital
Abu Dhabi, UAE

Imane Mufrij
Co-Head of Scientific Committee

Sheikh Khalifa Medical City
Abu Dhabi, UAE

Mohamed Alketbi
Head of Retina Committee

SEHA,Sheikh Khalifa Medical City
Abu Dhabi, UAE

Arif Khan
Head of Pediatric Ophthalmology Committee

Cleveland Clinic
Abu Dhabi, UAE

Andrew Malem
Committee Member

Cleveland Clinic
Abu Dhabi, UAE

Zabila Khan
Chair of Orthoptics Committee

Cleveland Clinic
Abu Dhabi, UAE

Osama Giledi
Member Of Cataract Committee

Moorfields Eye Hospital
Dubai, UAE

Huda Al Dhaheri
Head of Cornea & Refractive Committee

Tawam Hospital
Al Ain, UAE

Amna AlMaazmi
Member Of Cornea & Refractive Committee

Zayed Military Hospital
Abu Dhabi, UAE

Mohammed Sohaib
Head of Glaucoma Committee

American Hospital Dubai
Dubai, UAE

Salman Waqar
Committee Member

Moorfields Eye Hospital
Dubai, UAE

Mohamed Sayed
Committee Member

Moorfields Eye Hospital
Dubai, UAE

Prashant Bhatia
Committee Member

Mediclinic Welcare Hospital
Dubai, UAE

Ziad Khoueir
Committee Member

Moorfields Eye Hospital
Dubai, UAE

Rizwan Malek
Committee Member

Sheikh Khalifa Medical City
Abu Dhabi, UAE

Swarna Kamal Naiya
Head of Optometry committee

Zayed Military Hospital
Abu Dhabi, UAE

Fahima Karolia
Member of Steering Committee

Sheikh Khalifa Medical City
Abu Dhabi, UAE

Jabeen Mohammed
General Secretary of Optometry Committee

Medcare Eyecentre
Dubai, UAE

Taybah Al Shehhi
Member of Steering Committee
Member of Optometry Committee

Sheikh Khalifa Medical City
Abu Dhabi, UAE

Palaniappan Laxmanan
Scientific Chair of Optometry Committee

Al Zahra Hospital
Dubai, UAE

Devakani Suresh Kumar

Sheikh Khalifa Medical City
Abu Dhabi, UAE

Sana Merchant
Committee Member

Retail Business and Operational Manager

Areej Abdallah Hasan
Head of Abstract Committee

Healthline One Day Surgery Center
Abu Dhabi, UAE

Manal Al Zaabi
Co-Chair of Young Ophthalmology Committee

Shrouq Radi Albtoush
Scientific Committee Chair

Royal Spanish Center
Abu Dhabi, UAE

Najla Al Ali
General Secretary of Young Ophthalmology Committee

Dubai Hospital
Dubai, UAE

Aruna Pujari Srinivasulu
Head of Wetlab & Surgical Experience Committee

Sheikh Shakhbout Medical City
Abu Dhabi, UAE

Ohood Almazrouei
Committee Member

Sheikh Shakhbout Medical City
Abu Dhabi, UAE

Luai Eldweik
Chair of Neuro-Ophthalmology Committee

Cleveland Clinic
Abu Dhabi, UAE

Sumayya Almarzouqi
Committee member

Sheikh Shakhbout Medical City
Abu Dhabi, UAE

Piergiorgio Neri
Head of Uveitis Committee

Cleveland Clinic
Abu Dhabi, UAE

Aniruddha Agarwal
Member of Uveitis Committee

Cleveland Clinic
Abu Dhabi, UAE

Francesco Pichi
Committee Member

Cleveland Clinic
Abu Dhabi, UAE

Fahd Quhill
Chair of Uveitis Committee

Moorfields Eye Hospital
Dubai, UAE

Mohamed Hesham Aly
Head of Cataract Committee

Magrabi Eye Hospital
Dubai, UAE

Rashmi Murali Menon
Head of Allied Health Committee

Zayed Military Hospital
Abu Dhabi, UAE

Mariamma Mathew
Committee Member

Zayed Military Hospital
Abu Dhabi, UAE

Vinod Gauba
Head of Oculoplasty Committee

Imperial Healthcare Institute
Dubai, UAE

Alaa Khalil
Co-Chair of Abstract Committee

ISMC
Dubai, UAE

Ahmed Mostafa
Committee Member

NMC royal hospital
Sharjah, UAE

Waleed Ghobashy
Committee Member

Magrabi Eye Hospital
Al Ain, Abu Dhabi, UAE

Nora El Shammah
Co-Chair of Oculoplasty Committee

Cleveland Clinic
Abu Dhabi

Abstract Reviewers

Aniruddha Agarwal

Abu Dhabi, UAE

Vitreoretina Surgeon and Uveitis Specialist

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

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

Ashwaq Bin Amro

Abu Dhabi, UAE

Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus Specialist

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

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

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

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

Fatima Habroosh

Abu Dhabi, UAE

Ophthalmologist

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

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

Kanika Aggarwal

Abu Dhabi, UAE

Specialist Opthlmology

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

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

Mazen Sinjab

Dubai, UAE

Consultant Ophthalmologist
Cataract and Refractive Surgeon
Keratoconus Management Expert

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

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

Navas Kalappattil

Abu Dhabi, UAE

Optometrist

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

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

Sumayya Almarzouqi

Abu Dhabi, UAE

Consultant Neuro-Ophthalmologist

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

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

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

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

Wael Elmenawy

Abu Dhabi, UAE

Consultant Ophthalmologist

(Glaucoma Reviewer)
Magrabi eye center
Abu Dhabi, UAE

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

Aniruddha Agarwal

Abu Dhabi, UAE

Vitreoretina Surgeon and Uveitis Specialist

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

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

Ashwaq Bin Amro

Abu Dhabi, UAE

Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus Specialist

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

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

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

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

Fatima Habroosh

Abu Dhabi, UAE

Ophthalmologist

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

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

Kanika Aggarwal

Abu Dhabi, UAE

Specialist Opthlmology

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

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

Mazen Sinjab

Dubai, UAE

Consultant Ophthalmologist
Cataract and Refractive Surgeon
Keratoconus Management Expert

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

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

Navas Kalappattil

Abu Dhabi, UAE

Optometrist

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

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

Sumayya Almarzouqi

Abu Dhabi, UAE

Consultant Neuro-Ophthalmologist

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

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

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

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