American Board Certified Ophthalmologist with over 25 years of experience currently practicing in Qatar and Lebanon
Services
General eye examination for adults and children
Full eye exam including vision, eye pressure, anterior and dilated retinal exams.
Glasses and Contact lenses prescription
Check glasses prescription and give contact lens options especially for patients with astigmatism and presbyopia (difficulty with near vision after the age of 40). Review the good habits of proper contact lens care.
Laser Vision Correction
Evaluate to see if candidate for refractive surgery which is done on an outpatient basis.
Corneal tomography and aberrometry are done to obtain a customized recommendation to improve the vision while respecting the professional and recreational needs of each person.
All laser (bladeless) femto LASIK or surface laser PRK are recommended.
Phakic Intraocular Lens Surgery
For candidates who desire reduced dependence on glasses but cannot have corneal laser surgery (either due to corneal thickness limitations or to keratoconus but with good spectacle vision).
Detailed measurements are taken to customize specially ordered intraocular lenses.
Management of keratoconus including new crosslinking unit
Keratoconus management options include 1- those for slowing down progression such as crosslinking (new crosslinking unit- patient can be sitting up and many programs are available depending on various anatomical features) and 2- those that can improve visual acuity including rigid gas permeable contact lenses, phakic IOLs and corneal rings.
Medical and surgical treatment of the cornea including laser treatment (phototherapeutic keratectomy PTK) and cornea transplant
Use the excimer laser in a therapeutic fashion to erase scars or reduce corneal erosions.
Cataract Surgery with customized treatments with different intraocular lenses (toric, multifocal, extended depth of focus), special calculations needed after laser vision correction
We will customize a treatment plan depending on professional and recreational needs.
After cataract surgery, you should not need to have astigmatism in any glasses.
Diabetic eye exam
A dilated retinal examination is done for all diabetics with attention to the retina exam.
Recommendations for follow up are given as per the eye findings.
YAG laser capsulotomy after cataract surgery
An opacification of the membrane remaining after cataract surgery can get opaque and therefore need to be erased with the YAG laser spots done in the outpatient clinic.
Management of external eye disease of the lids and cornea including chalazion surgery
Chalazia are localized inflamed areas near the lid margins that occur due to clogging of the meibomian oil gland openings found in our lids. If not responsive to medical treatment, a minor procedure can get rid of them via medication or incisional.
Medical management of glaucoma
The eye pressure, eye drainage area and optic nerve are examined. If there is a risk of glaucoma or established glaucoma, a treatment plan is reviewed with patients as far as drops regimen, laser procedure and finally surgery if all else fails or if the case is advanced.
Management of dry eye disease
Different medical, diet and environmental factors are taken into account together with the medical history before recommending modalities to improve the qualitative as well as quantitative aspects of the tearfilm