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C U R R I C U L U M V I T A E
ALI S. AL-KAFF, M.D.
October 2007
CURRICULUM VITAE
NAME: Ali Salem Al-Kaff
MAILING ADDRESS: P.O. Box 1407, Riyadh 11431, Saudi Arabia
TELEPHONE NO.: +9661-2634069 (Home)
e-mail: [email protected]
DATE OF BIRTH: January 01, 1958
PLACE OF BIRTH: Tarim, Republic of Yemen
CITIZENSHIP: Saudi
LANGUAGES: Arabic, English
MARITAL STATUS: Married (3 Girls)
EDUCATION:
1975 - 1981 Faculty of MedicineAlexandria University,Alexandria, Egypt (MB.BCh)
Jul-Aug. 1984 Basic Science Course in Ophthalmology
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Stanford University, Stanford, California, USA
1984 - 1988 King Saud University/King Khaled Eye Specialist Hospital Joint
Program.Riyadh, Saudi Arabia(King Saud University Fellowship in
Ophthalmology)
TRAINING:
1982 - 1983 Internship, King Saud University HospitalRiyadh, Saudi Arabia
1984 - 1987 Residency in Ophthalmology - Joint Program
King Saud University/King Khaled Eye Specialist Hospital Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
1987 - 1988 1988 Fellowship in Research / Cornea, \ External Disease and Anterior Segment, King Khaled Eye Specialist HospitalRiyadh, Saudi Arabia
CERTIFICATION:
1988 King Saud Fellowship in Ophthalmology (KSFO)King Saud University, Riyadh
APPOINTMENTS: Jan 2007 – Present Senior Consultant Ophthalmology
Dr. Sulaiman Al-Habib CentersRiyadh, Saudi Arabia
Feb 2001 to 2003 Board ChairmanAl-Basar for Medical ServicesRiyadh, Saudi Arabia
Feb 2001 to 2006 Senior Consultant Ophthalmology
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'The Eye Consultants' centersSaudi Arabia
1999- Present Founder and DirectorThe Eye ConsultantsSanaa, Yemen
1999 – 2001 Founder and ChairmanAl-Basar for Medical SuppliesA subsidiary of Al-Basar for Medical ServicesRiyadh, Saudi Arabia
1996 - 1999 Founder and DirectorThe Eye ConsultantsRiyadh, Saudi Arabia.
1990 - 1996 Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
1988 - 1996 Consultant Ophthalmologist -Cornea / External Disease
Anterior Segment DivisionKing Khaled Eye Specialist
Hospital, Riyadh
1988 - 1996 Chief, Uveitis ClinicKing Khaled Eye Specialist HospitalRiyadh, Saudi Arabia
1987 - 1988 Research Fellow in Ophthalmology
King Khaled Eye Specialist HospitalRiyadh, Saudi Arabia
1984 - 1987 Resident in OphthalmologyJoint Program, King Saud
University/King Khaled Eye Specialist HospitalRiyadh, Saudi Arabia
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PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES, AWARDS, GRANTS:
1984 Co-investigator in a Royal Decree Grant No.8303 entitled "OcularManifestation of Bejel in Saudi Arabia." Dr. K.Tabbara, Principal Investigator
1986-present Member Saudi Ophthalmological SocietyRiyadh, Saudi Arabia
1987 Resident of the Year, Joint Program King Saud University/ King Khaled Eye Specialist Hospital
1987 Member of Public Education Committee/ Saudi Ophthalmological Society. Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
1987-1996 Member, Medical Staff Quality Assurance CommitteeKing Khaled Eye Specialist Hospital, Riyadh
1998 Member Scientific Committee / Second Annual Symposium of Saudi Ophthalmological Society (Ophthalmology 88) Riyadh,Saudi Arabia.
1990-1992 Member, Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology, NEI, Betheseda, USA
1994 Program Chairman, Seminar on Common Eye Disorders. King Khaled Eye Specialist Hospital, Riyadh
1994 Member, Medical Records Committee, King Khaled Eye Specialist Hospital, Riyadh
1995 Co-chairman and Scientific Committee Member, 12th Annual Symposium, King Khaled Eye Specialist Hospital, Riyadh
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2000Member, International Who's Who of Professionals. Jacksonville, NC, USA
2003 Guest Speaker. First Yemeni Ophthalmologic Conference. Seyoun, Yem
RESEARCH INTERESTS:
Immunology, Infectious disease, Uveitis, Keratorefractive surgery, Corneal degeneration, Epidemiology, Retinal Vasculitis.
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PUBLICATION
A. PAPERS:
1. Al-Kaff A. : Pseudophakic Uveitis. Saudi Bulletin Ophthalmology 1987;2(3):43
2. Senft S., Al-Kaff A., Bergqvist G., Jaafar M., Nasr A., Hidayat A., Sackey K, and Cotlier E.: Retinoblastoma: The Saudi Arabian Experience. Ophthalmic Pediatrics and Genetics. 1988; 9(2): 115-119.
3. Al-Kaff A. , Traverso C., Tomey K.: The Molteno Implant in the Treatment of Refractory Glaucomas. Saudi Bulletin of Ophthalmology 1988; 3(3) 137-141.
4. Traverso C, Tomey K, Al-Kaff A: The long-tube single plate Moltens implant for the treatment of recalcitrant glaucoma. International Ophthalmology 1989;13:159-62
5. Traverso C., Tomey K., Al-Kaff A.: La Protesi Dremante Di Molteno Peril trattamento Die Glaucomi Refracttari alla Chirurgia antiglaucomatosa Convenzionale. Bollettino Di Oculistica. 1989;68 (2): 385-95.
6. Al-Kaff A. , Senft., Bergqvist G.: Retinoblastoma in Saudi Arabia. Saudi Bulletin of Ophthalmology, 1989;4(4): 212-16.
7. Senft S, Al-Kaff A. , Bergqvist G, Jaafar M, Nasr A, Hidayat A, Sackey K, Cotlier E Retinoblastoma: the Saudi Arabian experience.Ophthalmic Paediatr Genet 1988 - Jul (Vol. 9, Issue 2)
8. Tabbara K., Al-Kaff A., Fadel T.: Ocular Manifestations of Endemic syphilis (Bejel), Ophthalmology 1989; 96(7): 1087-91.
9. Al-Idreese I., Al-Kaff A., Senft S.: Cumulative Incidence of Retinoblastoma in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Ophthalmic Pediatrics and Genetics 1992; 13(1): 9-12
10. Al-Kaff A. , Al-Rajhi A., Tabbara K., El-Yazigi A.: Kohl. The traditional Eyeliner: Use and Analysis. Annals of Saudi Medicine 1993; 13(1): 26-30.
11. Al-Kaff A. , Kidess E., Tabbara K., Swailem A.: Microbial flora of Newborn Conjunctivae in Saudi Arabia. Middle East Journal of Ophthalmology 1993; 1 (1):18-23.
12. Al-Hedaithy S, Al-Kaff A.: Exophilae Jenselemai Keratitis. Case Report. Mycoses. 1993;-36:97-100.
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13. Al-Kaff AS, : Ocular Brucellosis. Int Ophthalmol Clin – 1995; 35( 3):
14. Al-Kaff A. : Patient's satisfaction after photorefractive keratectomy. Journal of Refractive Surgery 1997; 13(5 )Suppl: S459-S460
15. Tabbara KF, Al-Kaff AS, Al-Rajhi AA, Al-Mansouri SM, Badr IA, Chavis PS, Al-Omar OM Heparin surface-modified intraocular lenses in patients with inactive uveitis or diabetes. Ophthalmology 1998; 105(5):
16. Al-Sibai MB, Al-Kaff AS, Raines D, El-Yazigi A Ocular penetration of oral clarithromycin in humans. J Ocul Pharmacol Ther -1998 ;14(6):
B. POSTERS:
1. Al-Kaff A., Tabbara K., Al-Faran M.: Corneal thinning in trachoma. Presented at the annual meeting of the association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology, Serrasota, Florida, (April 1990). Inves: Ophthalmol and Vis. Sci.1990;31(4):541.
2. Al-Kaff A., Cavender S., Chavis P.: Classification and Natural History of Eales' disease. Presented at the annual meeting of the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology, Sarrasota, Florida, (April 1991). Inves. Ophthalmol and Vis. Sci. 1991;32(4):692.
C. BOOK REVIEWS:
1. Al-Kaff A.: Book review: Color Atlas of Ophthalmology by Arthur Lim and Ian Constable. Saudi Bulletin of Ophthalmology.
D. ABSTRACTS
1. Bergqvist G., Al-Kaff A., Senft S.: Retinoblastoma in Saudi Arabia. Acta Ophthalmologica. 1987
2. Al-Kaff A., Bergqvist G., Clubb B., Cotlier E., Hidayat A., Jaafar M., Lindahl S., Sackey K., and Senft S.: Retinoblastoma: The Clinical Experience. XVIII Nordic Ophthalmology Congress, Trondheim - May 1987
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3. Bergqvist G., Jaafar M., Baginski E., and Al-Kaff A.: Congenital Cataract. XVIII Nordic Ophthalmology Congress, Trondheim - May 1987
RESEARCH ACTIVITIES
A.COMPLETED PROJECTS:
- Tabbara K., Al-Kaff A.: Ocular Manifestation of Bejel, 1984-1988
- Al-Mutlag F., Al-Kaff., Tomey K.: Acetazolamide in the management of acute glaucomas, 1985-1986
- Traverso C., Tomey K., Al-Kaff A.: Molteno implants in the management of refractory glaucomas, 1985-1988
- Jaafar M., Al-Kaff A., Senft S., Bergquist G.: Retinoblastoma in Saudi Arabia, 1985-1988
- Al-Kaff A., Kidess E., Tabbara K., Al-Swailem A.: Ophthalmia Neonatorum in Riyadh, 1986
- Wafai Z., Al-Kaff A.: Mirajel implants in scleral buckles. 1986.
- Al-Kaff A.: Toxic Lens Syndrome. Case reports, 1987
- Al-Kaff A., Al-Rajhi A., Tabbara A.: Kohl - Use and analysis, 1988
- Al-Kaff A., Tabbara K., Al-Faran M.: Corneal thickness and topography in trachoma,1988
- Al-Kaff A., Badr I.: Referrals to KKESH, 1990-1991
- Al-Kaff A., Cavender J.: Eales' disease, 1990-1991
- Al-Kaff A., Al-Hedaithy S.: Exophilae Jenselemi fungal keratitis - A case report, 1991
- Al-Jabarti A., Al-Kaff A., Rahi A., Huaman A.: Retrospective Study of Pterygium. 1991.
- Al-Kaff A., Cavender J.: Uveitis at KKESH - A retrospective analysis, 1990
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- Tabbara K., Chavis P., Al-Omar O., Badr I., Al-Rajhi A., Al-Kaff A.: (Project no. 9302-P): Heparin modified -surface IOL's in uveitis and diabetes mellitus. 1994-1996
- Cameron J., Al-Kaff A, Al-Kharashi S.: Surgical Outcome of penetrating keratoplasty on patients with macular dystrophy. 1995
- Al-Sibai B., Al-Kaff A: Efficacy and safety of clarithromycin in the treatment of toxoplasmic chororetinitis. 1995
- Al-Kaff A: Effect of corneal cooling on subepithelial haze following photorefractive keratectomy. 1999
OPERATIONAL RESEARCH AND ACTIVITIES:
1. Establishing the KKESH Ophthalmological Referral form for referral of patients to KKESH. Medical Staff. 1987
2. Review of the no show and cancelled surgical cases. Medical Staff Quality Assurance Committee 1988
3. Review of red eyes pre-operatively, and the effect on surgery cancellation. Medical Staff Quality Assurance Committee. 1988
4. Investigating the Research activities at KKESH (1983-1990). Emphasis on Factors to enhance Research and priority topics for research. 1990
5. Audit Criteria for cyclosporin A use. Pharmacy and Therapeutic Committee, 1992
6. Establishing KKESH Comprehensive ocular evaluation programm. Medical Staff Quality Assurance Committee, 1993
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
A. LECTURES AND PRESENTATIONS:
March 11, 1984: FOLK MEDICINE IN SAUDI ARABIA
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Lecture to Ophthalmic Nurses, King Khaled Eye Specialist Hospital-Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
December 15, 1985: LACRIMAL APPARATUS AND ITS
DISORDERS Lecture to Medical Students, King Saud
University (KSU)Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
January 12, 1986 :PEDIATRIC OPHTHALMOLOGY AND STRABISMUS
Lecture to Medical Students, KSURiyadh, Saudi Arabia
March 23, 1986 : THE LACRIMAL SYSTEMSeminar and Workshop to Medical Students, KSU
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
May 19, 1986 : RETINAL PIGMENT EPITHELIUM INFLAMMATORY DISEASESVitreous and Retina Subspeciality Lecture for Residents, King Khaled Eye Specialist Hospital, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
December 4, 1986 : LEUKOCORIA - DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS
Seminar on Common Eye Disorders - Diagnosis and Management. Saudi Ophthalmological Society, Qassim, Saudi Arabia.
December 11, 1986: LEUKOCORIA - DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSISSeminar on Common Eye Disorders, Saudi Ophthalmological Society. Hafr Albatin, Saudi Arabia
January 26-29, 1987: RETINOBLASTOMA: KKESH EXPERIENCE
OPHTHALMIA NEONATORUM IN SAUDI ARABIAFourth Annual Symposium on New Developments in Ophthalmology. King Khaled Eye Specialist Hospital, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
February 12, 1987 : LEUKOCORIA: DIFFERENTIAL
DIAGNOSISSeminar on Common Eye Disorders: Diagnosis and Management in Collaboration with the Saudi Ophthalmological Society. General Directorate for Health Affairs, Riyadh Region, Riyadh Central Hospital, Riyadh
February 15, 1987 : GLAUCOMA: DIAGNOSIS AND MANAGEMENT
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Ophthalmology lecture to male medical students, King Saud University, Riyadh
February 18, 1987 : GLAUCOMA: DIAGNOSIS AND MANAGEMENT
Ophthalmology lectures to female medical students, King Saud University, Riyadh
LEUKOCORIA: DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSISSeminar on Common Eye Disorders, Diagnosis and Management, Saudi Ophthalmological Society, Hail, Saudi Arabia
April 16, 1987 : DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS OF LEUKOCORIA
GLAUCOMA - DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENTSeminar on Common Eye Disorders - Diagnosis and ManagementSaudi Ophthalmological Society, Baha, ye Specialist Hospital, Riyadh
September 23, 1990 CORNEAL THINNING IN TRACHOMAAlumni day presentation, King Khled University Hospita, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
September 24, 1990 PARACENTESIS OF THE EYE IN UVEITIS
Seminar on Uveitis : Ophthalmology in the year 2020 presentation, King Khaled University Hospita, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
February 18, 1991 : RESEARCH ON RESEARCHGrand Rounds, KKESH, Riyadh
March 6, 1991 : MANAGEMENT OF BECHET'S PATIENTSLectures, Uveitis weekly meeting, KKESH, Riyadh
December 16, 1991 : DIAGNOSIS OF OCULAR TUBERCULOSIS Grand Rounds, King Khaled Eye Specialist Hospital, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
December 16, 1991 : LENS INDUCED UVEITISTOXIC LENS SYNDROMESeminar on Lens Related Ocular Complications. King Saud University,Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Feb. 24-26, 1992 :MANAGEMENT OF PTERYGIUM
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Ninth Annual meeting, King Khaled Eye Specialist Hospital, Riyadh
May 13, 1992 : CATARACT AND ITS MANAGEMENTPatient Education program, KKESH, Riyadh,
Saudi Arabia
May 20, 1992 : RED EYEOCULAR SIDE EFFECTS OF MEDICATIONS.Seminar on common ocular disorders for general practitioners,
primary health care and allied medical staff, King Khaled Eye Specialist Hospital, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
December 8, 1992 : SCLERITISSubspeciality lecture series for ophthalmology residents, KSU/KKESH residency program, King Khaled Eye Specialist Hospital, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
January 18,1993 : EALES' DISEASEGrand Rounds, KKESH, Riyadh
June 9, 1993 : DIAGNOSIS AND WORKUP OF UVEITISBRUCELLA UVEITISSummer Meeting, Saudi Uveitis Study Group (SUSG), King Abdul Aziz
University Hospital, Riyadh
October 1993 : RED EYES AND OCULAR EMERGENCIES
OCULAR SIDE EFFECTS OF MEDICATION Lectures at the last meeting for non-ophthalmologists
Nov. 1, 1993 : PTERYGIUM UPDATEGrand Rounds, KKESH, Riyadh
Feb. 14, 1994 : UVEITIS SCREEENING Lecture to OPC staff, KKESH, Riyadh
April 4, 1994 : DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH FOR THE UVEITIS PATIENTGrand Round, KKESH, Riyadh
June 26-3 July 1994: EALES' DISEASE - IS IT A GRAB-BAG DIAGNOSIS?UVEITIS IN SAUDI ARABIANATURAL HISTORY AND DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS OF EALES DISEASEPresentations at the 27th International Congress of Ophthalmology,
Toronto, Canada
October 19, 1994 TRAUMA AND OCULAR EMERGENCIES
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SYMPTOMS AND SIGNS OF OCULAR DISORDERSCLINICAL EVALUATION OF THE EYESeminar on Common Eye Disorders. King Khaled Eye Specialist
Hospital, Riyadh
March 27-29, 1995 OCULAR BRUCELLOSISVOGT-KOYANAGI-HARADA DISEASE IN CHILDRENEALES DISEASE- A GRAB BAG DIAGNOSIS ?MANAGEMENT OPTIONS IN UVEITIS- CASE PRESENTATION12th Annual Symposium: New\Developments in Retina, Uveitis, and Pediatric Ophthalmology. King Khaled Eye Specialist Hospital, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
May 20, 1997 PATIENTS SELECTION IN REFRACTIVE SURGERYRESULTS OF PHOTORFRACTIVE KERATECTOMYSeminar on Refractive Laser Surgery. The Eye Consultants, Riyadh,
Saudi Arabia
October 10, 1998 CONCEPT OF UVEITISLENS INDUCED INFLAMMATIONBasic science course for residents. Department of Ophthalmology, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
October 09, 1999 CONCEPT OF UVEITISLENS INDUCED INFLAMMATIONBasic science course for residents. Department of Ophthalmology, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
January 17, 2000 BASIC IMMUNOLOGY IN UVEITISEPIDEMIOLOGICAL, CHEMICAL, AND MICROBIOLOGICAL STUDY OF
KOHLLectures to medical students, Aden University, Aden, Yemen
March 13, 2000 SCLERITISSubspeciality Lecture for residents. King Khaled Eye Specialist
HospitalRiyadh, Saudi Arabia
October 07, 2000 CONCEPT OF UVEITISLENS INDUCED INFLAMMATIONBasic science course for residents. Department of Ophthalmology, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
November 23, 2000 MANAGEMENT OF UVEITISLecture to ophthalmologists organized by "The Eye Consultants" at Taj
Sheba Hotel, Sanaa, Yemen
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March 05,2001 CATARACT AND ITS MANAGEMENTLecture to members, Prince Salman Social Center, Riyadh, Saudi
Arabia
October 14, 2002 DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH OF UVEITISBasic science course for residents. Department of Ophthalmology, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
October 15, 2002 CLINICAL PRESENTATIONS OF UVEITISBasic science course for residents. Department of Ophthalmology, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
October 10-13, 2003 UVEITIS IN SAUDI ARABIAMANAGEMENT OF PTERYGIAPresentation at the First Yemeni Ophthalmology Meeting. Seyoun,
Yemen
B. CONFERENCES, SYMPOSIA AND SEMINARS ATTENDED
April 16, 1984 : Seminar on Pediatric Ophthalmology and StrabismusKing Khaled Eye Specialist HospitalRiyadh, Saudi Arabia
Jul. 1-Sept. 3, '84: Basic Science Course in Ophthalmology - Stanford Summer Course, Stanford University, California
January 28-31, 1985:Second Annual Symposium on New Developments in Ophthalmology, King Khaled Eye Specialist HospitalRiyadh, Saudi Arabia
January 27-30, 1986:Third Annual Symposium on New Developments in Ophthalmology, King Khaled Eye Specialist Hospital, Riyadh, Saudi ArabiaPapers co-authored: Dr. J. Guzek: Donor Corneal contamination
February 12, 1986 : Seminar on Common Eye Disorders: Diagnosis and Management, Saudi Ophthalmological Society, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Nov. 9-13, 1986 : American Academy of Ophthalmology Annual Meeting
New Orleans, Florida
December 4, 1986 :Common Eye Disorders - Diagnosis and ManagementQasim, Saudi Arabia
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January 26-29, 1987: Fourth Annual Symposium, KKESH, Riyadh, Saudi ArabiaPapers co-author: Dr. Z. Wafai: Mirajel implants in scleral buckle
surgery. Dr. C. Traverso: Molteno implant in refractory
glaucoma.
February 12, 1987 : Common Eye Disorders - Diagnosis and Management, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Feb. 24-26, 1987: Eye Symposium - Recent Advances in Anterior Segment Surgery (Ophthalmology 87),
El-Maghraby Specialist Hospital in collaboration with the Saudi Ophthalmological Society, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
April 9, 1987 : Common Eye disorders - Diagnosis and Management, Hail, Saudi Arabia
April 16, 1987 : Common Eye Disorders - Diagnosis and Management, Baha, Saudi Arabia
June 15, 1987 : Common Eye Diseases, KKESH, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
September 24, 1987 : Common Eye Disorders - Diagnosis and Management, Abha, Saudi Arabia
October 5.6, 1987 : Neuro-ophthalmology and Orbital Diseases, KKESH, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Nov. 7-12, 1987 : American Academy of Ophthalmology Meeting, Dallas, Texas
Jan. 26-28, 1988 : 5th Annual Symposium on New Developments in Ophthalmology, King Khaled Eye Specialist Hospital, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
February 29, 1988 : Ophthalmology '88, Saudi Ophthalmological Society, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Feb. 29-Mar. 3, '88: Second annual Symposium of Saudi Ophthalmological Society, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
May 12-14, 1988 : IV International Symposium on Retinoblastoma, Lisbon, Portugal
June 13, 1988 : Common Eye Diseases, KKESH, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
December 8, 1988 :Common Eye Disorders - Diagnosis and Management, Dammam, Saudi
Dec. 28-29, 1988 : Second Symposium for Prevention of Blindness, Hofuf, Saudi Arabia
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Jan. 27-30, 1989 : Sixth Annual Symposium on New Developments in Ophthalmology, King Khaled Eye Specialist Hospital, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
June 3, 1989 : Retinopathy of Prematurity, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
June 5, 1989 : Seminar on Common Eye Problems, King Khaled Eye Specialist hospital, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
June 6, 1989 : Common Eye Disorders for Non-ophthalmology Physicians, KKESH, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
June 7-8, 1989 : Common Ophthalmological Diseases - Diagnosis and Management, KKESH, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Jan. 26-29, 1990 : Seventh Annual Symposium on New Development in Ophthalmology, King Khaled Eye Specialist Hospital, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Feb. 14-17, 1990 : Combined Annual Meeting of the Ophthalmological Society of Egypt and the Saudi Ophthalmological Society in collaboration with the Arab Council of Ophthalmology, Cairo, Egypt
April 29-May 4, 1990: The 1990 ARVO Annual Meeting, Sarrasota, Florida
Sept.23- 24, 1990 :Symposium on Uveitis, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Nov. 27-28, 1990 : Research in Ophthalmology - Basic Principles and Practical Applications, KKESH, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
April 24-27, 1991 : Course on Clinical Vision Research Epidemiological and Biostatistical Approaches (EPISTAT), Sarrasota, Florida
April 27, 1991 : Joint Meeting of the American Uveitis Society and Eicosanoid group, Longboat key, Florida
Apr. 28 May 3, 1991: The 1991 ARVO Annual Meeting, Sarrasota, Florida
Nov. 18-19, 1991 : Eight Annual Symposium, KKESH, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
December 19, 1991 :Lens Related Ocular Complications, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Feb. 24-26, 1992 : Ninth Annual Symposium, King Khaled Eye Specialist Hospital, Riyadh
July 17-21, 1992 : The 10th Afro-Asian Congress of Ophthalmology. Jakarta, Indonesia.
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Nov. 8-12, 1992 : American Academy of Ophthalmology Annual meeting. Dallas, Texas, USA
April 10-11, 1993 : Symposium on Role of T- lymphocytes and cytokines in disease -Al-Ain, UAE.
April 12-14, 1993 : Tenth Annual Symposium: New Developments in Neuro-ophthalmology and Orbit. King Khaled Eye Specialist Hospital, Riyadh
May 11-14, 1993 : Second International Congress of the Pan Arab Council of Ophthalmology and the 25th Anniversary of the Syrian Ophthalmological Society Damascus, Syria.
Sept. 17-19, 1993 : Third Annual Congress- Summit International Laser User Group, Montreux, Switzerland.
March 5-8, 1994 : Eleventh Annual Symposium, King Khaled Eye Specialist Hospital, Riyadh
June 26-3 July 1994 : 27th International Congress of Ophthalmology, Toronto, Canada.
Oct 30-Nov 3, 1994 : American Academy of Ophthalmology Annual Meeting. San Francisco, California
Jan. 27-29, 1995 : Twelvth Annual Symposium, King Khaled Eye Specialist Hospital, Riyadh
March 11-13, 1996 : Thirteenth Annual Symposium, King Khaled Eye Specialist Hospital, Riyadh
March 15-17, 1997 : Fourteenth Annual Symposium, King Khaled Eye Specialist Hospital, Riyadh
May 5-8, 1997 Fourth International Congress of the Pan Arab Council of Ophthalmology and the Jordanian Ophthalmological Society in Collaborarion with the Afro-Arab Society of Ophthalmology. Amman, Jordan.
October 26-29, 1997 : American Academy of Ophthalmology Annual Meeting. San Francisco, California
March 14-17, 1998 : Fifteenth Annual Symposium, King Khaled Eye Specialist Hospital, Riyadh
December 11-13, 1998: The Fourth Annual Nidek International Excimer Users Meeting. Cancun, Mexico
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April 04-07, 1999 : Saudi Ophthalmology 99. Al-Khozama Center & The King Khaled Eye Specialist Hospital, Riyadh
October 23-27, 1999 : American Academy of Ophthalmology Annual Meeting. Orlando, Florida
April 9-12, 2000 : Saudi Ophthalmology 2000: A Combined meeting of the 17th Annual Symposium of the King Khaled Eye Specialist Hospital and the 13th Annual Scientific meeting of the Saudi Ophthalmological Society. King Khaled Eye Specialist Hospital, Riyadh
April 14-15, 2000: III Annual Congress of Ophthalmology for the Lebanese Ophthalmological Society, Beirut, Lebanon.
Sep.02-06, 2000: XVIII Congress of the ESCRS, Brussel, Belgium
Oct.20-25, 2000: American Academy of Ophthalmology Annual Meeting. Dallas- Texas, USA
Feb 11-14, 2001 : Saudi Ophthalmology 2001, Al-Khozama Center, Riyadh
April 01-05, 2001 : VI Congess of the Pan Arab African Council of Ophthalmology and the IV Congress of the Lebanese Ophthalmological Society, Beirut, Lebanon.
September 1-5, 2001XIX Congress of the ESCRS, Amesterdam, Netherlands
April 12-14, 2002 : Nineteenth Annual Symposium, King Khaled Eye Specialist Hospital, Riyadh
April 21-25, 2002 : XXIXth International Congress pf Ophthalmology. Sydney, Australia
April 12-14, 2003 : Twenteeth Annual Symposium, King Khaled Eye Specialist Hospital, Riyadh
Sep. 5-10, 2003 : XXI Congress of the ESCRS, Munich, Germany
March 22-26, 2004 : Saudi Ophthalmology 2004 , Riyadh
Sep. 18-22, 2004 : XXIV Congress of the ESCRS, Paris, France
March 16-20, 2005 Saudi Ophthalmology 2005 , Riyadh
Oct. 5-9, 2005: XXV Congress of the ESCRS, Lisbon, Purtugal
March 8-12 2006: Saudi Ophthalmology 2006 , Riyadh
C. COURSES ATTENDED
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- Clinical Vision Research - Epidemiological and Biostatistical Approaches. National Eye Institute, Sarrasota, Florida, 26-28 April 1991
- Surgical Correction of Astigmatism. American Academy of Ophthalmology Meeting. Dallas,TX. 1992
- Berkely refractive Surgery Course, Dallas, Texas, November 1992
- Diagnostic and Therapeutic Problems in Uveitis, Dallas, Texas Nov. 8-12, 1992
- Refractive Keratoplasty Debates, Dallas, Texas, Nov. 8-12, 1992
- Scleritis and Sclerouveitis. Dallas, Texas. Nov. 8-12, 1992
- New Microsurgical Sutures and Cataract Wound Closure Techniques for control and Correction of Astigmatism. Dallas, Texas. Nov.8-12, 1992
- Summit Excimer Laser Course. Cairo, Egypt, March. 1993
- New Surgical Correction Methods of Presbyopia, Brussel, Belgium. 1999
- Blepharoplasty. Orlando, FL. 1999
- Ultrasound of the Eye. Orlando, FL. 1999
- Dacryoplasty, Balloon Catheter DCR's and Powered-Instrumentation Endoscopic DCR's. Orlando, FL. 1999
- Five Key Steps for Successful Clear Corneal Phacoemulsification. Orlando, FL. 1999
- Ultrasound and the Posterior Segment. Orlando, FL. 1999
- Refractive Surgery 1999: Reshaping the Future. Orlando, FL. 1999
- Practice Finance / Practice Valuations. Orlando, FL. 1999
- The Intrastromal Corneal Rings, Dallas, TX, USA. 2000
- Contact lens fitting for the practicing ophthalmologist.Dallas, TX. 2000
- Emerging Issues in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Diabetic Retinopathy and Diabetic Macular Oedema. Sydney, Australia. 2002
- Micro-incision Cataract Surgery. Munich, Germany. Sep. 6, 2003
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- Phakic IOLs: Classic and New. Munich, Germany. Sep. 7, 2003
- Advanced Phacoemulsification Techniques. Munich, Germany. Sep. 8, 2003
- Newlife Presbyopic Phakic IOLs. Munich, Germany. Sep. 8, 2003
D. OTHER ACTIVITIES
December 31, 1987 : Instructor - Microsurgery course KSU-KKESH, residency program
King Khaled Eye Specialist Hospital, Riyadh
June 1993: Adviser, Fellowship Thesis for Dr. Nasruldeen Zafer: VOGT-KOYANAGI-HARADA SYNDROME
December 25, 1993- Guest Surgeon. Free Eye Surgery Camp, Yemen. Organized by the Center for January 11, 1994 : Prevention of Blindness in Islamic Countries
May 1994 : Adviser, Fellowship Thesis for Dr. Zakaria Kamel Faisal:VISCO-ELASTIC SUBSTANCES IN OPHTHALMOLOGY
August 1995 Adviser, Fellowship Thesis for Dr. Amal R. Zabidi: CORNEAL TOPOGRAPHY
January 24-28, 1999 Visiting Consultant, The Eye Consultants, Sanaa, Yemen
April 14-18, 1999 Visiting Consultant, The Eye Consultants, Sanaa, Yemen
January 11-15, 2000 Visiting Consultant, The Eye Consultants, Sanaa, Yemen
January 17-20, 2000 Visiting Consultant and Lecturer, Faculty of Medicine Aden University, Aden, Yemen
March 10-15, 2000 Visiting Consultant, The Eye Consultants, Sanaa, Yemen
June 01-05, 2000 Visiting Consultant, The Eye Consultants, Sanaa, Yemen
October 11-15, 2000 Visiting Consultant, The Eye Consultants, Sanaa, Yemen
November 22-25, 2000 Visiting Consultant, The Eye Consultants, Sanaa, Yemen
May 29-31, 2002 Visiting Consultant, The Eye Consultants, Sanaa, Yemen
October 8-10, 2002 Visiting Consultant, The Eye Consultants, Sanaa, Yemen
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