Dr. Alaa A. Mohamed Abou Attawan
Specialised in Retina, Uveitis and Diabetic Retinopathy
Consultant Ophthalmologist in Retina, Uveitis and Diabetic Retinopathy
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Biography
Dr. Alaa A. Mohamed Abou Attawan has 15 years of experience in Ophthalmology. He is joining us from Moorfields Eye Centre at Bedford Hospital, United Kingdom, where he was a Consultant Ophthalmologist (Retina). Prior to that, he practiced in Tawam Hospital – Al Ain for 5 years where he set up the foundation and established the Retina service in Al Ain City – UAE.
In his role at Moorfields Eye Hospital Center Abu Dhabi, Dr. Attawan will be working as Consultant Ophthalmologist.
Dr. Attawan graduated from University of Aden, Yemen in 2002 obtaining his Bachelor of Medicine degree. Following his graduation, he moved to the UK to pursue his foundation medical training and further specialty training program in Ophthalmology at the Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and Yorkshire and the Humber School of Ophthalmology working across various hospitals in the UK such as Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust and Royal Victoria Infirmary from 2008 till 2015. Upon completion of his training, Dr Attawan was awarded the Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT).
He was also a Vitreo Retinal Surgery Fellow at Nottingham University Hospitals, UK from 2015 till 2016.
Dr. Attawan has been a Member since 2008 and a Fellow of the Royal College of Ophthalmologists since 2014. Dr Attawan was a former associate Tutor of the Royal College of Ophthalmologist in London and is actively involved in teaching and research. He has 10 Publications in various prestigious journals and is a well-known speaker at national and regional levels.
He was also one of the Top 10 consultant nominated by SEHA 2022 and he was the Retina service lead and co-founder of Retina service in Al Ain city UAE
Dr. Attawan’s scope of practice covers Cataract surgery, Diabetic eye disease, Retinal Vein occlusion, age-related macular degeneration, emergency eye trauma, and surgery. primary and complex Retinal detachment surgery. Macular hole and Membrane peel surgery.
Dr. Alaa is a Fellow of the Royal College of Ophthalmologists (FRCOphth).
Services Provided by Dr. Alaa A. Mohamed Abou Attawan
Retina
Cataracts
Diabetic Retinopathy
About Diabetic Retinopathy
Diabetic retinopathy is a complication of uncontrolled diabetes and consistently high blood sugar over several years, resulting in retinal disease, which can interfere with its ability to transmit images to the brain through the optic nerve.
Blood vessels in the retina play an important role in supplying it with oxygen and nutrients, which keep it healthy and working effectively.
Diabetic Retinopathy can result in damage to the blood vessels; these may then bleed, leak or become blocked leading to cell damage in the retina itself.
There are varying forms and levels of severity of diabetic retinopathy – for example, when the retina becomes damaged, new blood vessels may grow on it and can burst, leading to bleeding and blurred vision. If the macula (the central area of the retina) is affected – this is called Diabetic Maculopathy – the disease has reached a much more advanced and serious stage.
High blood pressure combined with diabetes leads to an even more dangerous condition.
Diabetic Maculopathy
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Diabetic maculopathy is a condition that occurs when the macula, the part of the eye which provides us with our central vision is damaged. The macula is responsible for fine vision (reading, writing, watching television, and recognising faces). Patients with diabetes may develop macular oedema (swelling of the retina) due to leaking of fluid from blood vessels. This causes the vision to become blurred.
Uveitis
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