Dry Eyes

Dr. Nadim Habash is an American Board-Certified Consultant Ophthalmologist specialising in Cornea, Ocular Surface Diseases, and General Ophthalmology at Moorfields Eye Hospital Dubai in Dubai Healthcare City. Dr. Nadim undertook his speciality training at George Washington University in Washington D.C., U.S.A., where he also served as Chief Resident. He then acquired an additional Cornea and External Disease Fellowship at the University of Florida, Gainesville, U.S.A. Dr. Nadim is a Diplomate of the American Board of Ophthalmology and a Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of Canada FRCS(C). Over the past 40 years, Dr. Nadim has had extensive experience in Corneal transplantation and Anterior Segment Diseases in several countries, including the United States of America, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates. Dr. Nadim has worked and held leadership and academic positions in prestigious institutions, including the University of Ohio at Toledo, Ohio, U.S.A., the King Faisal Specialist Hospital and the King Khaled Eye Specialist Hospital in Saudi Arabia, and at the American Hospital Dubai, where he held key positions including Chief of Medical Staff, Assistant Chief Medical Officer and Director of Ophthalmology. Dr. Nadim published several papers about Corneal transplantation, chaired many scientific conferences and symposia, and participated actively in teaching medical students and Ophthalmology residents. Throughout his career, Dr. Nadim held memberships in several scientific organisations, including a fellowship of the American College of Surgeons, the American Academy of Ophthalmology membership, and many regional and local societies

Dr. Alia Issa is an Aesthetic Oculoplastic Surgeon, specialising in surgical and non-surgical aesthetic eye treatments at Moorfields Eye Hospital Dubai in Dubai Healthcare City. Dr. Alia is a German board-certified ophthalmologist who completed her medical school and residency training at leading institutions in Germany. She also holds a PhD in Ophthalmology from the University of Dresden, Germany. She went on to expand her expertise and subspecialise in Aesthetic Oculoplastics by completing a Fellowship training in London at the Ezra Clinic and an Honorary Fellowship in Oculoplastics at the world-renowned Moorfields Eye Hospital in London. Dr. Alia has over 13 years of regional and international experience in Ophthalmology, including in Germany, the United Kingdom, and the United Arab Emirates. In her career, she has practised in leading medical institutions such as Moorfields Eye Hospital London, and Schlosspark Hospital Berlin, an academic hospital of the Charite University Hospital Berlin, Gemrany. She is a member of the German Ophthalmic Society.

Dr. Osama Giledi is a Consultant Ophthalmologist specialising in Cornea, Cataract and Refractive Surgery at Moorfields Eye Hospital Dubai in Dubai Healthcare City. Dr. Osama is skilled in managing ocular surface problems, including severe dry eye and Stem cell deficiency. He performs small incision phacoemulsification for his cataract surgery and is experienced in using toric and multifocal premium intraocular lenses. Dr. Osama’s expertise in managing complex corneal conditions includes all types of modern corneal graft procedures, such as DALK and DSAEK. He has performed over 23,000 refractive surgeries, including Lasik, LASEK, Intralase LASIK and Trans PRK, and phakic IOLs. He delivers the latest treatment for keratoconus, including Intracorneal ring segments, corneal cross-linking and complex laser treatment. Dr. Osama graduated from Libya and completed his ophthalmic training in the UK, attaining a Fellowship in Ophthalmology from The Royal College of Edinburgh in 1996. He completed two years of higher subspecialty training fellowship on the anterior segment, Cornea and refractive surgery in 2003 at the prestigious Corneoplastic Unit and Eye Bank at Queen Victoria Hospital, East Grinstead. He worked as a Consultant Ophthalmologist at the Centre for Sight London and the Corneoplastic Unit and Eye Bank at Queen Victoria Hospital. Dr Osama has 22 years of experience in the UK, providing services for anterior segment, Cornea, Refractive and cataract surgery. In addition to his clinical commitments, Dr. Osama has extensive experience in teaching and training; he is a noted presenter at national and international meetings and has extensive research published in peer-reviewed scientific journals. He is a member of the Royal College Surgeons of Edinburgh, the United Kingdom & Ireland Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons, and the European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons.