Dubai, 23 June 2019: Nystagmus is a relatively unheard of, but complex eye condition. With Nystagmus Awareness Day (20 June) just around the corner, there is no better time to learn about the visual impairment, which causes involuntary eye movements, and affects 1:1000 people. Flickering from side to side or from up and down, nystagmus… Continue reading Moorfields Eye Hospital Emphasises The Importance Of Nystagmus Awareness Day
19 March 2019 (Dubai – United Arab Emirates): Moorfields Eye Hospital Dubai, the first overseas branch of the Moorfields London hospital, has introduced a new advanced treatment for retinal conditions – some of the common eye problems facing people in the Middle East.Photodynamic therapy (PDT) is a treatment that involves the use of light-sensitive medication… Continue reading Moorfields Dubai introduces new state-of-the-art non surgical treatment for some of the region’s common retinal conditions
20 January 2019 (Dubai – United Arab Emirates): Many of us make health and wellness a priority at the start of a new year but we may not always think about the health of our eyes. Lifestyle choices and habits influence the health of the body generally, including the eyes. Younger and older members of… Continue reading Keeping an eye on the family’s vision: Make 20/20 Vision a priority for 2019 Moorfields Dubai experts share 5 top tips to improve eye health
5 December 2018 (Dubai – United Arab Emirates): Moorfields Eye Hospital Dubai (Moorfields Dubai) has performed a complex and high-risk surgical procedure as a last resort to prevent a patient losing his vision. The patient, a 68-year old university mathematics professor from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), was becoming blind in his one sighted… Continue reading Moorfields Dubai performs complex high-risk surgery to bring maths professor back from the brink of blindness
11 November 2018 (Dubai – United Arab Emirates): Moorfields Eye Hospital Dubai (Moorfields) has saved the sight of a patient by changing the silicone oil that had previously been implanted in his left eye as part of treatment undergone in Europe for a recurring retinal detachment. The patient – 40-year old Dut Jok Chalic Jok… Continue reading Moorfields Eye Hospital Dubai saves patient vision with an ‘oil change’
Vision loss is one of the most common and serious complications of uncontrolled diabetes 14 November 2018 (Dubai, United Arab Emirates): Eye experts at Moorfields Eye Hospital Dubai will be on hand at community and corporate health events in the Emirate to mark World Diabetes Day 2018. According to Moorfields, vision loss is one of… Continue reading Moorfields Dubai supports community and workplace health events to highlight the need for screening and exercise in preventing and controlling diabetes
Moorfields Dubai hosts ‘World Association of Eye Hospitals’ board meeting and highlights the benefits of global collaboration in eye care 16 October 2018 (Dubai, United Arab Emirates): Moorfields Eye Hospital Dubai, the first overseas branch of the world-renowned Moorfields Eye Hospital London, will host the 2018 board meeting of the World Association of Eye Hospitals… Continue reading Moorfields Dubai hosts ‘World Association of Eye Hospitals’ board meeting
3 July 2018 (Dubai – United Arab Emirates): A Moorfields Eye Hospital Dubai patient – a 59-year old British resident of Dubai – has been able to throw away his three pairs of glasses, after his vision was corrected following an artificial Intraocular lens transplant procedure at the hospital, during which he also underwent cataract… Continue reading Moorfields Dubai consultant performs trifocal lens implant procedure and transforms patient’s vision of the world
Moorfields Dubai highlights concerns about cataracts – the leading cause of blindness – as ageing population and diabetes threaten ‘perfect storm’ 20 June 2018 (Dubai, United Arab Emirates): This Cataract Awareness Month (June 2018), consultants at Moorfields Eye Hospital Dubai are sharing their concerns about the increasing incidence of cataract – the leading cause of… Continue reading Cataract Awareness Month 2018
7 June 2018 – Dubai, United Arab Emirates: Uveitis is a complex eye disease that causes around 1 in 6 of all sight loss cases in patients around the world of all ages including children; treatment and management demands a very high level of sub specialist expertise that is rarely found – even in the… Continue reading Moorfields builds unique experience of treating and managing complex eye diseases in the UAE to help meet demand for super specialist skills across the country and keep patients close to home
Dr. Ammar Safar, Consultant Ophthalmologist and Vitreoretinal Surgeon, GCAA Approved Specialist Aeromedical Medical Examiner, brings wealth of experience to the continuously growing 21-member permanent and visiting consultant team in the UAE 15 April 2018 (Dubai – United Arab Emirates): Moorfields Eye Hospital Dubai has announced the appointment of Dr. Ammar Safar, Consultant Ophthalmologist and Vitreoretinal… Continue reading Moorfields Eye Hospital Dubai appoints new Medical Director
[:en] 19 November 2017 (Dubai – United Arab Emirates): Moorfields Eye Hospital Dubai opened in 2007 and the Moorfields international operating model – developed over the last 10 years in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) – incorporates teaching and research as well as consultant-led clinical care, and has proved to be very successful. The hospital… Continue reading Moorfields Eye Hospital Dubai’s model of care provides a blueprint for international healthcare expansion in the Middle East