About
Dr. Hani Sakla is a Consultant Eye Surgeon and the clinic's Medical Director. He trained at Kasr Al Ainy School of Medicine, Cairo, Egypt, and completed his residency at the School of Medicine, University of Cairo. He moved to Dubai to work as a consultant eye surgeon, where he introduced the phacoemulsification technique and sutureless cataract surgery with foldable lenses.
Training and qualifications
- Medical education: Kasr Al Ainy School of Medicine, Cairo, Egypt
- Residency: School of Medicine, University of Cairo
- Practice area: Ophthalmology
Conditions and procedures
- Intraocular implant surgery
- Corneal surgery and keratoplasty
- Phakic lenses (ICL) and clear refractive lens exchange
- Glaucoma
- Medical retina
- Refractive procedures with excimer laser: LASIK, Epi-LASIK, Ultra-LASIK and femtosecond LASIK
Clinical work and technology
- Implanted ReSTOR multifocal lenses from 2003 and was a member of the international study group that evaluated the lens.
- Performed live surgery implanting the Toric AcrySof lens before the audience at EOC 2008 in Dubai.
- Uses toric implantable contact lenses to correct vision in keratoconus patients.
- Began intravitreal ranibizumab injections for diabetic macular oedema in 2006.
- Used photodynamic therapy for age-related macular degeneration from 2000.
- Began performing LASIK with the Ziemer LDV femtosecond laser in 2009.
Research and publications
Dr. Hani has published studies in international peer-reviewed journals, including Ophthalmology (American Academy of Ophthalmology, AAO), the Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery (American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery, ASCRS) and the Journal of Refractive Surgery (International Society of Refractive Surgery, ISRS).
Professional roles and memberships
- Chairman of the Scientific Committee of the Emirates Medical Association since 2001
- Organises international ophthalmology conferences in Dubai
- Reviewer for Ophthalmology, published monthly by the American Academy of Ophthalmology
- Former reviewer for the journal of the Emirates Medical Association
- Invited to perform live cataract and refractive surgery at international ophthalmology conferences including PAACO, MEACO and EOC
- Member of the American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO), the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery (ASCRS), the International Society of Refractive Surgery (ISRS) and other societies