Meet One of the Top Eye Surgeons in Dubai

For anyone considering eye treatment in the United Arab Emirates,  Dr. Hani Sakla would be no stranger. He is the Head of the Ebsaar Eye Surgery Center in Dubai and is renowned across the UAE and the Middle East as a top eye surgeon in dubai.

Dr. Sakla's association with ophthalmology runs three generations back. His father, Dr. Fouad and grandfather, Dr. Ragheb were also involved in it, all three of them having graduated from the oldest medical school in the Middle East,  Kasr Al Ainy School of Medicine in Cairo, Egypt. Thus, it can even be said that medicine and ophthalmology run in Dr. Sakla's blood.

Academic progression

The Spanish Dr. Sakla was born in Cairo, Egypt in 1963. Having graduated with top honours from Kasr Al Ainy School of Medicine in 1986, he completed his training in ophthalmology at the Research Institute of Ophthalmology (RIO) in Giza, Egypt.  He marked another important milestone in his academic progression by obtaining his Masters Degree in Ophthalmology in 1991, the same year he was appointed as an assistant lecturer at RIO.

A government scholarship from Spain was bestowed on him in 1994 to follow the Doctorate Degree in Ophthalmology and in 1997, he obtained the degree from the University of Miguel Hernandez in Alicante with the highest note of Apto Cum Laude.

Dr. Sakla worked with the pioneer group in Spain that developed the Lasik procedure in Spain and globally as well under the supervision of Prof. Jorge Alio and Dr. Perez-Santonja at the Alicante Institute of Ophthalmology; he also contributed to the first book published in the world about Lasik in 1997.

Contribution to publications

Among the acclaimed publications to which he has contributed are Journal of Ophthalmology of the American Academy of Ophthalmology, Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery of the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery and Journal of Refractive Surgery of the International Society of Refractive Surgery.

His specialties include cataract and intraocular implant surgeries, corneal surgeries, keratoplasties, refractive procedures with excimer laser such as Lasik, epilasik, Ultralasik, femtosecond lasik, implant refractive surgeries and phakic lenses ICL, clear refractive lens exchange, glaucoma diseases and medical retina.

Having moved to Dubai to perform as a consultant eye surgeon, Dr. Sakla introduced the phacoemulsification technique and sutureless cataract surgeries in the region. He was elected Chairman of the Scientific Committee in the Emirates Medical Association in 2001, which position he holds to date. Today, he is one  of the top surgeons offering Lasik treatment in dubai.

Promoting new technologies

A very enthusiastic promoter of new technologies, Dr. Sakla was the first to implant the Restor Multifocal lenses in 2003 outside the US and Europe; he was part of the international study group to evaluate the lens. He was the first to implant the Toric Acrysof lens in the Gulf region during live surgery at the EOC 2008 in Dubai and was also the first to use the Toric implantable contact lenses to correct visual problems among those suffering from keratoconus in the UAE.

Among the other firsts he has under his belt are intravitreal injections of lucentis to treat diabetic macular edema in 2006, photodynamic therapy to treat age related macular degenerations in 2000 and Zeimer LDV Femtosecond laser to perform ZLASIK safely in 2009.