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Dr. Abdulelah Bin Abbad Al-Tuwairqi, Executive Director General of King Khaled Eye Specialist Hospital and a number of hospital doctors participated in the annual meeting of the American Academy of Ophthalmology in 2013, which was held from 15-19 November 2013 in New Orleans, Los Angeles, United States of America, who It is considered one of the largest conferences in ophthalmology in the world.
The hospital doctors participating in the meeting presented (38) scientific participation, which included lectures, workshops and scientific posters, through which the latest developments in ophthalmology in the hospital were highlighted, and they were briefed on the latest developments of the hospital in the treatment of eye diseases for difficult and rare cases. And intractable.
Among the activities of the meeting, the first Argos implantation was discussed, "Implantation of the prosthetic retina for blind and visually impaired patients with retinitis pigmentosa," which was the first of its kind in the Middle East, and one of the achievements of King Khaled Eye Specialist Hospital, where five (5) operations have been performed so far. .
The hospital also participated in a special exhibition at the meeting headquarters to inform visitors about the achievements, the annual report of the hospital and the report of the Research Department.
And the doctors participating in the meeting are Dr. Ashley Burns, Executive Director of the hospital, Dr. Fernando Arevalo, Head of the Retina Department, Dr. Randy Crave, Head of the Glaucoma Department "Blue Water", Dr. Saba Al-Rashid, Assistant Head of the Retina and Vitreous Department, and Dr. Hind Al-Qattan, Head of the Department of Ophthalmology and Laboratories Dr. Muhammad Al-Shamrani is a member of the Department of Pediatric Ophthalmology and Blueberry Infections, Dr. Igor Kozak is a retina consultant, Dr. Patricia Akechi is a cosmetic consultant, Dr. Sawsan Noelati is a retina consultant and vitreous body, Dr. Aref Khan is a consultant at the Department of Pediatric Ophthalmology, and Dr. Musa Al-Harbi is a consultant ophthalmologist.
It is worth noting that the American Academy of Ophthalmology is one of the largest American societies concerned with eye health, including prevention and eye surgery, and the membership includes about 90% of ophthalmologists practicing in the United States, as well as "7000" members from all over the world It includes the largest ophthalmology exhibition in the world.
