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Professional Title: Ophthalmology Subspecialist
Specialty: Ophthalmology
Location: Dhahran
Gender: Male
Languages: Arabic, English
Dr. Mouhamed Al-Aqaba is a Consultant Ophthalmologist specializing in corneal, ocular surface, and anterior segment surgeries. He brings extensive international expertise and a patient-centered approach to care.
Dr. Al-Aqaba has particular expertise in high-volume cataract surgery, premium intraocular lenses (IOLs), corneal transplantation, ocular surface reconstruction, and stem cell transplantation. He is also a prolific researcher with numerous publications in leading ophthalmology journals.
2024–Present: Consultant Ophthalmologist, Johns Hopkins Aramco Healthcare (JHAH), Dhahran, Saudi Arabia
2021–2024: Consultant Ophthalmic Surgeon and Cornea Specialist, The Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust, South Yorkshire, United Kingdom
2016–2020: Clinical Assistant Professor, Academic Ophthalmology Unit, Division of Neuroscience, The University of Nottingham, United Kingdom
2012–2016: Honorary Senior Clinical Lecturer, The University of Sheffield, United Kingdom
2002: Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBChB), University of Basrah, Iraq
2016–2020: Ophthalmology Residency (NTN), Queens Medical Centre, East Midlands Deanery, Nottingham, UK
2012–2016: Specialty Doctor in Ophthalmology, The Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust, United Kingdom
2021: Fellowship in Cornea, Ocular Surface & Anterior Segment Surgery, Birmingham and Midland Eye Centre, UK
2020: Certificate of Completion of Training in Ophthalmology (CCT), UK
2018: Fellowship of the Royal College of Ophthalmologists (FRCOphth), UK
2014: Fellowship of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow – Ophthalmology (FRCS Glasg.), UK
2013: Membership & Refraction Certificate – The Royal College of Ophthalmologists, London, UK
2012: Diploma – The Royal College of Ophthalmologists (DRCOphth), London, UK
2011: PhD in Ophthalmology, University of Nottingham, UK
2007: International Council of Ophthalmology (ICO) Qualification
2012: Member, The Royal College of Ophthalmologists
2016: Member, European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons
Cornea, Refractive and Anterior Segment Surgery
Cornea and ocular surface diseases
Surgical management of infectious keratitis - ScienceDirect
Seasonal patterns of incidence, demographic factors and microbiological profiles of infectious keratitis: the Nottingham Infectious Keratitis Study | Eye
Clinical and in vivo confocal microscopic features of neuropathic corneal pain | British Journal of Ophthalmology
Corneal nerves in health and disease - ScienceDirect
Nerve terminals at the human corneoscleral limbus | British Journal of Ophthalmology
Survival of corneal nerve/sheath structures in organ‐cultured donor corneas - Dhillon - 2018 - Acta Ophthalmologica - Wiley Online Library
Diagnose This: Electrocution cataract - American Academy of Ophthalmology
Corneal hypoesthesia with normal sub‐basal nerve density following surgery for trigeminal neuralgia - Dhillon - 2016 - Acta Ophthalmologica - Wiley Online Library
Anaesthetic corneas with intact sub-basal nerve plexus | British Journal of Ophthalmology
Journal of Cataract & Refractive SurgeryProfile of sight-threatening infectious keratitis: a prospective study - PubMed
