2nd JOSCRS International Meeting: Jordanian Ophthalmological Society Cataract & Refractive Surgery

Dr. Ahmed Al Saadi graduated with distinction and honors from the College of Medicine at UAE University, receiving multiple awards of excellence. He is a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada and was awarded the First Clinician Prize at McGill University in 2003. He then completed a fellowship in cornea and anterior segment at the University of Montreal.

Academically, he is an Adjunct Assistant Professor at the University of Sharjah, has served as a Program Director in Abu Dhabi, and is an Advisory Board member at both UAE University and the University of Sharjah. In healthcare administration, he holds an Executive Master’s in Healthcare Administration (distinction with honors) and has served as both Chief Medical Officer and Chief Executive Officer. He is the founding President of the ADORE Conference.

Prof. Hatem Ammar is Professor of Ophthalmology at Sohag University and Vice Dean for Postgraduate Studies and Research at the Sohag Faculty of Medicine. He is Secretary General of the Egyptian Ophthalmological Society (EOS) and Secretary of the Dry Eye & Ocular Surface Diseases Society (DEOSS), and also serves on the board of the Egyptian Society of Ocular Implants and Refractive Surgery (ESOIRS).

Prof. Ahmed H. Assaf is Professor of Ophthalmology at Ain Shams University, Cairo, and a phaco-refractive consultant at Watany Eye Hospital. He specializes in cataract and refractive surgery, premium IOLs, femtosecond laser surgery, and complex anterior segment reconstruction.

He is Secretary General of MEACO and has received multiple international awards from ASCRS, AAO and ESCRS for his scientific and surgical contributions.

Mohamad Awais is a graduate in Health Management and Policies with experience as a Healthcare Operations Manager. He is a consultant and trainer specializing in content creation, social media growth and digital communication, helping healthcare professionals, experts and businesses grow their online presence through training, workshops and consultations. He is the founder of Owais Media.

Dr. Mohamed Tarek El-Naggar is a Consultant Ophthalmologist, Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology, and Head of the Refractive Surgery Unit at the Research Institute of Ophthalmology (RIO), Egypt. With more than 25 years of experience, he specializes in cornea, cataract and refractive surgery, keratoconus and corneal diagnostics.

His clinical experience spans refractive procedures, cataract surgery, keratoplasty and intracorneal ring segments (ICRS), with particular interests in advanced refractive surgery, keratoconus management, corneal biomechanics, multimodal imaging and ectasia risk assessment. He is a Board Member of the Egyptian Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery (EGSCRS) and an active researcher and reviewer for international ophthalmology journals.

Prof. Farhad Hafezi is an ophthalmic surgeon and clinical researcher. He is the former Chairman of the University of Geneva Eye Clinic and currently serves as Chief Medical Officer of the ELZA Institute in Switzerland and as a board member of ESCRS. He holds four professorships: at the University of Geneva (Switzerland), USC Los Angeles and NYU New York (USA), and Wenzhou (China).

Considered a pioneer of corneal cross-linking (CXL), he has received more than 54 national and international awards, including the 2014 Carl Camras Translational Research Award of ARVO, and since 2014 has been named six times to the Power List of the 100 most influential people in ophthalmology. One of the most cited ophthalmologists of his generation, he has authored more than 260 articles, letters, reviews and book chapters, including publications in Nature Medicine and Nature Genetics, with an h-index of 63 and more than 18,000 citations.

Nikki Hafezi-Kristoffersen is a healthcare management consultant specializing in strategy, business development, intellectual property, fundraising and international regulatory affairs, with a focus on medical devices and hospital management in ophthalmology and vision science.

As a strategic management specialist, she works closely with shareholders and top management to understand their goals, developing both proactive and risk-management plans to achieve them. She is known for her global network, her ability to build and motivate lean, effective teams, and her skill in breaking large, complex projects down into immediate, manageable tasks. She has built and led international medical device businesses, ophthalmic hospitals and clinics in more than 70 countries, and has been named to the peer-selected global Top 40 Under 40 list of the most influential people in ophthalmology.

She also serves as a board member of two Swiss-based foundations dedicated to improving the quality of and access to healthcare, through which she leads public health screening programs and subsequent treatment for high-risk groups, particularly children with mental and physical disabilities. She holds a master’s degree in law (intellectual property) and a specialization in biostatistics, and is completing her PhD in the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences.

Dr. Haykel Kamoun is a Tunisian ophthalmologist specializing in cornea, keratoconus and refractive surgery. He previously practiced at Tunis hospitals and at the Adolphe de Rothschild Foundation Hospital in Paris. He currently serves as Scientific Director at the International Ophthalmology Clinic of Tunis and practices at Centre Maghreb Médical, Tunis.

Dr. Fayyaz Musa is a Consultant Ophthalmic Surgeon with fellowship training in cornea and glaucoma. A pioneer of DMEK in the UK, he has extensive expertise in complex corneal and refractive surgery. His practice focuses particularly on advanced lens-based vision correction, including premium trifocal, toric and extended depth of focus (EDOF) intraocular lenses. In 2026, he was the first to present clinical outcomes using ZEISS’s latest trifocal lens technology, and he is a recipient of the ZEISS Pioneer Award. He also has specialist expertise in minimally invasive and non-penetrating glaucoma surgery.

Dr. Ohoud Owaidhah is a Senior Consultant and Chair of the IRB Committee at King Khaled Eye Specialist Hospital (KKESH), Riyadh, and an Adjunct Assistant Professor at Alfaisal University. She chairs the Saudi Glaucoma Group, serves on the editorial board for the glaucoma section of EyeWiki, and was the first surgeon to implant the XEN gel stent in Saudi Arabia. She received the “Exceptional Physician” award in May 2015, as well as an award from HRH Prince Abdulaziz bin Ahmad Al-Saud for chairing World Sight Day activities in the Kingdom.

Prof. Mohamed Shafik Shaheen is Professor and Past Head of the Department of Ophthalmology at Alexandria University, Egypt. He specializes in cornea, refractive surgery, keratoconus and ocular surface diseases.

He is Vice President of the Egyptian Society of Ophthalmology, a TFOS Global Ambassador, and co-founder of both the International Society of Keratoconus and the Dry Eye & Ocular Surface Society. He has authored more than 60 scientific articles and book chapters in refractive surgery and is the Founder and CEO of Horus Vision Correction Center, Alexandria.

Prof. Mazen M. Sinjab is Professor of Ophthalmology at Damascus University, Syria, Clinical Professor at the University of Sharjah, UAE, and Head of the Ophthalmology Department at Dr. Sulaiman Al Habib Hospital, Dubai. He is a Consultant in Cornea, Anterior Segment and Refractive Surgery.

He is the Founder and President of Sinjab Academic Consultancy FZE, Co-Founder and General Secretary of the International Keratoconus Society, and President of the MEACO Cataract and Refractive Surgery Society (MEACRS). He also serves as a board examiner for the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh and the Royal College of Ophthalmologists, London.