Procedures or treatments carried out:
Specialist eye treatments for children and adults
- Children’s eye care (paediatric ophthalmology), including:
- Squint (eye misalignment) surgery
- Treatment for blocked tear ducts
- Removal of eyelid lesions
- Adult squint surgery (correction of eye misalignment)
- Assessment and treatment of double vision
- Botox injections for double vision and squints
- Cataract surgery, including advanced premium lens implants
- YAG laser capsulotomy to restore clear vision following cataract surgery
Experience:
Mr Nassar graduated from medical school in Egypt with an honours degree in 1999 and began his residency in ophthalmology at Minia University Hospital in 2000. He was awarded an MSc in ophthalmology in 2004 and the Fellowship of the Royal College of Surgeons (FRCS) in 2008. He completed his PhD in ophthalmology in 2009 through a joint programme between Newcastle University, UK and Minia University, Egypt.
Mr Nassar’s professional experience includes positions at Egyptian University hospitals, the private sector, NHS Scotland, NHS England. His NHS work sees him practising at Newcastle Eye Centre, Royal Victoria Infirmary (RVI), and he also conducts multiple high-volume cataract surgeries across England and Scotland.
Academically, he is an assistant professor in ophthalmology at Minia University and an honorary associate lecturer at Newcastle University.
His research interests include paediatric ophthalmology, ocular trauma, strabismus and retinopathy of prematurity.
Qualifications:
- MBBch, General Medicine and Surgery
- MSc Ophthalmology
- PhD ophthalmology
- FRCS (Glasg) Ophthalmology
- FRCOphth
Relevant memberships:
- Fellowship of Royal College of Ophthalmologists, FRCOphth, London, UK
- Fellowship of Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow, FRCS (Glasg), Glasgow, UK
- British & Irish Paediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus Association
- General Medical Council, UK
- British Medical Association, UK
- Membership of Egyptian Ophthalmology Society, EOS
GMC number:
6167610
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