1. TFOS Ambassadors

Egypt

Mohamed Shafik Shaheen

Prof. Mohamed Shafik Shaheen MD, Ph D

-Professor & Head of Ophthalmology Department, Alexandria University, Egypt
-Refractive Surgery, Cornea and Ocular Surface Consultant
-Masters Degree in Ophthalmology (Alexandria University, 1993) and PhD in Ophthalmology (Complutense University, Madrid 1998)
-Elected board member of The Egyptian Society of Ophthalmology (EOS)
-TFOS (Tear Film and Ocular Surface Society) Global Ambassador
-Co-Founder and Vice President of The International Society of Keratoconus (IKS)
- Co-Founder and Vice President of The Dry Eye & Ocular Surface Society (DEOSS)
-Ex-President of The Egyptian Society of Keratoconus & Cornea Transplant (ESKC&CT)
-Board member of the Egyptian Society of Ocular Implants and Refractive Surgery (ESOIRS)
-Founder and CEO of Horus Vision Correction Center, Alexandria and three other leading refractive centers in Egypt and Middle East.
-Winner of many honors and awards from the Egyptian and regional Societies of Refractive Surgery.
-International Global Advisory Board Member of Cataract and Refractive Surgery Today (CRSTE)
-Author of more than 60 Original Articles and Book Chapters.
 
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20 April

TFOS Guidelines

Ocular surface disease (OSD)—including dry eye disease, blepharitis, meibomian gland dysfunction, conjunctival inflammation, and cicatrizing ocular surface disorders—is one of the most common and underrecognized factors affecting the success of eye surgery (e.g., refractive, cataract, glaucoma, strabismus, retina, and oculoplastic). Conversely, optimizing the ocular surface is one of the most effective, modifiable strategies for enhancing surgical success across all ophthalmic subspecialties. And the central clinical principle appears to be universal: elective eye surgery...

17 April

EssilorLuxottica Partners with TFOS to Advance Ocular Surface Health Worldwide

TFOS is pleased to announce a new strategic partnership with EssilorLuxottica, a global leader in vision care and eyewear. This collaboration will support shared efforts to elevate awareness, education, and scientific progress in tear film and ocular surface health worldwide. By combining TFOS’s expertise in evidence-based consensus and professional education with EssilorLuxottica’s global reach and innovation capabilities, the partnership aims to help improve standards of care for patients affected by dry eye disease and related ocular surface conditions. Together, TFOS and EssilorLuxottica...

10 February

Latin American TFOS Ambassador Meeting

TFOS has organized a special meeting of the Latin American TFOS Ambassadors. This meeting, which will occur in Panama City this May, has two goals: first, to address the unmet needs for the management (e.g. diagnosis & treatment) of ocular surface diseases in their country/region, as well as what the Ambassadors perceive as short and long term scientific/clinical solutions; and second, to create a report for publication in a peer-reviewed journal. Participants will include TFOS Ambassadors from Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras,...

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