Consultants - Dr. Essam Al Harthi

Dr. Essam Al Harthi Essam M. Alharthi .MD
Senior Consultant Ophthalmologist

Saudi Board -December 1999

Subspecialty in Vitreoretinal disease and surgery form King Khaled Eye Specialist Hospital-Riyadh KSA

1/2002- 5/2009:Senior Consultant , Vitreoretinal Division at King Khaled Eye Specialist Hospital-Riyadh KSA

1995-present: Member Saudi Ophthalmological Society (SOS)

2003-present: Member Middle East African Counsel of Ophthalmology (MEACO)

2008: Member of European Retina Association (EURETINA)

PUBLICATIONS:

6/2008 : “Vitrectomy for very late CME with and without ILM peeling “E.Al-Harthi Saudi Journal of Ophthalmology,22(2):153-154

6/2008: “Acute endophthalmitis caused by Staphylococcus lugdunesis after intravitreal bevacizumab (Avastin) injection.”H.Kuraya, A. Kharashi, E.Al-Harthi. Int Ophthalmol. In press

2/2008:"Incidence and visual outcome of endophthalmitis
associated with intraocular foreign bodies". I. Chaudhry, F.A. Shamsi, E.Al-Harthi, A.Al-Theeb. Graefes Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol. 2008 Feb;246(2):181-6

11/2007: Bilateral "very late onset" cystoid macular edema after uncomplicated Phacoemulsification" E.Al-Harthi. Saudi Journal of Ophthalmology. Saudi Journal of Ophthalmology. Sep.2007;21(3):166-168

10/2007 : "Siderosis bulbi in a child" Al-Amri M, Al-Harthi E, Khan AO. J Pediatr Ophthalmol Strabismus. 2007 Sep-Oct;44(5):320

8/2007: "Retinal detachment and congenital glaucoma" E.Al-Harthi, S. Al-Shahwan, A. Khan, S. Turkomani. Ophthalmology. 2007;114:1590-1591

1/2007: “Uveal melanoma in Saudi Arabia." Al-Suhaibani A,
Chaudhry IA, Al-Harthi E, Abboud EB. Ophthalmology. 2007 Jan;114(1):194.e1-2

8/2006: “Photodynamic therapy for subfoveal choroidal neovascularisation in Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada disease." Sawsan Nowilaty, Manal Bouhaimed, Essam Al-Harthi etal. Br J Ophthalmol. 2006 Aug;90(8):982-6

2/2006: "Incidence of scleralotomy-related retinal breaks" E. Al-Harthi. Retina. (Letter)

2/2005: “Sclerotomy Related Retinal Breaks”. E. Al-Harthi , E. Abboud , H. Al-dhibi , H. Dhindsa .Retina 2005 25(3) 281-284

2002: " Rupture of Posterior Capsular and Nucleus Dislocation” Essam Ezzadin , Emad B Abboud. Saudi Journal of Ophthalmology 2002;16(3):225-228

4/2000: "Bilateral Orbital Hemorrhage in Newborn".Essam M. Ezzadin, MD, Don Liu, MD, Waleed Al-Rashed, MD and Claude Jacquemin, MD American Journal of Ophthalmology; April 2000; 129:531-533