Alaa Atef Ghaith

Experienced professional educator with a diverse background in higher education. Dedicated to cultivating academic excellence, driving curriculum development, conducting impactful research, and providing guidance to students and colleagues. Strong emphasis on collaboration, adaptability, and attainment of educational objectives. Proficient in leveraging technology to enhance teaching methods, creating innovative learning strategies, and fostering an inclusive and supportive learning environment.

• Head of the Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine – Alexandria University, 09/16/20 - 07/31/22
• Professor of Ophthalmology, Department of Ophthalmology – Faculty of Medicine – Alexandria University, 01/01/07 - present
• Assistant Professor, Department of Ophthalmology – Faculty of Medicine – Alexandria University, 01/01/02 - 12/31/07
• Lecturer, Department of Ophthalmology – Faculty of Medicine – Alexandria University, 01/01/96 - 12/31/02
• Assistant Lecturer, Department of Ophthalmology – Faculty of Medicine – Alexandria University, 01/01/91 - 12/31/96
• Consultant of Cornea and Refractive Surgery, Alex Eye Center (Private Eye Center), 01/01/97 - present
• Medical Director, Alex I-Care Center (Private Eye Center), 01/01/10 - present

• Cornea and External Eye Disease
• Refractive Surgery
• Cataract Surgery

• Arabic (native language)
• English, very good, Toefel score630
• German, intermediate B1 (6 semesters at Goethe Institute in Alexandria)

Date of Birth: 08/10/62

Married to Gihan Sobhi Ali Ragab (MD Business and Administraion)

Have to daughters: 

      Nancy (DOB 1/1/2002) Major in Psychology from Temple University, Philadelphia, PA - USA

      Caryn (DOB 6/1/2005) 2nd year medical student - Faculty of Medicine- Alexandria University - Egypt

Google Scholar (as of December 2024) 

Citations 192

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i-10 index 3

1) Ghaith AA, Daniel J, Stulting RD, Thompson KP, Lynn M, Contrast sensitivity and glare disability after radial keratotomy and photorefractive keratectomy, Arch Ophtalmol, 1998, 116, 12-18.

2) Goussous IA, El-Agha MS, Awadein A, Hosny MH, Ghaith AA, Khattab AL, The effect of flap thickness on corneal biomechanics after myopic laser in situ keratomileusis using the M-2 microkeratome, Clinical Ophthalmology, 2017, 11, 2065.

3) Goweida MB, Helaly HA, Ghaith AA, Traumatic wound dehiscence after keratoplasty: characteristics, risk factors, and visual outcome, Journal of Ophthalmology, 2015.

4) Hussein AMRM, Elmassry A, Ghaith AA, Goweida MBB, Descemet’s membrane endothelial keratoplasty and phacoemulsification: combined versus sequential surgery, Journal of Current Ophthalmology, 2021, 33, 3, 277.

5) Awad R, Hafezi F, Ghaith AA, Baddour M, Awad K, Abdalla M, Sheta E, Comparison between three different high fluence UVA levels in corneal collagen cross-linking for treatment of experimentally induced fungal keratitis in rabbits, European Journal of Ophthalmology, 2022, 32, 4, 1907-1914.

6) Gadallah S, Misk T, Ghaith A, Ziad A, Compare the Efficacy of corneal healing between AS and E-PRP treatment of dogs, Journal of Current Veterinary Research, 2021, 3, 1, 93-99.

7) Ahmed ER, Misk T, Gadallah S, Ghaith A, Preparation and clinical use of autologous platelet rich plasma eye drops in dogs, Journal of Current Veterinary Research, 2021, 3, 1, 100-105.

8) Ghaith AA, Elkateb MW, Elsamadoni EMA, Long term outcome of laser in situ keratomileusis for the treatment of post-keratoplasty refractive errors, Alexmed ePosters, 2022, 4, 4, 9-10.

9) Ghaith AA, Massoud TH, Mahmoud SR, Elsheikh AS, Evaluation of the outcomes of therapeutic keratoplasty in cases of recalcitrant microbial keratitis: a retrospective study, Alexmed ePosters, 2022, 4, 1, 44-45.

10) Hassan MS, Elmassry AA, Ghaith AA, Goweida MB, Evaluation of the effect of preoperative corneal curvature on the successful formation of the big bubble in deep anterior lamellar keratoplasty, Journal of the Egyptian Ophthalmological Society, 2021, 114, 3, 73.

11) Ali Khair-Eldin NE, Ghaith AA, El Hofy AEHS, El Habrok MH, Comparison between the effect of conventional photorefractive keratectomy and trans-epithelial photorefractive keratectomy on contrast sensitivity in mild to moderate myopia, Alexmed ePosters, 2020, 2, 2, 79.

12) El Sayed EN, Abdallah AH, Ghaith AA, Ali TH, The use of Ahmed Glaucoma Valve in postpenetrating keratoplasty glaucoma, Delta Journal of Ophthalmology, 2017, 18, 2, 81.

13) Ghaith AA, Sobhy MH, Abou Shousha M, Patient satisfaction after femtosecond-assisted intracorneal ring segment implantation in the treatment of keratoconus, Egyptian Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery, 2017, 23, 1, 11-16.

14) Ghaith AA, Shama A, El-Hifnawy M, Hassan Salwa, Gomaa S, Comparison of topical ofloxacin to conventional antibiotic therapy in the treatment of bacterial keratitis, Delta Journal of Ophthalmology, 2000, 1, 61-64.

15) Hussein HA, Ghaith AA, Abd El-Wahab ME, Corneal endothelial changes after phacoemulsification and intraocular lens implantation in diabetic and non-diabetic patients (preliminary study), Bull Ophthalmol Soc Egypt, 2000, 93, 455-465.

16) Ghaith AA, Farouk A, Beddah AM, Contrast sensitivity and glare disability following photocoagulation for diabetic macular edema, Bull Ophthalmol Soc Egypt, 2000, 93, 977-980.

17) Arida E, Ghaith AA, Single injection periocular anaesthesia, Alex J Anaesthesia & IC, 1999, 2, 38-53.

18) Ghaith AA, Contrast sensitivity and glare disability after laser in-situ keratomileusis (LASIK) for myopia, MEJO, 2000, 8, 68-71.

19) Shama A, Ghaith AA, Supratarsal steroid injection in vernal keratoconjunctivitis, Bull Ophthalmol Soc Egypt, 2000, 93, 55-60.

Courses

1) Spherical aberration: Myth and Truth, 04/01/2008, Course Moderator, The annual meeting of the ASCRS, 

2) Spherical Aberration in Details, 04/01/2009, Course Moderator, The annual meeting of the ASCRS, 

3) Refractive Surgery in Children, 04/01/11, Faculty, Faculty, The annual meeting of the ASCRS (San Diego), 

4) Decision Making in Keratoconus, 04/01/13, Course Moderator, The annual meeting of the ASCRS (San Francisco)

Papers

1) Intraocular lens power calculation after LASIK, 04/01/2000, The annual meeting of the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery (ASCRS), 

2) Intraocular lens power calculation after RK, 04/01/2001, The annual meeting of the ASCRS, 

3) Wavefront-guided PRK versus wavefront-guided LASIK for the treatment of myopia and myopic astigmatism, 01/01/2007, The bi-annual meeting of the MEACO, 

4) Quality of Vision after Femtosecond Lenticule Extraction (FLEx), 04/01/2011, The annual meeting of the ASCRS,