Dr. Ammar Hawarey

Consultant Ophthalmic Surgeon; Refractive and Retina Surgery Specialist in Cornea, Refractive Surgery, and Cataract Surgery. Dedicated to advancing eye care through clinical excellence, research, and innovation.

Dr. Ammar Hawarey

About

Professional Overview

Consultant Ophthalmologist with extensive experience in corneal diseases, refractive surgery, and advanced cataract procedures. Committed to providing world-class eye care while contributing to medical education and research in ophthalmology.

With international education, training, and experience across multiple continents, I bring a comprehensive approach to patient care, combining cutting-edge surgical techniques with evidence-based medicine.

  • Specialty: Ophthalmology - Cornea, Refractive Surgery, Cataract
  • Languages: Arabic (Native), English (Proficient)
  • Location: Amman, Jordan
  • Sight and Insight Eye Center of Excellence: Jordan, Amman, Al-Madinah Al-Monawwarh Street, Building No. 259 (Al-Bassem #1), 2nd Floor
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Professional Experience

2011 - Present

Consultant Ophthalmic Surgeon; Refractive and Retina Surgery Specialist

Sight and Insight Eye Center of Excellence, Amman, Jordan

Specializing in corneal diseases, refractive surgery, and cataract procedures. Providing comprehensive eye care services and performing advanced surgical interventions.

2000 - 2005

UK Expertise

Resident / Fellow / Trainee

Residency and Fellowship Training in Ophthalmology, and Instructor of Clinical Ophthalmology to Medical Students and Optometry Students of Cambridge University.

1996 - 2010

Jordan, Saudi & Syria Expertise

Various Positions

Consultant Ophthalmic Surgeon, ex-Head of Eye and Lasik Department and Training Program, Islamic Teaching Hospital, Amman, Jordan (2005 - 2010) / Locum Consultant Ophthalmic Surgeon, Saudi Arabia (2007 & 2010) / Residency in Ophthalmology, Damascus, Syria (1996 - 2000)

Volunteer Work

Medical Missions

Syria, Sudan, Pakistan

Free Eye camp, in south of Syria in association and under the sponsorship of the Syrian red crescent and the British red cross (Spring 2000) / FIMA Free Eye camp, Kassala city, Sudan (May 2006) / FIMA Free Eye camp, Genaina city, Darfur, Sudan (Jan 2007) / FIMA Free Eye camp, Lahore, Pakistan (Feb-Mar 2007)

Education & Training

Fellowship in Ophthalmology

1999 - 2003

The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK (March 2003)

First part in March 1999

Arab Board in Ophthalmology

1999 - 2000

The Arab Board of Medical Specialties (October 2000)

First part in September 1999

Damascus University

1987 - 1994

MD: Doctor of Medicine

Graduation in August 1994

Surgical Expertise

Surgeries in:

CATARACT EXTRACTION / PHACO / LASIK / PRK / PTK / LASEK / TRABECULECTOMY / COMBINED TRAB / CATARACT / SQUINT CORRECTION / PTOSIS / DCR / CONG. CATARACT / LENSECTOMY / CONGENITAL GLAUCOMA / SECONDARY IOL IMPLANTATION / CORNEAL / SCLERAL C/W REPAIR INTRAOCULAR F.B. REMOVAL / HYPHEMA EVACUATION / EVISCERATION / ENUCLEATION / PENETRATING KERATOPLASTY / ANTRIOR VITRECTOMY / CORE-POSTERIOR VITRECTOMY / RETINAL DETACHMENT REPAIR / CONJ. MINOR SURGERY / EYELIDS MINOR SURGERY / ARGON LASER TRAB / ARG / YAG LASER PUPILLOPLASTY / ARGON LASER GRID / ARGON PRP / ARGON LASER FOCAL / BREAK SEAL / YAG LASER IRIDOTOMY / YAG LASER VITREOUS LYSIS / YAG LASER CAPSULOTOMY / AMNIOTIC MEMBRANE TRANSPLANTATION / INTRASTROMAL RINGS IMPLANTATION / CORNEAL CROSS LINKING / INTRA-VITREAL INJECTIONS / INTRA-OCULAR LENS IMPLANTATION (ICL AND IOL) [More than 800 supervised and 25,000 unsupervised surgeries]