LASIK surgery has definitely improved my quality of life.
S. M. - Dubai UAE
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Dr. Millicent M. Grim
MBChB, DTM&H (Wits), MMed (Ophth) (Pretoria)
Specialist Ophthalmologist & LASIK Specialist
Medical Director: Gulf Eye Center, Dubai.
Dr. Millicent graduated in Medicine as well as Ophthalmology from the Medical School of the University of Pretoria in South Africa, and has a Tropical Medicine & Hygiene Diploma from the University of the Witwatersrand in Johannesburg. She was associate head of Department of Ophthalmology at The Pretoria Academic Hospitals and did numerous rural eye tours providing cataract and other surgical care in underserved regions.
She was a locum Consultant Ophthalmologist in the Queen Margaret Hospital in Dunfermline, as well as Victoria Hospital in Kirkaldy, Scotland, before taking up the challenge in 1996 to start the new Eye Department of the Al Shatti Hospital in Muscat, Sultanate of Oman, in what was then the first Comprehensive Consultant based Private Hospital in the country. As Senior Consultant Ophthalmologist she introduced Refractive Surgery to the country of Oman in 1997, as well as several new eye procedures in Private Practice. The Al Shatti Eye Department grew to be the biggest and most profitable in the whole hospital, with several Specialists on staff, and Visiting Specialists from Germany, Egypt, South Africa and Jordan, among others.
She moved to Dubai in 2002 to set up the Gulf Eye Center in the Fairmont Hotel's Office Suites.
She contributed to books on Pharmacology, Eye care in Sports Medicine, and published on Excimer Laser ablation on the back of the LASIK flap where limited tissue was available. She presented numerous scientific papers and posters at Ophthalmology meetings in South Africa, Oman, USA, Japan, and UAE. She attends and participates regularly in Ophthalmology meetings in country and abroad.
She was the first Ophthalmologist to introduce CCCL (Corneal Collagen Cross Linking) for Keratoconus and NearVisionCK©® for Presbyopia, in the UAE.
Dr. Millicent is certified to do:
Excimer Laser Vision Correction with LASIK & PRK & PTK.
Phakic IOL: ICL (Implantable Collamer Lenses), Artisan.
Intra-Corneal Ring Segments (ICRS): INTACS, Ferrara and Kerarings.
CK (Conductive Keratoplasty),
CCCL (Corneal Collagen Cross Linking)
Memberships:
Ophthalmology Society of South Africa (OSSA)
South African Society of Cataract & Refractive Surgery (SASCRS)
American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO)
European Society Of Cataract & Refractive Surgery (ESCRS)
Emirates Medical Association (EMA)
Emirates Medical Association Ophthalmic Society (EMAOS)
Founder Member: ECRS - Emirates Cataract & Refractive Surgery (club)
Dr. Millicent's clinical interests include: Refractive Surgery, including Excimer Laser LASIK & PRK; Phakic IOL Surgery; ICRS with INTACS/Ferrara/Kerarings; Cataract Surgery; Corneal Transplantation, Corneal and External Disease including Corneal Ulcer and Contact Lens Management, Dry Eye management, Paediatric Amblyopia and refractive Management.
Dr. Yara L'teif
Dr. Yara Lteif graduated in Medicine and Ophthalmology from the Medical School of Saint Joseph University in Beirut. She did a 3 years training in the most renowned ophthalmology hospitals in Paris (Quinze-Vingts, Saint-Joseph hospital and Rothschild Foundation) and obtained a Higher Subspecialty Certificate in Ophthalmology and Ophthalmic Surgery (A.F.S. and A.F.S.A.) from Pierre and Marie Curie University (Paris). She is fellow of the European Board of Ophthalmology and has obtained diplomas in “Glaucoma” (Angers University, France) and in “Infectious and Inflammatory Ocular diseases”(Xavier Bichat University, Paris). She also presented numerous scientific papers and posters at Ophthalmology meetings in Europe (SFO and ESCRS) and U.S.A (ARVO), and published papers in international peer reviewed journals.
Dr. Yara speaks Arabic, French and English fluently, and speaks and writes Italian with basic competence. Expertise: Cataract surgery, Glaucoma surgery, Refractive surgery.
Dr. Joserine Samson O.D.
Dr. Joserine Samson is a graduate of Centro Escolar University, one of the most prestigious school in Manila, Philippines, where she served as the President of Optometry Student Council and graduated with a degree of Doctor of Optometry.
She has been practicing her field for 15 years now, which gave her vast experience in handling different cases related to Eye Refraction and Orthoptics. She was able to share her knowledge when she became a part of University of Baguio, Philippines, as both Clinic Instructor and faculty member of the College of Optometry Department. She acquired a Degree of BS Nursing in 2005 and passed the Licensure Examination in her home country on that same year.
She moved to Dubai in 2007 and acquired her DOHMS License. In 2008, she became the Assistant Store Manager for Pearle Opticians, Mall of the Emirates, Dubai (a franchise of one of the leading Optical companies in Holland), and became the Store Manager for Vision Express Arabian Centre, Dubai (a franchise of one of the leading Optical chains in the U.K.) in 2009. She is now a part of our team of experts, sharing her expertise in Eye Refraction and Orthoptics. As a Contact Lens Specialist, she fits Soft Contact Lenses and Hard (Rigid Gas Permeable) contact lenses as well as specialized contact lenses (Rose K lens and Clearkone Hybrid Lens) for patients with irregular corneas (Keratoconus and/or Post grafted corneas).
Dr. Joserine Samson speaks Tagalog and English fluently.
MBChB, DTM&H (Wits), MMed (Ophth) (Pretoria)
Specialist Ophthalmologist & LASIK Specialist
Medical Director: Gulf Eye Center, Dubai.
Dr. Millicent graduated in Medicine as well as Ophthalmology from the Medical School of the University of Pretoria in South Africa, and has a Tropical Medicine & Hygiene Diploma from the University of the Witwatersrand in Johannesburg. She was associate head of Department of Ophthalmology at The Pretoria Academic Hospitals and did numerous rural eye tours providing cataract and other surgical care in underserved regions.
She was a locum Consultant Ophthalmologist in the Queen Margaret Hospital in Dunfermline, as well as Victoria Hospital in Kirkaldy, Scotland, before taking up the challenge in 1996 to start the new Eye Department of the Al Shatti Hospital in Muscat, Sultanate of Oman, in what was then the first Comprehensive Consultant based Private Hospital in the country. As Senior Consultant Ophthalmologist she introduced Refractive Surgery to the country of Oman in 1997, as well as several new eye procedures in Private Practice. The Al Shatti Eye Department grew to be the biggest and most profitable in the whole hospital, with several Specialists on staff, and Visiting Specialists from Germany, Egypt, South Africa and Jordan, among others.
She moved to Dubai in 2002 to set up the Gulf Eye Center in the Fairmont Hotel's Office Suites.
She contributed to books on Pharmacology, Eye care in Sports Medicine, and published on Excimer Laser ablation on the back of the LASIK flap where limited tissue was available. She presented numerous scientific papers and posters at Ophthalmology meetings in South Africa, Oman, USA, Japan, and UAE. She attends and participates regularly in Ophthalmology meetings in country and abroad.
She was the first Ophthalmologist to introduce CCCL (Corneal Collagen Cross Linking) for Keratoconus and NearVisionCK©® for Presbyopia, in the UAE.
Dr. Millicent is certified to do:
Excimer Laser Vision Correction with LASIK & PRK & PTK.
Phakic IOL: ICL (Implantable Collamer Lenses), Artisan.
Intra-Corneal Ring Segments (ICRS): INTACS, Ferrara and Kerarings.
CK (Conductive Keratoplasty),
CCCL (Corneal Collagen Cross Linking)
Memberships:
Ophthalmology Society of South Africa (OSSA)
South African Society of Cataract & Refractive Surgery (SASCRS)
American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO)
European Society Of Cataract & Refractive Surgery (ESCRS)
Emirates Medical Association (EMA)
Emirates Medical Association Ophthalmic Society (EMAOS)
Founder Member: ECRS - Emirates Cataract & Refractive Surgery (club)
Dr. Millicent's clinical interests include: Refractive Surgery, including Excimer Laser LASIK & PRK; Phakic IOL Surgery; ICRS with INTACS/Ferrara/Kerarings; Cataract Surgery; Corneal Transplantation, Corneal and External Disease including Corneal Ulcer and Contact Lens Management, Dry Eye management, Paediatric Amblyopia and refractive Management.
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Dr. Yara Lteif graduated in Medicine and Ophthalmology from the Medical School of Saint Joseph University in Beirut. She did a 3 years training in the most renowned ophthalmology hospitals in Paris (Quinze-Vingts, Saint-Joseph hospital and Rothschild Foundation) and obtained a Higher Subspecialty Certificate in Ophthalmology and Ophthalmic Surgery (A.F.S. and A.F.S.A.) from Pierre and Marie Curie University (Paris). She is fellow of the European Board of Ophthalmology and has obtained diplomas in “Glaucoma” (Angers University, France) and in “Infectious and Inflammatory Ocular diseases”(Xavier Bichat University, Paris). She also presented numerous scientific papers and posters at Ophthalmology meetings in Europe (SFO and ESCRS) and U.S.A (ARVO), and published papers in international peer reviewed journals.
Dr. Yara speaks Arabic, French and English fluently, and speaks and writes Italian with basic competence. Expertise: Cataract surgery, Glaucoma surgery, Refractive surgery.
Dr. Joserine Samson is a graduate of Centro Escolar University, one of the most prestigious school in Manila, Philippines, where she served as the President of Optometry Student Council and graduated with a degree of Doctor of Optometry.
She has been practicing her field for 15 years now, which gave her vast experience in handling different cases related to Eye Refraction and Orthoptics. She was able to share her knowledge when she became a part of University of Baguio, Philippines, as both Clinic Instructor and faculty member of the College of Optometry Department. She acquired a Degree of BS Nursing in 2005 and passed the Licensure Examination in her home country on that same year.
She moved to Dubai in 2007 and acquired her DOHMS License. In 2008, she became the Assistant Store Manager for Pearle Opticians, Mall of the Emirates, Dubai (a franchise of one of the leading Optical companies in Holland), and became the Store Manager for Vision Express Arabian Centre, Dubai (a franchise of one of the leading Optical chains in the U.K.) in 2009. She is now a part of our team of experts, sharing her expertise in Eye Refraction and Orthoptics. As a Contact Lens Specialist, she fits Soft Contact Lenses and Hard (Rigid Gas Permeable) contact lenses as well as specialized contact lenses (Rose K lens and Clearkone Hybrid Lens) for patients with irregular corneas (Keratoconus and/or Post grafted corneas).
Dr. Joserine Samson speaks Tagalog and English fluently.