Tarek Youssef
Ophthalmologist
127 Sydney Street, Cornwall On, K6H3H1About
Managing complicated and advanced anterior segment cases that require suturing of the Intraocular Lenses and iris repairs. My operative time for regular cataract is 4-6 minutes/case. Optional premium IOLs like multifocals and toric implant. I also offer astigmatism correction procedure(s) when appropriate, like LRI, Multifocal Toric IOLs.
Expanded the medical retina practice to include Intravitreal Injections of Anti-VEGFs like Avastin, Lucentis, Eylea, Ozurdex ….etc, in addition to the lasers to manage AMD, Diabetic and other vascular retinopathies. I have the laser in my private office. To date, I’ve given over 17,000 Intraocular Injections.
I have a very efficient solo-practice with excellent up-to-date standard of care conducted in a newly build customized 4000sqft office with full computer system with paperless office software.
I am the founder of the “Premium Vision Surgical Centres”, an Ambulatory Surgical Centre at my office to do, laser vision corrections and lensectomies for Cataracts and refractive indications. This includes top of the line pre and intraoperative diagnostic and therapeutic equipment.
As of April 2015, I’ve done over 11,550 cataract surgeries and given over 15,000 Intravitreal injections. I have one of the lowest complication rates compared to any published data.I currently do 22 cataracts in 6 hrs at the Hospital.
We have the most up-to-date services;
IOL-Master for accurately calculating the IOL power for cataract,
Topography/contours of the cornea
iDesign from AMO. iDesign System, is a High-definition sensor that does five measurements within a single capture sequence, Wavefront Aberrometry, Pupillometry, Auto-Refraction, Keratometry & Topography. The Advanced CustomVue procedure, is Powered by iDesign giving me a truly innovative approach to measuring refractive errors that will drive treatment design. The unique combination of iDesign and STAR S4 IR Excimer Laser systems is Innovation Built on Proven Technology.
Most advanced Automated field analyzer.
Spectral-Domain Optical coherence tomography (OCT).
High-resolution digital fundus camera with angiography.
Lasers, YAG & SLT, Yellow-Retina, Micro-pulse lasers.
Refractive suite, the iLASIK custom, STAR S4 IR Excimer Laser with CustomVue.
Catalys Precision System for Femto-Cataract Surgery.
Advanced Dry eye Diagnostics and therapeutics including;
LipiView is an innovative device is used for observing the tear film. LipiView captures images of the tear film, processing 14 million pixels per second – more than a billion data points in total – for precise evaluation in less than 5 minutes
TearLab Osmolarity Test.
Meibomian Gland Evaluator
LipiFlow Thermal Pulsation: A breakthrough device that treats evaporative dry eye patients with a 12-minute, in-office procedure. LipiFlow applies heat to the back of the eyelid and intermittent, gentle pressure to the outer surface to release the obstruction from meibomian glands and allow the natural flow of lipids to resume.
Education and Training
Ain Shams University
Board Certification
FRCS(ED)
Provider Details
Areas of expertise and specialization
Faculty Titles & Positions
- Local and National Public Speaking -
Awards
- MSc Masters degree, excellent with honors, ranking first.
- Awarded for achieving the highest grade in General Surgery and for scoring a full mark in ENT.
- MBBCh Medical Diploma, excellent with honors awarded for highest score, ranking first on a class of 750 students.
- Awarded for scoring 99.8% in High School Diploma
Treatments
- Ophthalmology
Fellowships
- Cairo University
Professional Society Memberships
- American Academy of Ophthalmology, American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery
Articles and Publications
What do you attribute your success to?
Hard Work and A Lot of Continued Education Hours
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