Dr. Arif O. Khan
MD
Section Head of Paediatric and Neuro-ophthalmology with expertise in ocular genetics and eye disease in children
Eyes (Ophthalmology)Senior SpecialistEyes, Ears, Nose & Throat
Experience
29 years
Languages
Arabic, English
Location
Al Maryah Island, Abu Dhabi
Sees
children
- ✦Authored over 325 scientific publications and delivered 200+ invited lectures
- ✦Trained over 30 fellows in paediatric ophthalmology and scores of residents in ophthalmology
- ✦Elected to the American Ophthalmological Society for research on recessive paediatric cataract genetics
- ✦Section Head of Paediatric and Neuro-ophthalmology at Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi
About Dr. Arif O. Khan
Dr. Arif O. Khan is a Staff Physician and Section Head of Paediatric and Neuro-ophthalmology at Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi's Integrated Surgical Institute. With 29 years of experience, he is a regional expert in ocular genetics and the medical and surgical management of pediatric eye disease. He trained in ophthalmology at Mount Sinai Medical Center in New York and completed specialized fellowship training in paediatric ophthalmology and strabismus at Children's Hospital Medical Center in Cincinnati.
Dr. Khan specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of childhood eye conditions, including congenital eye abnormalities, pediatric cataracts, retinal dystrophies, eye misalignment and movement disorders, genetic and hereditary eye disorders, and orbital tumours. His clinical and research interests centre on the management and genetics of ocular developmental disorders and strabismus. He has trained more than 30 fellows in paediatric ophthalmology and continues to serve as an external examiner to assess the competency of ophthalmologists-in-training.
Dr. Khan holds significant roles in international ophthalmology education and research, serving as Chair of the Editorial Committee for the American Academy of Ophthalmology's Paediatric Ophthalmology section and on the boards of the International Society for Genetic Eye Disease & Retinoblastoma and the World Society of Paediatric Ophthalmology & Strabismus. He is a good choice if you seek specialist care for a child's eye condition, particularly those involving genetic factors, developmental abnormalities, or eye movement disorders.
Special interests: ocular developmental disorders, ocular genetics, paediatric cataract genetics.
A good choice if you…
- ✓your child has a congenital or developmental eye condition
- ✓you need specialist care for childhood eye misalignment or movement disorders
- ✓you have a family history of genetic eye disease