Dr. Sami Habal

Dr. Sami Habal is a UK board-certified consultant ophthalmologist with over 22 years of experience in eye care. He trained at leading UK institutions including London, Birmingham, Sheffield, and Oxford, earning fellowship status from the Royal College of Ophthalmologists in London and the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh. He completed a specialized one-year fellowship in ocular oncology at Princess Margaret Hospital in Toronto in 2010. Before joining American Hospital Dubai in 2018, he worked as a Consultant Ophthalmologist at King's College Hospital in London, where he provided care to patients across the South Thames region.

Dr. Habal's clinical practice centers on retinal diseases, particularly surgical retina. He manages a wide range of conditions including diabetic retinopathy (damage to blood vessels in the retina due to diabetes), macular degeneration (loss of central vision), retinal vein occlusions (blocked blood vessels in the retina), and eye injuries. He performs complex vitreoretinal surgery (keyhole surgery inside the eye), cataract surgery ranging from straightforward to highly complex cases, laser treatments for retinal conditions, and intravitreal injections (medicines injected into the eye).

Dr. Habal is recognized as one of the UK's leading educators in ophthalmology, having trained many residents and fellows who now work in prestigious institutions across Europe, Australia, New Zealand, and the Middle East. He brings extensive international expertise in advanced retinal imaging and surgical techniques to his practice at American Hospital Dubai.