Ahmed Elbarky

Prof. Dr. Ahmed Elbarky HOD, Consultant Ophthalmology, Vitreoretinal Surgeon, Retina and Cataract


Years of Experience : 25

Nationality : Egypt

Languages Known : Arabic, English

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Biography

Prof. Ahmed El-Barky is a Consultant Ophthalmologist and Vitreo-Retinal Surgeon with over 25 years of clinical and surgical experience. He earned his Bachelor of Science in Medicine in 1997 and Doctor of Medicine degree in 2005 from the Benha Faculty of Medicine at Benha University, Egypt. In 2006, he obtained his Fellowship of the Royal College of Surgeons (FRCS) in Ophthalmology in Glasgow, UK. Prof. Ahmed is also an Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology at Benha University, Egypt, and serves as an Adjunct Clinical Associate Professor of Ophthalmology at Khalifa University in Abu Dhabi, UAE. His expertise includes surgical retina procedures, such as managing complications of diabetic retinopathy and performing complex retinal surgeries for intraocular foreign bodies and trauma. He is also experienced in medical retina management, including diabetic retinopathy, age-related macular degeneration, and retinal vascular diseases.

Awards & Achievements

  • Designing a new Vitreoretinal instrument “El-Barky Vitreoretinal Chopper” for dropped hard cataract. Manufactured by Geuder Company, Germany .

Research & Publications

  • Comparison of stop-and-chop and back chop phacoemulcification techniques in grade 4 brown nuclei. -Published in journal of cornea and cataract, 2007
  • One year follow up after collagen cross linking with riboflavin and ultraviolet a light for keratoconus and post LASIK ectasia. -Published in Scientific Events of the Egyptian Ophthalmological Society,2010
  • Evaluation of Tear Function after femtosecond LASIK in Myopic patients. - Published in Benha medical journal (2010)
  • Changes of the Central Macular Thickness after Phacoemulsification in Type 1 and Type 2 DM Using OCT -Published in JOURNAL OF EGYPTIAN OPHTHALMOLOGICAL SOCIETY. 2011
  • Focal double frequency yttrium-aluminum-garnet laser in central serous chorioretinopathy resistant to intravitreal bevacizumab -Published in Egyptian Retina Journal .2015
  • Superior rectus and lateral rectus muscle union surgery in the treatment of myopic strabismus fixus: three sutures versus a single suture -Published in Journal of American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus (AAPOS). 2016.
  • Unilateral large lateral rectus recession in treatment of unilateral exotropic Duane retraction syndrome - Published in Journal of the Egyptian Ophthalmological Society 2016
  • Outcome of “treat and monitor” regimen of aflibercept and ranibizumab in macular edema secondary to non-ischemic branch retinal vein occlusion -Published in International Ophthalmology .2017
  • LOXL3 novel mutation causing a rare form of autosomal recessive Stickler syndrome -Published in Clinical Genetics ,2018
  • AS-OCT guided treatment of diffuse conjunctival squamous cell carcinoma with resection, amniotic membrane graft and topical mitomycin C. -Published in Clinical Ophthalmology ,2019
  • Outcomes of Vertical Split Conjunctival Autograft Using Fibrin Glue in Treatment of Primary Double-Headed Pterygia. -Published in Journal of Ophthalmology ,2018
  • Rapid Structural and Functional Improvements with Fluocinolone Acetonide for Patients with DME and Low Visual Acuity: 6-Month Data from the UAE -Ahmed Elbarky Published in Clinical ophthalmology ,2020.
  • Anterior migration of intravitreal fluocinolone acetonide (Iluvien®) implant in a pseudophakic eye with intact posterior capsule -Published in American Journal of Ophthalmology Case Reports,2020.
  • Effectiveness and tolerability of the fluocinolone acetonide implant in patients with diabetic macular edema in UAE: 12-Month results - Ahmed Elbarky - Published in European journal of Ophthalmology ,2021
  • Effectiveness and tolerability of the fluocinolone acetonide implant in patients with diabetic macular edema in the UAE: 24 and 36-month outcomes - Published in European journal of Ophthalmology ,2022
  • -Augmented inferior rectus transposition with medial rectus recession in treatment of chronic unilateral sixth nerve palsy. Published in BMC Ophthalmology ,2022

Expertise

  • Surgical Retinal Surgeries - Diabetics Retinopathy Complications, Complex Retinal Surgeries (Intraocular Foreign Bodies retinal detachment and Trauma).
  • Medical Retina Management - Diabetics Retinopathy, Age Related Macular Degeneration, Retinal Vascular Retinopathy and Retinal Dystrophy.
  • Argon Laser Treatment, YAG Laser Therapy and Intravitreal Pharmacotherapy.
  • Cataract Surgeries (Phacoemulsification) – Adult and Paediatric.
  • Retinopathy of Prematurity (ROP) treatment.

Membership

  • Assistant professor of Ophthalmology. Benha Faculty of Medicine, Benha University.
  • Faculty of European School for Advanced Studies in Ophthalmology (ESASO), Lusan, Switzerland
  • MD in ophthalmology
  • FRCS Ophthalmology, Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow,UK

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