Bio Data/Profile
Interests:
Apart from Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus, my special interests are Neuro-ophthalmology, Uveitis, Glaucoma and Cataract in adults.
Bio/Summary:
Youngest Chairperson in history of KMC/ KTH Peshawar. A passionate researcher and general & Pediatric Ophthalmologist. Adept in properly diagnosing and strategizing the best treatment plan for the patients. Peer-reviewer of various journals. Experienced in teaching under and postgraduate students. Author of chapter on “Vascular Pathology” in “Fundoscopy in Medicine” by Khan & Khalid. Regular contributor of free paper and video presentations at conferences. Regularly arranging workshops and training sessions, contributed a lot to raising awareness among Ophthalmologists, Neonatologists, NICU staff of province regarding Retinopathy of Prematurity (ROP). Providing training on ROP screening and management.
She says it’s a great delight when she sees her pediatric ophthalmology patients getting sight from her provided treatment. Her passion is to prevent cataract-related blindness in children and also blindness in preterm infants due to Sight Threatening Retinopathy of Prematurity (ST ROP) by timely detection and treatment via ROP program which is one of its only kind in the whole province of KPK. She is the mother of 4. Her core values are honesty, service, self-respect, respect for others, peace, and success.
Procedures Performed:
Pediatric cataract surgeries, squint surgeries, phacoemulsification with intraocular lens implantation, different laser procedures including retinal lasers, glaucoma surgeries including congenital glaucoma surgeries, DCR, pigtail canalicular repair, open globes repair, evisceration, enucleation etc.
Area of Expertise
- Pediatric Ophthalmology especially Congenital Cataract, Congenital Glaucoma, Pediatric Uveitis, Strabismus (squint), Retinopathy of Prematurity (ROP).
Awards & Honors
- Accreditation of Pediatric Ophthalmology & Strabismus discipline for FCPS training
- Elected Executive Member of OSP KPK
- Funding for 01-year membership of International Strabismological Association (ISA) by ISA
- Certificate of Achievement in ROP from London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine UK
- USAID CBP for ROP: Grantee Completion of Activities Certificate
Teaching Experience:
- Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology at KMC/KTH Peshawar Pakistan.
- Supervisor for FCPS Ophthalmology
- Module Director of Ophthalmology & ENT for Undergraduates.
- External examiner for the evaluation of M. Phil Vision-Sciences thesis
Administrative/Leadership Experience
- Member Academic Council KMC.
- Member Clinical Executive Board KTH
- Program Director Pediatric Ophthalmology & Strabismus
- Project Director of USAID Child Blindness Program for ROP
- Member of Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee
Publications
- Transient Intraocular Pressure Fluctuations After Intravitreal Bevacizumab Injection in Proliferative Diabetic Retinopathy Patients: A Prospective Study: Cureus 15(9): e45371. DOI 10.7759/cureus.45371
- Visual Results of Intravitreal Bevacizumab (Avastin) Treatment for Branch Retinal Vein Occlusion a Multi-Center Study: P J M H S Vol. 17, No. 02, February 2023 (page 811-813).
- Patients with Ethambutol-Induced Ocular Toxicity Receiving “Directly Observed Treated Short-Course”. P J M H S Vol. 17, No. 02, February 2023 (page 814-816).
- Diabetic Retinopathy Prevalence in Patients with Established Diabetes Mellitus: A tertiary Care Hospital Study: PJMHS Vol. 16, No. 11 2022 (pages 795-796).
- The Genetics and Clinical Presentation of Retinitis Pigmentosa A Tertiary Care Hospital Study: PJMHS Vol 16, No. 11, 2022 (pages 799-801).
- Etiology of white pupillary reflex in pediatric age group. Rom J Ophthalmol, Jan-Mar 2022;66(1):32-35
- Low vision adds prescription in the Pediatric age group. KJMS, Vol. 12, No 3, Sep-Dec., 2019 (Page 201-205).
- Supratarsal Injection of Triamcinolone Acetonide for the Treatment of Severe Vernal Keratoconjunctivitis. JPMI, Vol.33, No. 1, 2019 (68-71).
- Factors responsible for non-compliance of glaucoma patients to topical medications in our setup. Pakistan Journal of Ophthalmology, Vol. 34, No 4, Oct-Dec, 2018 (page 265-271).
- Augmented with Mitomycin C in Primary Congenital Glaucoma. Ophthalmology Update Vol. 16, No. 2, April-June 2018 (page 617-620).
- Intermediate Uveitis: Causes and Systemic Associations. Pakistan Journal of Ophthalmology, Vol. 34, No 1, Jan-March 2018 (page38-41). Surgical Outcome of Primary Trabeculectomy
- Penetrating Pediatric Eye Trauma. Ophthalmology Updates Vol.15, No.4, Oct-Dec, 2017 (Pages 400-427).
- Atypical Retinoblastomas. Ophthalmology Updates vol.15, No.4.Oct-Dec, 2017(pages 393-395).
- Intermediate Uveitis: Visual Outcome after Intravitreal Triamcinolone Acetonide. KJMS Vol 10, No.2, May-August, 2017 (Pages 259-262).
- Visual Outcome of Phacoemulsification. KJMS Vol. 10, No 1, Jan-April 2017 (page38-41)
Professional Membership
- Ophthalmological Society of Pakistan (OSP)
- World Society of Pediatric Ophthalmology & Strabismus (WSPOS)
- Executive Member of Women in Ophthalmology Pakistan (WIOP)
- European Society of Retina Specialists (EURETINA)
- Executive Member of Association of Pediatric Ophthalmology & Strabismus (APOS) Pakistan
- International Strabismological Association (ISA)
- International Society of Manual Small Incision Cataract Surgeons (ISMSICS)
- Asia Pacific Society of Pediatric Ophthalmology & Strabismus (APSPOS)