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Dr. Shady Awwad

Professor of Ophthalmology & Head of Cornea & Refractive Surgery

Dr. Shady Awwad is listed as Professor of Ophthalmology & Head of Cornea & Refractive Surgery. Shady is scheduled to speak at 13th Evolving Practice of Ophthalmology Middle East Conference (EPOMEC 2026) on 3 December 2026.

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About

Dr. Shady Awwad is a professor of Ophthalmology and the head of the cornea & refractive surgery division at the American University of Beirut Medical Center. He received his medical degree and completed his residency training at the American University of Beirut. He subsequently completed a fellowship in cornea & refractive surgery and then ocular pathology at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas. Shady’s research and clinical interests are focused on analytical corneal imaging including developing machine learning models, ocular and corneal wavefront analysis, keratoconus diagnosis and treatment, refractive surgery, and intraocular lens calculations after refractive surgery, for which he has two formulas on the ASCRS IOL calculator website. He created a patented technique to analyze optical coherence tomography images of corneal haze and demarcation lines using artificial intelligence and another software to analyze slit lamp photos, among others, and

Upcoming

13th Evolving Practice of Ophthalmology Middle East Conference (EPOMEC 2026) 3 December 2026 – 5 December 2026

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