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Abrar A. Alhawsawi

Abrar A. Alhawsawi

Consultant, Ophthalmology, Medical Retina and Uveitis

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12 Years of Experience

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Languages:

  • Arabic
  • English

Education

2012 Medical School

King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery (MBBS)

Fellowships

2022 - 2023 Fellowship

King Khaled Eye Specialist Hospital, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Saudi Fellowship in Medical Retina and Uveitis

Work Experience

2017 - 2021

Saudi Commission for Health Specialties, Eastern Region, Saudi Arabia

Saudi Board in Ophthalmology

2026 - Present

International Medical Center, Makkah, Saudi Arabia

Consultant, Ophthalmology – Medical Retina and Uveitis

2026

King Fahad Armed Forces Hospital, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

Consultant, Ophthalmology – Medical Retina and Uveitis

2024

Ibsar Eye Specialist Center, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

Consultant, Ophthalmology – Medical Retina and Uveitis

Membership

• Member of the Saudi Uveitis Association
• Member of the Saudi Retina Association

Publications

  1. AlEissa MM, Mousa A, Alosimi HA, Alosimi RA, Alhawsawi AA, Alkharji R, AlQahtani AS, Alotibi RS, Alquwayfili SI, Ahmad S, Edward DP. Toward a clearer vision: epidemiology and symptom-based clinical patterns of dry eye disease in the Saudi population. Frontiers in Medicine. 2026 Feb 5;13:1763735.
  2. Aljahdali A, Alhawsawi AA, Alenazi M, Magliyah MS, Al-Dhibi H. The effect of anti-TNF α therapy on refractory non-infectious pediatric uveitis in Saudi Arabia. BMC Ophthalmology. 2026 Jan 17.
  3. AlEissa MM, Alhawsawi AA, Milibari D, Schatz P, AlBalawi HB, Alali NM, Abu-Amero KK, Hameed S, Magliyah MS. Genetics and Clinical Findings Associated with Early-Onset Myopia and Retinal Detachment in Saudi Arabia. Genes. 2025 Jul 21;16(7):848.
  4. AlEissa MM, Alhawsawi AA, Alonazi R, Magharbil E, Aljahdali A, AlBalawi HB, Alali NM, Hameed S, Abu-Amero KK, Magliyah MS. Advances in Precision Therapeutics and Gene Therapy Applications for Retinal Diseases: Impact and Future Directions. Genes. 2025 Jul 21;16(7):847.
  5. Alhawsawi, Abrar A., Abeer Aljahdali, Enas Magharbil, Asma Alzuabi, Abdulrahman F. Albloushi, Dhoha Alhamad, Abrar K. Alsalamah et al. The Clinical Spectrum and Outcomes of Ocular Syphilis in Saudi Arabia: The Emergence of a Uveitic Masquerader. Journal of Epidemiology and Global Health. 15, no. 1 (2025): 31.
  6. Alsakran, Wael A., Nada Alyousef, Abrar A. Alhawsawi, Abeer A. Aljahdali, Sahar M. Elkhamary, Wael Sakran, Nada A. Alyousef, Abrar Alhawsawi, and Abeer Aljahdali. An Atypical Finding of Peripheral Retinal Ischemia and Neovascularization in Neurofibromatosis Type 1: A Case Report. Cureus. 16, no. 12 (2024).
  7. Alhawsawi, Abrar, Jumana Hariri, Mohanna Aljindan, Khalid Alburayk, Hammam A. Alotaibi, and Jomanah Alhariri. Outcomes of single-step transepithelial photorefractive keratectomy compared with alcohol-assisted photorefractive keratectomy using WaveLight EX500 platform. Cureus. 15, no. 3 (2023).
  8. Alnaim, Abdullah F., Abrar Alhawsawi, Abdulaziz AlSomali, Raneem Jannadi, Sana M. Alsolami, Hammam A. Alotaibi, Abdulaziz I. AlSomali, Raneem O. Jannadi, and Sana Alsolami. Conjunctival pediatric-type follicular lymphoma in a young male: a case report and literature review. Cureus. 14, no. 2 (2022).
  9. AlSubaie, Majed Fehaid, Abdulaziz Mohammad Al-Sharydah, Hala M. Nassim, and Abrar Alhawsawi. Orbital floor blowout fracture reconstruction using moldable polymethyl methacrylate: a report of two cases and their imaging findings. Open Access Emergency Medicine. (2022): 223–232.
  10. Al Hawsawi, Khalid, Ohood Aljuhani, Ghassan Niaz, Haneen Fallatah, and Abrar Alhawsawi. Erythromelanosis follicularis faciei: a case report and review of the literature. Case Reports in Dermatology. 7, no. 3 (2015): 335–339.

 

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