Mr Abdallah Ellabban

 Professional experience

• More than 20 years of experience
• Consultant ophthalmologist and consultant cataract and vitreoretinal surgeon, Mr Ellabban Eye Clinic (present)
• Consultant ophthalmologist, Spire Hull and East Riding Hospital (2019 - present)
• Consultant vitreoretinal surgeon, Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (2015 - present)
• Regional Lead, Ophthalmology Local Training program

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 Sub-specialties

• Cataract surgery
• Complex cataract surgery
• Premium lens implants for cataract surgery
• Lens replacement surgery
• ​Age-related macular degeneration (AMD)
• Retinal surgery
• Vitrectomy
• Epiretinal membrane 
• Floaters 
• Macular hole
• Vitreomacular traction 
• Anti-VEGF treatment 
• Eye injection
• Blepharitis
• Choroidal naevus 
• Diabetic macular oedema
• Diabetic retinopathy
• Dry eyes 
• Eye flashes
• Glaucoma ​
• High myopia
• Macular oedema
• Ocular hypertension
• Retinal detachment
• Retinal lasers
• Retinal vein occlusion
• Secondary glaucoma
• Selective laser trabeculoplsty (SLT)
• Vitreous hameorrhage
• YAG laser iridotomy  ​   
• ​​YAG laser capsulotomy 

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 Teaching posts

• Senior lecturer, Hull York Medical School (present)
• Associate professor of ophthalmology, Suez Canal University, Egypt (2014 - present)
• ​Assistant lecturer of ophthalmology, Suez Canal University, Egypt (2007 - 2010)

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 Education

• MBBCh, Bachelor of medicine, bachelor of surgery, Suez Canal University, Egypt (2002)
• MSc, Master's degree, Ophthalmology, Suez Canal University, Egypt (2008)
• FICO, Fellowship of the International Council of Ophthalmology, UK (2009)
• FRCS (Ophth), Fellow, Royal College of Surgeons, Ophthalmology, UK (2010)
• PhD, Ophthalmology, Kyoto University, Japan (2015)

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 Publications and conferences

• Mr Ellabban dedicates his career to patient care, but he also has a special interest in research. He has taken an active role in research throughout his training and continues to do so as a consultant.
• You can read some of Mr Ellabban's academic work on ResearchGate and Google Scholar. 
• Iros M, Parolini B, Ozdek S, Ellabban AA, et al. Management of optic disc pit maculopathy: the European VitreoRetinal society optic pit study, Acta Ophthalmologica (2022)
• Mansour H, Uwaydat S, Parodi M, Smiddy W, Ellabban AA et al. Recovery course of foveal microstructure in the nonsurgical resolution of full-thickness macular hole, Graefe’s Archive for Clinical and Experimental Ophthal, (2022)
• Siddiqui MZ, Ellabban AA, Sallam AB et al. Survey of the Use of Laser Protective Eyewear among International Retina Specialists: A European Vitreoretinal Society Study, BMJ Open Ophthalmology (2021)
• Ahmad K, Sallam AB, Saad AA, Ellabban AA. Fully Automated Direct Perfluorocarbon Liquid-Silicone Oil Exchange, Clinical Ophthalmology, 2020;14,4355-4358 (2020)
• Patil A, Ellabban AA, Yorston D et al. Ocular Manifestations of Pregnancy and Labour: From the Innocuous to the Sight Threatening, The Obstetrician and Gynaecologist, 2020;22:217–226 (2020)
• Ellabban AA, Patil A, Yorston D et al. Risk of Retinal Detachment during Labour: Beliefs Versus Evidence, The Obstetrician and Gynaecologist, 2020;22:103-105 (2020)
• Duddleston J, Chancellor J, Ellabban AA, et al. Optical Principles in Three-Dimensional Vitreoretinal Surgery and Laser Protective Eyewear, Ophthalmol Retina, 2020;4(2):224-225 (2020)
• Romano MR, Parolini B, Allegrini D, Michalewska Z, Ellabban AA (EVRS Study Group) An International Collaborative Evaluation of Central Serous Chorioretinopathy: Different Therapeutic Approaches and Review of Literature, The European Vitreoretinal Society Central Serous Chorioretinopathy Study, Acta Ophthalmologica 2020, In press (2020)
• Zeydanli EO, Parolini B, Ozdek S, Bopp S, Adleman RA, Kuhn F, Sallam AB, Ellabban AA, (EVRS Floaters Study Group) Management of vitreous floaters: an international survey the European VitreoRetinal Society Floaters study report, Eye 2020;34:825-834 (2020)
• Abdelghany A, Sallam MA, Ellabban AA. Assessment of Ganglion Cell Complex and Peripapillary Retinal Nerve Fiber Layer Changes following Cataract Surgery in Patients with Pseudoexfoliation Glaucoma, J Ophthalmol 2019: 8162825 (2019)
• Steel DH, P. H. J. Donachie PHJ, Aylward GW, Laidlaw DA, Williamson TH, Yorston D, Ellabban AA (The BEAVRS Macular hole outcome group), Factors affecting anatomical and visual outcome after macular hole surgery: findings from a large perspective UK cohort, Eye. 2021;35:316-325 (2021)
• Ellabban AA, Patil A, Costen MT, Babar AR. Central Retinal Artery Occlusion During Vitrectomy: Immediate retinal Revascularization Following Induction of Posterior Vitreous Detachment, Am J Ophthalmol-Case reports 2018;5(9):38-40 (2018)
• Ellabban AA, Barry R, Sallam A. Surgical induction of posterior vitreous detachment using combined sharp dissection and active aspiration, Acta Ophthalmologica. 2016;94(6): e524-5 (2016)
• Zarranz-Ventura J, Ellabban AA, Sallam A et.al. Prevalence of foveolar lucency with different gas tamponades in surgically closed macular holes assessed by spectral-domain optical coherence tomography, Retina. 2018;38 (9):1699-1706 (2018)
• Lautredou C, Hardin J, Ellabban AA et al. Repeat Intravitreal Dexamethasone Implant for Refractory Cystoid Macular Edema in Syphilitic Uveitis, Case Rep Ophthalmol Med. 2018; 7419823 (2018)
• Theodoropoulou S, Ellabban AA, Johnston RL et al. Short-term safety of dexamethasone implant for treatment of macular edema due to retinal vein occlusion, in eyes with glaucoma or treated ocular hypertension, Graefe’s Arch Clin Experiment Ophthalmol, 2017;255(4):725-732 (2017)
• Goyal S, Hardin J, Uwaydat SH, Ellabban AA, et.al. Review and update of cataract surgery in the diabetic eye, Expert Review of Ophthalmology, 2017:12(5), 359-371 (2017)
• Newcott EK, Ellabban AA, Tavassoli S, et al. Intravitreal bevacizumab and triamcinolone for treatment of cystoid macular oedema associated with chronic myeloid leukaemia and imatinib therapy, Case Rep Ophthalmol Med. 2015:713868 (2015)
• Ellabban AA, Tsujikawa A, Matsumoto A, et al. Three-Dimensional Tomographic Features of Dome Shaped Macula by Swept-Source Optical Coherence Tomography, Am J Ophthalmol. 2013;155(2):320-328 (2013)
• Ellabban AA, Tsujikawa A, Muraoka Y, et al. Dome-Shaped Macular Configuration: Longitudinal Changes in the Sclera and Choroid by Swept-Source Optical Coherence Tomography Over Two Years, Am J Ophthalmol, 2014;158(5):1062-70 (2014)
• Ellabban AA, Tsujikawa A, Ooto S, et al. Focal Choroidal Excavation in Eyes with Central Serous Chorioretinopathy, Am J Ophthalmol. 2013;156(4):673-683 (2013)
• Ellabban AA, Tsujikawa A, Matsumoto A, et al. Macular Choroidal Thickness in Eyes with Inferior Posterior Staphyloma Measured by Swept-Source Optical Coherence Tomography, Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 2012;53(12):7735-45 (2012)
• Ooto S, Ellabban AA, Ueda-Arakawa N, et al. Reduction of Retinal Sensitivity in Eyes with Reticular Pseudodrusen, Am J Ophthalmol. 2013;156(6):1184-1191 (2013)
• Muraoka Y, Tsujikawa A, Ellabban AA, et al. Paravascular Inner Retinal Defect Associated with High Myopia or Epiretinal Membrane, JAMA Ophthalmol, 2015;133(4):413-20 (2015)
• Ellabban AA, Tsujikawa A, Ogino K, et al. Macular Choroidal Thickness and Volume in Eyes with Angioid Streaks Measured by Swept-Source Optical Coherence Tomography, Am J Ophthalmol. 2012;153(6):1133-1143 (2012)
• Ogino K, Tsujikawa A, Ellabban AA, et al. Multimodal evaluation of macular function in age-related macular degeneration, Jpn J Ophthalmol. 2014 Mar;58(2):155-65 (2014)
• Ellabban AA, Hangai M, Yamashiro K, et al. Tomographic Fundus Features in Pseudoxanthoma Elasticum: Comparison with Neovascular Age-related Macular Degeneration in Japanese Patients, Eye [lond]. 2012;26(8):1086-94 (2012)
• Ellabban AA, Tsujikawa A, Ogino K, et al. Choroidal Thickness after Intravitreal Ranibizumab Injections for Choroidal Neovascularization, Clinical Ophthalmology, 2012;6:837-44 (2012)
• Kuroda H, Tsujikawa A, Ellabban AA, et al. Association of Focal choroidal excavations with age-related macular degeneration, Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 2014 Sep 4;55(9):6046-54 (2014)
• Ueda-Arakawa N, Ooto S, Ellabban AA, et al. Macular Choroidal Thickness and Volume of Eyes with Reticular Pseudodrusen Using Swept-Source Optical Coherence Tomography, Am J Ophthalmol. 2014 May;157(5):994-1004 (2014)
• Uji A, Murakami T, Ellabban AA, et al. Association between hyperreflective foci in the outer retina, status of photoreceptor layer, and visual acuity in diabetic macular edema, Am J Ophthalmol. 2012;153(4):710-7 (2012)
• Ellabban AA, Shaheen MS, Ghoneim EM, Zaki AK. Selective Use of Argon Laser Lash Ablation for Treatment of Trichiasis, Egy Ophthalmol Society Bulletin, 2008;101(5):543-550 (2008)

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 Prizes and awards

• Best Trainee Award, Suez Canal University Hospitals, Egypt
• Excellence with Honors in Master’s Degree, Suez Canal University, Egypt
• National Research Encouragement Award in Medical Sciences, Academy of Scientific Research and Technology, Egypt
• Distinguished Young Investigator, Japanese Retina and Vitreous Society (JRVS), Japan

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 Professional membership

• Association of Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO)
• British and Eire Association of Vitreoretinal Surgeons (BEAVRS)
• ​European Society Vitreoretinal Surgery (EVRS)
• Japanese Retina and Vitreous Society (JRVS)
• North of England Ophthalmological Society (NEOS)
• Royal College of Ophthalmologists (RCO)
• Yorkshire Retina Society (YRS)

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