Saeed Alghamdi

Saeed Alghamdi is a consultant ophthalmologist and Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology at King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences (KSAU-HS), Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Dr. Alghamdi has worked in the Department of Ophthalmology of the Ministry of National Guard Health Affairs at King Abdulaziz Medical City, Jeddah, has been Regional Program Director for the Western Region and is affiliated with King Abdullah International Medical Research Center. Published work, much of it systematic reviews and meta-analyses, covers the cornea and ocular surface, including dry eye, meibomian gland dysfunction, pterygium surgery and corneal cross-linking, along with inflammation after cataract surgery, reasons for not performing surface ablation refractive surgery, contact lens care, public awareness of eye disease in Saudi Arabia and the history of ophthalmology in the Arab and Muslim world.