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Pakar oftalmologi
Mr Abumattar is an experienced consultant ophthalmic surgeon who specializes in cataract surgery, age-related macular degeneration (AMD), diabetic retinopathy, retinal vein occlusions as well as medical glaucoma.
Mr. Abumattar moved permanently to Swindon In January 2017, where he is currently the Age Related Macular Degeneration (AMD) Clinical Lead and is the Ophthalmology Clinical Tutor for University Medical School Students.
A major interest throughout Mr Abumattar's career has been teaching and training in ophthalmology. He has lectured a vast range of professional groups involved in eye care, chaired local and national eye meetings, participated in 2 Clinical trials and conducted many high-quality audits. As a further duty, Mr Abumattar takes an active part in all aspects of clinical governance activities within the hospital's ophthalmology department.
Mr Abumattar is currently a medical students examiner and the ophthalmology clinical tutor in Great Western Hospitals Foundation trust.
Mr Abumattar is on the specialist register as an ophthalmologist and has full registration with the GMC.
Mr Abumattar has participated in several clinical trials and conducted many high-quality audits. He takes an active part in all aspects of clinical governance activities within the Great Western Hospitals Ophthalmology Department.
Mr Abumattar possesses an extensive amount of experience in relation to the management of eyelid conditions and disorders, such as lower lid and upper lid malposition surgery, therapeutic botulinum toxin injection as an effective treatment option for facial dystonia and thyroid eye disease.
Following his graduation in 1994; obtaining a degree in medicine from Al Fateh University; Mr Abumattar undertook his training in ophthalmology at both the El Nasir
Ophthalmic Hospital and the St John of Jerusalem Eye Hospital. He then moved to
the UK in 2001, immediately undertaking training posts at the Ayrshire and
Arran Acute Hospitals Trust. Following this, he began a post at the Stoke Mandeville Hospital, where he was awarded with the SAS (Staff grade and Associate Specialists) Clinical Discretionary Award in 2006.
Mr Abumattar has taught and trained many in the area of ophthalmology to-date, and has engaged himself in clinical trials. He also won the Best Presentation Prize in the SAS
Regional Academic Study Day, 2013, for his tips for delivering virtually painless ocular injections in the management of age-related macular degeneration study on "Pain Scores Following Intravitreal Injections." In addition to this, Mr. Abumattar held an Honorary Fellowship Post at Moorfields Eye Hospital in 2013.
Moreover, Mr. Abumattar achieved responsibilities as Trust Appraiser, the Director of the Buckinghamshire Postgraduate Ophthalmology Teaching Programme, Member of the Joint Consultation and Negotiating Committee (JCNC) for Doctors and Dentists in
Oxfordshire Deanery, representative in The Royal College of Ophthalmologists SAS Group and SAS, representative in Royal College Revalidation sub-committee.
