Doctor’s Bio

Dr. Sherif Tolees, MSc, FRCS (Glasgow), FWCRS, Cornea & Refractive Surgeon with over 15 years of experience.

 

Dr. Tolees started his career with Magrabi Hospital & Centres back in 2010, where he finished his clinical corneal and refractive surgery fellowship and served patients as surgeon in western and eastern regions in Saudi Arabia.

 

His interests include the treatment of corneal disorders such as keratoconus, scarring and inflammation. He also specializes in vision correction surgery using lasers and implantable lenses.

 

Credentials

• March 2023: Fellow of The World College of Refractive Surgery & Visual Sciences.
• May 2011: Fellow of Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow.
• November 2008: Master’s degree in Ophthalmology Ophthalmology Department, Alexandria Medical school Alexandria University – Egypt.
• September 2002: MBBCh Alexandria Medical School Alexandria University – Egypt.

 

Specializations

• Corneal Transplantation
• Keratoconus Management
• Refractive Surgery
• Lens Implantation
• Ocular Surface Diseases
• Cataract Surgery

 

Professional Affiliations

• Certified Consultant - Egyptian Medical Syndicate
• Saudi Commission for Health Specialties - March 2010
• Editorial Board of Journal of Refractive Surgery
• European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery (ESCRS)
• American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO)
• International Society of Refractive Surgery (ISRS)

 

Languages

• English
• Arabic

 

Hospital(s)

• Magrabi Eye Complex – Al Morgan

 

PUBLICATIONS IN PEER REVIEWED MEDICAL JOURNALS

1. Alaa Eldanasoury, MD, Sherif Tolees, MD, and Harkaran S. Bains, BSc Hons (Oph); Clinical Outcomes After Phacoemulsification with Implantation of Trifocal and Toric Trifocal Intraocular Lenses. Journal of Refractive Surgery. 2021 Jun;37(6):372-379. doi: 10.3928/1081597X-20210217-01. Epub 2021 Jun 1.
2. Ayman Nasr Hashem, Sherif Said Tolees, Ahmed Samir; Novel Technique For The Management Of Macroperforation During Deep Anterior Lamellar Keratoplasty. Clin Ophthalmol. 2019 Oct 23; 13:2075-2080. doi: 10.2147/OPTH.S229249. eCollection 2019.
3. Alaa M. Eldanasoury, MD, FRCS; Mehdi Roozbahani, MD; Sherif Tolees, MD, FRCS; Christina Arana, OD. Long-Term Effect of Anterior Chamber Depth on Endothelial Cell Density in Patients With Iris-Fixated Phakic Intraocular Lenses. Journal of Refractive Surgery. 2019;35(8):493-500. https://doi.org/10.3928/1081597X-20190708-01
4. Joann J. Kang, David C. Ritterband, Sherif S. Tolees, John A. Seedor. Outcomes of glued foldable intraocular lens implantation in eyes with preexisting complications and combined surgical procedures. J Cataract Refract Surg 2015; 41(9):1845–1854.
5. Tolees SS, El-Danasoury AM, Hashem A (2014) Femtosecond Laser Assisted Cataract Surgery after Deep Lamellar Keratoplasty: Case Report. J Clin Exp Ophthalmol 5:348. doi: 10.4172/2155-9570.1000348
6. Correction of pre-existing astigmatism during cataract surgery: Comparison between the effect of opposite clear corneal incisions and a single clear corneal incision, Published in Egyptian Ophthalmology Journal, 2012.

 

Book Chapters

• Deep Anterior Lamellar Keratoplasty (Dalk). Big Buuble Technique

Alaa Eldanasoury, Sherif Tolees, Rich Bains

In: Soosan Jacob, Editor: Mastering DALK - A Video Textbook on Deep Anterior Lamellar Keratoplasty. SLACK Incorporated.                   

• Phakic intraocular lens in keratoconus.

Alaa Eldanasoury, FRCS. Sherif Said Tolees, FRCS. Harkaran S. Bains BHSc Oph,

In Cesar Carriazo, Maria Jose Cosentino, Editor: New Frontiers for the Treatment of Keratoconus. Springer Inc.