Sharmeen Akram

Clinical Associate Professor
Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences

Telephone: 92 21 34930051

Education

MBBS, The Aga Khan University, Pakistan
FCPS, (Ophthalmology) College of Physicians and Surgeons, Pakistan
Graduate Diploma (with distinction), Refractive Surgery, University of Sydney, Australia
FACS, Fellow of American College of Surgeons

Training

  • Ophthalmology Postgraduate Program - Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre, Karachi, Pakistan
  • Refractive Surgery - University of Sydney, Australia
  • Advanced Training in Refractive Surgery - Alcon Academy, Amsterdam
  • Cornea and Refractive Surgery - European School for Advanced Studies in Ophthalmology – (ESASSO), Lugano, Switzerland
  • Lasik Accreditation Course - National Eye Hospital, Singapore
  • Oculoplastic Course - National Eye Hospital, Singapore
  • Medical Retina Course - European School for Advanced Studies in Ophthalmology – (ESASSO), Lugano, Switzerland

Experience

  • Section Head of Ophthalmology 2016 - 2020
  • Faculty - College of Physicians and Surgeons for Pakistan
  • Assistant Professor, Department of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences, 2016 on-going
  • Lecturer Ophthalmology, Consultant Eye Surgeon, Section of Ophthalmology, Department of Surgery, AKU, 2007 - 2016

Professional associations

ASCRS, American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons 
ISRS, International Society of Refractive Surgeons 
WIO, Women in Ophthalmology International
OSP, Ophthalmology Society of Pakistan
WIOP, Women in Ophthalmology Pakistan (Executive Member) 
PACRS, Pakistan Association of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons

Awards and honours

  • Begum Ziauddin Scholarship, The Aga Khan University, Pakistan, 1992
  • Distinction in Graduate Diploma in Refractive Surgery, 2013

Clinical profile information

Clinical designation

Consultant Ophthalmologist

Specialties

  • Refractive Surgery (Lasik) Specialist, (Full Spectrum) 
  • Premium intraocular lens implant for spectacle free vision
  • Cataract and Anterior Segment Surgery
  • Corneal Rings for better vision
  • Squint Surgery , Tear sac surgery and General Ophthalmology
  • Diabetic Eye Disease, Glaucoma and Macular Degeneration (Medical Retina

Created on:12/05/2022 Last modified:09/23/2024

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