Dr. Samer Hijjo

Dr. Samer Hajjo is a Specialist in Ophthalmology at Ebn Hayan Healthcare, providing specialized medical care for the diagnosis and treatment of eye diseases and vision problems in both children and adults.

Dr. Samer specializes in comprehensive eye examinations, strabismus assessment, monitoring of visual disorders, and the treatment of a wide range of eye conditions through accurate, personalized medical care tailored to each patient’s needs.

If you are looking for an ophthalmologist in Sharjah or a specialized center for eye examinations and the treatment of eye conditions, Ebn Hayan Healthcare Clinics provides comprehensive eye care in a modern medical environment.

Dr. Samer Hajjo graduated from Aleppo University in 1996, specializing in ophthalmology at Damascus University’s Al-Mouwasat Hospital, completing his specialization with distinction in 2000. Since early in his career, he has focused on strabismus and optics, eventually establishing Syria’s first specialized strabismus clinic in 1999. In 2003, he trained at Necker University Hospital for Children in Paris, obtaining a certified specialization in strabismus and registering two inventions for low-cost manual devices for measuring refractive errors in France. In 2005, Dr. Hajjo founded the Specialized Center for Strabismus and Optics in Damascus, attracting patients from across Syria and neighboring countries. His clinic expanded to three strabismus clinics and an optics clinic, equipped with state-of-the-art technology, and staffed by highly trained ophthalmologists he personally mentored. Dr. Hajjo has performed thousands of successful strabismus surgeries, treated tens of thousands of patients, and holds five international patents in ophthalmology. He has lectured at international conferences, taught optics to postgraduate ophthalmology students at Damascus University, authored Arabic-language books on optics and refractive errors, and taught medical lens material to optics institute students for several years. Additionally, he previously oversaw strabismus clinic operations at Al-Mouwasat University Hospital, served as a board member and secretary of the Syrian Society of Ophthalmologists, and despite his deep ties to Syria, now works in various medical centers in the UAE, Qatar, Oman, and Syria.