Physicians

Department / Division
Ophthalmology / Neuro Ophthalmology

Address
DUMC 3802
Durham, NC 27710

Appointment Telephone
919-681-3937

Office Telephone
919-681-9191

Fax Telephone
919-684-0547

Training

• MD, American University of Beirut (Lebanon), 2001

Residency

• American University of Beirut (Lebanon), 2005

Fellowship

• Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus, Duke Eye Center, 2005-2007
• Neuro-Ophthalmology, Duke Eye Center, 2007-2009

Clinical Interests
Diagnosis and treatment of neurological conditions affecting the eyes of both adults and children; pediatric and adult strabismus; multiple sclerosis; idiopathic intracranial hypertension; research interest in ocular imaging technologies, particularly optical coherence tomography

Research Interests
1. Pediatric and adult optic neuropathies
2. Optic nerve imaging (mainly optical coherence tomography)
3. Idiopathic intracranial hypertension
4. Optic neuritis

Industry Relationships and Collaborations (What's this?)

This faculty member has no reported relationships with industry.

Representative Publications
El-Dairi, MA; Asrani, SG; Enyedi, LB; Freedman, SF. Optical coherence tomography in the eyes of normal children. Archives of Ophthalmology. 2009;127:50-58. (2009) Abstract

El-Dairi, MA; Holgado, S; Asrani, SG; Enyedi, LB; Freedman, SF. Correlation between optical coherence tomography and glaucomatous optic nerve head damage in children. British Journal of Ophthalmology. 2009;93:1325-1330. (2009) Abstract

El-Dairi, MA; Holgado, S; O'Donnell, T; Buckley, EG; Asrani, S; Freedman, SF. Optical coherence tomography as a tool for monitoring pediatric pseudotumor cerebri. Journal of American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus. 2007;11:564-570. (2007) Abstract