Sami H. Uwaydat
Professor
Also affiliated: Ain Shams University (2025); Suez Canal University (2019); Vita-Salute San Raffaele University (2022); University of Tennessee Health Science Center (2022); University of Arkansas Medical Center (2007–2026); Central Arkansas Veterans Healthcare System (2021); American University of Beirut Medical Center (2001); Duke University Hospital (2022); The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston (2002); The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (2004); American University of Beirut (1999–2022)
Ophthalmology, College of Medicine
Research Areas
Biomedical Subjects
Biography and Research Information
OverviewAI-generated summary
Sami H. Uwaydat, M.D., is a professor in the Department of Ophthalmology at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) and practices at the Harvey and Bernice Jones Eye Institute. His clinical and research interests include the repair of retinal detachments and the management of age-related macular degeneration. Dr. Uwaydat has co-authored publications investigating the progression of geographic atrophy and the natural history of drusenoid pigment epithelial detachment in age-related macular degeneration.
His research has also extended to surgical outcomes, including a database study on visual outcomes and intraoperative complications of postvitrectomy cataract surgery. He has also explored specific conditions such as ethmoid sinus osteoma presenting as epiphora and orbital cellulitis, and ectopia lentis syndrome. Dr. Uwaydat has experience with animal models, as indicated by a study on the use of topical honey in treating corneal abrasions and endotoxin-induced keratitis.
Dr. Uwaydat's academic contributions are reflected in a publication record of 154 articles, with 1,144 citations and an h-index of 16. He collaborates with researchers at UAMS, including Muhammad Z. Chauhan, Riley N. Sanders, Joseph G. Chacko, and Paul H. Phillips, with whom he has multiple shared publications. He leads a research group and has received awards for his residency research.
Research Overview
Sami H. Uwaydat, M.D., is an ophthalmologist with the Harvey and Bernice Jones Eye Institute at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS). Dr. Uwaydat is also an associate professor in the Department of Ophthalmology in the UAMS College of Medicine. He sees patients at the Harvey and Bernice Jones Eye Institute.Dr. Uwaydat received his medical degree from the American University of Beirut in Lebanon. He completed his ophthalmology residency at UAMS and is the recipient of multiple awards, including the Raymond and Mary Morris Residency Research Award, having received both first and second place in the competition. In addition, he completed a residency in the Department of Ophthalmology and an internship in the Department of Surgery, both at the American University of Beirut in Lebanon.Fellowships include a Vitreoretinal Surgery Fellowship in the Department of Ophthalmology in Galveston, Texas; and a Medical Retina Fellowship at the New York University in New York. Professional memberships include the American Academy of Ophthalmology and the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology.Dr. Uwaydat's clinical interests include repair of retinal detachments, treatment of age related macular degeneration and diabetic retinopathy, and diagnosis and treatment of retinal infections and inflammations.
Metrics
- h-index: 16
- Publications: 155
- Citations: 1,149
Positions
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Professor publications 2007–2026University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Ophthalmology, College of Medicine Institutional directory
Selected Publications
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Optic nerve infiltration in chronic lymphocytic leukemia treated with acalabrutinib monotherapy: A case report (2026)
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Methotrexate Sequestration at the Silicone Oil–Fluid Interface After Vitrectomy for Traumatic Retinal Detachment (2026)
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FLVCR1 Variant as a Cause of Retinal and Neurologic Dysfunction in Retinitis Pigmentosa with Coats-Like Vasculopathy: A Case Report (2026)
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Surgeon Volume and Success Rate in Primary Rhegmatogenous Retinal Detachment (2026)
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Haptic–iris contact in uveitis–glaucoma–hyphema syndrome demonstrated by anterior segment optical coherence tomography (2026)
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Visual Outcomes in Traumatic Aphakia Corrected with Contact Lens versus Intraocular Lens Implantation – A Retrospective Chart Review (2026)
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Visual Gains with Faricimab vs Aflibercept 8 mg in Naïve Retinovascular Disease: Global Real-World Cases and Literature Review (2026)
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Rare Case of Disseminated Histoplasmosis Presenting as Endogenous Histoplasma Capsulatum Endophthalmitis in an Immunocompetent Patient (2026)
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Association between primary open-angle glaucoma and retinal artery occlusions (2026)
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Cystoid macular oedema after trabeculectomy versus tube shunt surgery in non-diabetic patients (2026)
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Diabetic Retinopathy as a Risk Factor for Ocular Hypertension or Primary Open Angle Glaucoma in a United States-Based Cohort Study (2026)
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Postoperative Vision Loss in Shoulder Surgery: A Case Series and Review of the Literature (2025)
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QLTI-06. Ophthalmologic Manifestations in Adults with Phakomatoses: A Retrospective Review (2025)
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The Incidence of Post-Operative Fibrinoid Syndrome in Diabetic Eyes Receiving a Dexamethasone Implant During Pars Plana Vitrectomy Surgery (2025)
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Optic Nerve Head Structural Changes After Intravitreal Injection (2025)
Grants & Funding
As listed on this researcher's institutional profile.
- An Observational Study in Individuals with Diabetic Retinopathy without Center-Involved DME Undergoing Cataract Surgery (Protocol Q) U10 EY14231 NIH/Nat. Eye Institute via Jaeb Center for Health Research Principal Investigator
- LX211-11: A Muli-center, Double-Masked, Parallel Group, Placebo-Controlled Study to Assess the Efficacy and Safety of Voclosporin as Therapy in Subjec Lux BioSciences Principal Investigator
- Protocol V– Treatment for Central-Involved Diabetic Macular Edema in Eyes with Very Good Visual Acuity NIH/Nat. Cancer Institute via Jaeb Center for Health Research Principal Investigator
- A Phase II Evaluation of Topical NSAID's on Eyes with NonCentral Involved DME (Protocol R) NIH/Nat. Eye Institute via Jaeb Center for Health Research Principal Investigator
- A Two-Year, Randomized, Double-Masked, Multicenter, Three-Arm Study Comparing the Efficacy and Safety of RTH258 versus Aflibercept in Subjects with Neovascular Age-Related Macular Degeneration Alcon Research, Ltd. Principal Investigator
Collaboration Network
Top Collaborators
- A Database Study of Visual Outcomes and Intraoperative Complications of Postvitrectomy Cataract Surgery
- Association of Primary Open-Angle Glaucoma with Diabetic Retinopathy among Patients with Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes
- Tamoxifen Use in a Patient with Idiopathic Macular Telangiectasia Type 2
- Incidence of chorioretinitis and endophthalmitis in hospitalized patients with fungemia
- Oral Fluorescein Angiography for the Diagnosis of Papilledema Versus Pseudopapilledema in Children
Showing 5 of 38 shared publications
- Association of Primary Open-Angle Glaucoma with Diabetic Retinopathy among Patients with Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes
- Outcomes of pars plana vitrectomy following ocular trauma at varying surgical time points
- Anti-Programmed Death Ligand-1 Induced Acute Vision Loss in a Patient With Cancer-Associated Retinopathy
- IMPG2-associated unilateral adult onset vitelliform macular dystrophy
- Socioeconomic and Racial Disparities in Vision Care Access and Impairment Among United States Children
Showing 5 of 23 shared publications
- Belzutifan-induced regression of retinal capillary hemangioblastoma: A case-series
- TULP1 related retinal dystrophy: report of rare and novel variants with a previously undescribed phenotype in two cases
- Ocular Complications from Retained Intraocular Ointment Discovered 33 Months after Cataract Surgery
- Novel and Unusual Retinal Findings in Two Patients with Neurofibromatosis Type 1
- Retinal Degeneration Associated With the G1606A Mitochondrial Mutation
Showing 5 of 13 shared publications
- Association of Primary Open-Angle Glaucoma with Diabetic Retinopathy among Patients with Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes
- Belzutifan-induced regression of retinal capillary hemangioblastoma: A case-series
- Oral Fluorescein Angiography for the Diagnosis of Papilledema Versus Pseudopapilledema in Children
- Socioeconomic and Racial Disparities in Vision Care Access and Impairment Among United States Children
- Fractal Changes of the Retinal Microvasculature in Syphilitic Uveitis
Showing 5 of 11 shared publications
- Paracentral Acute Middle Maculopathy as the Initial Presentation of Giant Cell Arteritis
- Nutritional Optic Neuropathy Status Post Bariatric Surgery
- Mitochondrial Triglyceride Dysregulation in Optic Nerves Following Indirect Traumatic Optic Neuropathy
- Surgical Outcomes in Macular Telangiectasia Type 2-Related Macular Holes: A Report on Four Patients
- Toxoplasma Neuroretinitis
Showing 5 of 10 shared publications
- Bilateral familial nevus of Ota
- Review and update of cataract surgery in the diabetic eye
- Retinal Indentation by a Dexamethasone Implant in a Gas-Filled Eye
- Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor Inhibitor Induced Trichomegaly and Poliosis
- Effect of aspirin on models of retinal pigment epithelium pathology
Showing 5 of 9 shared publications
- Physiologic and Psychologic Risk Factors in Central Serous Chorioretinopathy
- Prepapillary vascular loop-a new classification
- Clinical characteristics of full thickness macular holes that closed without surgery
- One-year outcomes of anti-vascular endothelial growth factor therapy in peripapillary choroidal neovascularisation
- Foveal avascular zone in oculocutaneous albinism
Showing 5 of 9 shared publications
- RBP3-Retinopathy—Inherited High Myopia and Retinal Dystrophy: Genetic Characterization, Natural History, and Deep Phenotyping
- RP2-Associated X-linked Retinopathy: Clinical Findings, Molecular Genetics, and Natural History in a Large Cohort of Female Carriers
- Fractal Changes of the Retinal Microvasculature in Syphilitic Uveitis
- Birdshot or buckshot: a case of choroidal lesions
- Bilateral macular detachment in a 64-year-old man
Showing 5 of 9 shared publications
- Paracentral Acute Middle Maculopathy as the Initial Presentation of Giant Cell Arteritis
- Oral Fluorescein Angiography for the Diagnosis of Papilledema Versus Pseudopapilledema in Children
- Bilateral familial nevus of Ota
- Socioeconomic and Racial Disparities in Vision Care Access and Impairment Among United States Children
- Long Term Outcome and Histologic Findings of a Retinal Astrocytic Hamartoma Treated with Intravitreal Injection of Anti-VEGF: A Case Report
Showing 5 of 8 shared publications
- Incidence of chorioretinitis and endophthalmitis in hospitalized patients with fungemia
- Outcome of Intravitreal Dexamethasone Implant Use in Uveitic Eyes Undergoing Pars Plana Vitrectomy Surgery
- Inflammatory choroiditis and papillitis from Crohn's disease in a child
- Association of Acute Zonal Occult Outer Retinopathy With Multiple Sclerosis: A Report of 2 Cases
- Bilateral Spontaneous Hyphemas in a Patient with Aplastic Anemia
Showing 5 of 8 shared publications
- Sealed Unilateral Full-Thickness Macular Hole with Amniotic Membrane Graft in a Patient with Alport Syndrome: A Case Report
- Amniotic membrane graft in the management of macular hole in high myopia
- Utility of pan-bacterial and pan-fungal PCR in endophthalmitis: case report and review of the literature
- From Retinal Vasculitis to Stroke, from Systemic Findings to Diagnosis, the Necessity of Multidisciplinary Management in Behçet’s Disease: A Case Report
- Acute angle-closure in juvenile X-linked retinoschisis
Showing 5 of 8 shared publications
- Physiologic and Psychologic Risk Factors in Central Serous Chorioretinopathy
- Prepapillary vascular loop-a new classification
- Clinical characteristics of full thickness macular holes that closed without surgery
- Anti-Programmed Death Ligand-1 Induced Acute Vision Loss in a Patient With Cancer-Associated Retinopathy
- Foveal avascular zone in oculocutaneous albinism
Showing 5 of 7 shared publications
- Paracentral Acute Middle Maculopathy as the Initial Presentation of Giant Cell Arteritis
- Repeat Intravitreal Dexamethasone Implant for Refractory Cystoid Macular Edema in Syphilitic Uveitis
- A Case of Non-Resolving MEK Inhibitor-Associated Retinopathy
- Outcome of Intravitreal Dexamethasone Implant Use in Uveitic Eyes Undergoing Pars Plana Vitrectomy Surgery
- Inflammatory choroiditis and papillitis from Crohn's disease in a child
Showing 5 of 7 shared publications
- RP2-Associated X-linked Retinopathy
- Outcomes of pars plana vitrectomy following ocular trauma at varying surgical time points
- IMPG2-associated unilateral adult onset vitelliform macular dystrophy
- RBP3-Retinopathy—Inherited High Myopia and Retinal Dystrophy: Genetic Characterization, Natural History, and Deep Phenotyping
- RP2-Associated X-linked Retinopathy: Clinical Findings, Molecular Genetics, and Natural History in a Large Cohort of Female Carriers
Showing 5 of 7 shared publications
- A Database Study of Visual Outcomes and Intraoperative Complications of Postvitrectomy Cataract Surgery
- Repeat Intravitreal Dexamethasone Implant for Refractory Cystoid Macular Edema in Syphilitic Uveitis
- Review and update of cataract surgery in the diabetic eye
- Office-based Air-Fluid Exchange for Diabetic Post-Operative Vitreous Cavity Hemorrhage.
- A unique case series of autosomal recessive bestrophinopathy exhibiting multigenerational inheritance
Showing 5 of 6 shared publications
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