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  1. Longitudinal nationwide analysis of uveal melanoma in the United States1995–2018

    Article • International Journal of Clinical Oncology, September 2025, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Ahmed Samir Alfaar

  2. COVID-19 impact on retinal detachment in Germany: seasonal peaks persist and shifts in surgical trends

    Article • International Ophthalmology, September 2025, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Ahmed Samir Alfaar

  3. Global burden of vision impairment due to age-related macular degeneration, 1990–2021, with forecasts to 2050: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021

    Article • The Lancet Global Health, July 2025, Elsevier

    Sumaira Mubarik, Dr Mohammed Kuddus, Sok King Ong, Dr Akshaya Srikanth Bhagavathula, Dr Ahmed Samir Alfaar, Dr Mohammad Hassan Emamian, Dr Shariful Islam, Professor Vijay Kumar Chattu

  4. Nationwide incidence and survival of retinoblastoma in the USA between 1996 and 2018: a review of 5730 cases

    Article • Ophthalmic Genetics, February 2025, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Ahmed Samir Alfaar

  5. Trends in childhood cancer: Incidence and survival analysis over 45 years of SEER data

    Article • PLOS One, January 2025, PLOS

    Dr Ahmed Samir Alfaar

  6. Guardian Knowledge in Primary Congenital Glaucoma

    Article • Journal of Glaucoma, November 2024, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Dr Ahmed Samir Alfaar

  7. Epidemiology, trends, and survival of ocular and orbital rhabdomyosarcoma: a nationwide study in the USA (1996–2018)

    Article • Graefe s Archive for Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology, November 2024, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Ahmed Samir Alfaar

  8. The Epidemiology and Survival Outcomes of Adult Conjunctival Malignancies in Germany: A Decade-Long Population-Based Analysis (2009–2019)

    Article • Ophthalmic Epidemiology, July 2024, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Ahmed Samir Alfaar

  9. Global estimates on the number of people blind or visually impaired by Uncorrected Refractive Error: a meta-analysis from 2000 to 2020

    Article • Eye, July 2024, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Yousef Khader, Birhan Tsegaw Taye, Gebrekiros Gebremichael, Dr Akshaya Srikanth Bhagavathula, Dr Ahmed Samir Alfaar, Ayele Abebe, Dr Mohammad Hassan Emamian, Professor Ovidiu Constantin Baltatu

  10. Global estimates on the number of people blind or visually impaired by age-related macular degeneration: a meta-analysis from 2000 to 2020

    Article • Eye, July 2024, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Yousef Khader, Birhan Tsegaw Taye, Dr Akshaya Srikanth Bhagavathula, Dr Ahmed Samir Alfaar, Professor Vijay Kumar Chattu

  11. Global estimates on the number of people blind or visually impaired by diabetic retinopathy: a meta-analysis from 2000 to 2020

    Article • Eye, June 2024, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Ahmed Samir Alfaar, Dr Mohammad Hassan Emamian, Denny John

  12. Declining incidence and improving survival of ocular and orbital lymphomas in the US between 1995 and 2018

    Article • Scientific Reports, April 2024, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Ahmed Samir Alfaar

  13. Global estimates on the number of people blind or visually impaired by glaucoma: A meta-analysis from 2000 to 2020

    Article • Eye, April 2024, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Ahmed Samir Alfaar, Dr Mohammad Hassan Emamian, Professor Ovidiu Constantin Baltatu

  14. The rising tide of rhegmatogenous retinal detachment in Germany: a nationwide analysis of the incidence, from 2005 to 2021

    Article • Graefe s Archive for Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology, March 2024, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Ahmed Samir Alfaar

  15. Global estimates on the number of people blind or visually impaired by cataract: a meta-analysis from 2000 to 2020

    Article • Eye, March 2024, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Tungki Pratama Umar, Shumaila Nargus, Professor Yousef Khader, Dr Sonu Bhaskar, Assistant Professor Ashok Pandey, Dr Ali Fatehizadeh, Birhan Tsegaw Taye, Dr. Georgios D Panos, Hitesh Chopra, Dr Akshaya Srikanth Bhagavathula, Dr Ahmed Samir Alfaar, Ayele Abebe, Dr Mohammad Hassan Emamian, Professor Vijay Kumar Chattu, Prince Peprah

  16. Smoking-Related Disease Impact in the Eastern Mediterranean Region: A Comprehensive Assessment Using Global Burden of Disease Data

    Article • Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention, February 2024, EpiSmart Science Vector Ltd

    Dr Ahmed Samir Alfaar

  17. Study on Retinal Disease in Premature Babies in Germany Shows Need for Early Detection and Care

    Article • European Journal of Pediatrics, November 2023, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Ahmed Samir Alfaar

  18. In-Depth Analysis of Incidence and Survival of Lacrimal Gland Malignancies in the United States of America from 1995 to 2018

    Article • Ophthalmic Epidemiology, November 2023, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Ahmed Samir Alfaar

  19. Trends in the Utilization and Outcomes of Brachytherapy vs. Proton Therapy in Localized Uveal Melanoma in the United States

    Article • International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics, October 2023, Elsevier

    Dr Ahmed Samir Alfaar

  20. Epidemiologische Auswirkungen der COVID-19-Pandemie auf Enukleationsfälle in Deutschland

    Article • Die Ophthalmologie, June 2023, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Ahmed Samir Alfaar

  21. Survival trends for patients with retinoblastoma between 2000 and 2018: What has changed?

    Article • Cancer Medicine, December 2022, Wiley

    Dr Ahmed Samir Alfaar

  22. The epidemiology of adults' eyelid malignancies in Germany between 2009 and 2015; An analysis of 42,710 patients' data

    Article • European Journal of Ophthalmology, November 2022, SAGE Publications

    Dr Ahmed Samir Alfaar

  23. Increased Risk of Subsequent Skin Melanoma in Patients with Retinoblastoma: SEER-Based Results

    Article • Journal of Investigative Dermatology, November 2022, Elsevier

    Dr Ahmed Samir Alfaar

  24. FoxP3 expression by retinal pigment epithelial cells: transcription factor with potential relevance for the pathology of age-related macular degeneration

    Article • Journal of Neuroinflammation, October 2022, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Ahmed Samir Alfaar

  25. Uveal melanoma and marital status: a relationship that affects survival

    Article • International Ophthalmology, July 2022, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Ahmed Samir Alfaar

  26. Getting Started in Research: What Registries Can Do for You

    Article • January 2022, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Ahmed Samir Alfaar

  27. The epidemiology of uveal melanoma in Germany: a nationwide report of incidence and survival between 2009 and 2015

    Article • Graefe s Archive for Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology, October 2021, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Ahmed Samir Alfaar

  28. Causes of blindness and vision impairment in 2020 and trends over 30 years, and prevalence of avoidable blindness in relation to VISION 2020: the Right to Sight: an analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study

    Article • The Lancet Global Health, February 2021, Elsevier

    Prof.Dr. Adnan Kisa, Professor Andrew Toyin Olagunju, Dr Shariful Islam, Dr Ahmed Samir Alfaar, Gebrekiros Gebremichael, Dr Akshaya Srikanth Bhagavathula, berhe Gebremichael, Dr Mohammad Hassan Emamian

  29. Trends in prevalence of blindness and distance and near vision impairment over 30 years: an analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study

    Article • The Lancet Global Health, February 2021, Elsevier

    Prof.Dr. Adnan Kisa, Professor Andrew Toyin Olagunju, Dr marek majdan, Dr Ahmed Samir Alfaar, Dr Shariful Islam, Dr Akshaya Srikanth Bhagavathula, berhe Gebremichael, Dr Mohammad Hassan Emamian, Baye Dagnew

  30. Unilateral retinoblastoma; natural history and an age-based protocol in 248 patients

    Article • Eye, November 2020, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof Mohamed Saad Zaghloul, Dr Ahmed Samir Alfaar

  31. Second primary malignancies of eye and ocular adnexa after a first primary elsewhere in the body

    Article • Graefe s Archive for Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology, September 2020, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Ahmed Samir Alfaar

  32. Association of Brain Cancer With Risk of Suicide

    Article • JAMA Network Open, May 2020, American Medical Association (AMA)

    Dr Ahmed Samir Alfaar

  33. The outcome of childhood adrenocortical carcinoma in Egypt: A model from developing countries

    Article • Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, January 2020, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Wafaa M. Rashed, Dr Ahmed Samir Alfaar

  34. Inhibition of Ca 2+ channel surface expression by mutant bestrophin‐1 in RPE cells

    Article • The FASEB Journal, January 2020, Wiley

    Dr Ahmed Samir Alfaar

  35. Pediatric ependymoma: A single-center experience from a developing country

    Article • Indian Journal of Cancer, January 2020, Medknow

    Dr Ahmed Samir Alfaar

  36. Uveal melanoma-associated cancers revisited

    Article • ESMO Open, January 2020, Elsevier

    Dr Ahmed Samir Alfaar

  37. Lacrimal gland tumours: Clinical and epidemiological patterns in the United States

    Article • Annals of Oncology, November 2019, Elsevier

    Dr Ahmed Samir Alfaar

  38. Incidence and survival of uveal melanoma occurring as single cancer versus its occurrence as a first or second primary neoplasm

    Article • Annals of Oncology, October 2019, Elsevier

    Dr Ahmed Samir Alfaar

  39. Is radiation therapy influencing alzheimer’s in brain and head and neck cancers?

    Article • Annals of Oncology, October 2019, Elsevier

    Dr Ahmed Samir Alfaar

  40. Anoctamin-4 is a bona fide Ca2+-dependent non-selective cation channel

    Article • Scientific Reports, February 2019, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Ahmed Samir Alfaar

  41. Suicidal death within a year of a cancer diagnosis: A population-based study

    Article • Cancer, January 2019, Wiley

    Dr Ahmed Samir Alfaar

  42. Prior malignancy impact on survival outcomes of glioblastoma multiforme; population-based study.

    Article • International Journal of Neuroscience, October 2018, Taylor & Francis

    Dr anas M. saad, Dr Ahmed Samir Alfaar

  43. Incidence of adrenal gland tumor as a second primary malignancy: SEER-based study

    Article • Endocrine Connections, August 2018, Bioscientifica

    Dr anas M. saad, Dr Ahmed Samir Alfaar, Dr Wafaa M. Rashed

  44. Survivin is high in retinoblastoma, but what lies beneath?

    Article • Journal of American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus, April 2018, Elsevier

    Dr Ahmed Samir Alfaar

  45. Risk of second malignancies among survivors of pediatric thyroid cancer

    Article • International Journal of Clinical Oncology, February 2018, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Wafaa M. Rashed, Dr Ahmed Samir Alfaar

  46. The incidence of brainstem primitive neuroectodermal tumors of childhood based on SEER data

    Article • Child s Nervous System, January 2018, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Ahmed Samir Alfaar

  47. 118OThe impact of a prior malignancy on the outcomes of glioblastoma multiforme; SEER based cohort

    Article • Annals of Oncology, November 2017, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr anas M. saad, Dr Ahmed Samir Alfaar

  48. 467PIncidence of adrenal gland tumor as a second primary malignancy: SEER based database

    Article • Annals of Oncology, September 2017, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr anas M. saad, Dr Wafaa M. Rashed, Dr Ahmed Samir Alfaar

  49. Neonates with cancer and causes of death; lessons from 615 cases in the SEER databases

    Article • Cancer Medicine, June 2017, Wiley

    Dr Ahmed Samir Alfaar

  50. Nonfunctioning Adrenocortical Carcinoma in Pediatric Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia

    Article • Journal of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, March 2017, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Dr Ahmed Samir Alfaar, Dr Wafaa M. Rashed

  51. A multidisciplinary approach to improving the care and outcomes of patients with retinoblastoma at a pediatric cancer hospital in Egypt

    Article • Ophthalmic Genetics, January 2017, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Ahmed Samir Alfaar, Prof Mohamed Saad Zaghloul

  52. Incidence of orbital, conjunctival and lacrimal gland malignant tumors in USA from Surveillance, Epidemiology and End Results, 1973-2009

    Article • International Journal of Ophthalmology, December 2016, Press of International Journal of Ophthalmology (IJO Press)

    Dr Ahmed Samir Alfaar

  53. Childhood Ewing Sarcoma of Orbit

    Article • Journal of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, August 2016, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Dr Ahmed Samir Alfaar

  54. A change roadmap towards research paradigm in low-resource countries: retinoblastoma model in Egypt

    Article • International Ophthalmology, April 2016, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Ahmed Samir Alfaar, Dr Wafaa M. Rashed

  55. Clinical Research Recession: Training Needs Perception Among Medical Students

    Article • Journal of Cancer Education, February 2016, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Ahmed Samir Alfaar

  56. Biorepository for Pediatric Cancer with Minimal Resources: Meeting the Challenges

    Article • Biopreservation and Biobanking, February 2016, Mary Ann Liebert Inc

    Dr Ahmed Samir Alfaar

  57. Clinical presentation of intraocular retinoblastoma; 5-year hospital-based registry in Egypt

    Article • Journal of the Egyptian National Cancer Institute, December 2015, Elsevier

    Dr Ahmed Samir Alfaar

  58. 86PAssessment of breast cancer screening awareness among relatives of Egyptian breast cancer patients

    Article • Annals of Oncology, December 2015, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Ahmed Samir Alfaar

  59. 1406 Childhood Orbital Rhabdomyosarcoma. Report from Children's Cancer Hospital-57357-Egypt

    Article • European Journal of Cancer, September 2015, Elsevier

    Dr Ahmed Samir Alfaar

  60. Childhood Ewing Sarcoma of the Orbit

    Article • Journal of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, August 2015, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Dr Ahmed Samir Alfaar

  61. Childhood orbital rhabdomyosarcoma: Report from Children’s Cancer Hospital-57357-Egypt

    Article • Journal of Solid Tumors, July 2015, Sciedu Press

    Dr Ahmed Samir Alfaar

  62. Bilateral clear cell sarcoma of the kidney

    Article • Journal of the Egyptian National Cancer Institute, June 2015, Elsevier

    Dr Ahmed Samir Alfaar

  63. High Risk Retinoblastoma: Prevalence and Success of Treatment in Developing Countries

    Article • Ophthalmic Genetics, May 2015, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Ahmed Samir Alfaar, Prof Mohamed Saad Zaghloul

  64. Phthisis Bulbi: Clinical and Pathologic Findings in Retinoblastoma

    Article • Fetal and Pediatric Pathology, April 2015, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Ahmed Samir Alfaar

  65. Orbital tumors in USA: Difference in survival patterns

    Article • Cancer Epidemiology, October 2014, Elsevier

    Dr Ahmed Samir Alfaar

  66. Clear cell sarcoma of the kidney: Patients' characteristics and improved outcome in developing countries

    Article • Pediatric Blood & Cancer, August 2014, Wiley

    Dr Ahmed Samir Alfaar, Prof Mohamed Saad Zaghloul

  67. Integrating Web 2.0 in Clinical Research Education in a Developing Country

    Article • Journal of Cancer Education, January 2014, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Ahmed Samir Alfaar

  68. What a reference manager can add for a physician in web 2.0 era

    Article • The Egyptian Journal of Cardiothoracic Anesthesia, January 2014, Medknow

    Dr Ahmed Samir Alfaar

  69. Nanoparticles targeting mechanisms in cancer therapy: current limitations and emerging solutions

    Article • Therapeutic Delivery, September 2013, Future Science

    Dr Ahmed Samir Alfaar

  70. Oncology and public health

    Article • Annals of Oncology, September 2012, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Ahmed Samir Alfaar

  71. Next Generation Cancer Registry; Opportunities of Web 3.0 and Physician Perspective

    Article • Annals of Oncology, September 2012, Elsevier

    Dr Ahmed Samir Alfaar

  72. Advancing Clinical Oncology Practice in Developing Countries: Integrating Research Informatics for Continuous Process Improvement

    Article • Annals of Oncology, September 2012, Elsevier

    Dr Ahmed Samir Alfaar

  73. Sonographic guidance for tunneled central venous catheters insertion in pediatric oncologic patients: guided punctures and guide wire localization

    Article • The Chinese-German Journal of Clinical Oncology, August 2012, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Ahmed Samir Alfaar

  74. International Telepharmacy Education: Another Venue to Improve Cancer Care in the Developing World

    Article • Telemedicine and e-Health, July 2012, Mary Ann Liebert Inc

    Dr Ahmed Samir Alfaar

  75. 2163 POSTER Integrating Web-based Real-time Analysis System With Clinical Research Database Facilitates Interim Analysis

    Article • European Journal of Cancer, September 2011, Elsevier

    Dr Ahmed Samir Alfaar