Omar Shakir

Aug 23, 2024 | ophthalmologytimes.com | Omar Shakir

As I sat down to gather my thoughts on the transformative power of office-based vitrectomy, my initial aim was a nuanced comparison with its counterparts—the hospital and the ambulatory surgery center (ASC). The more I thought about it, the more fervent my conviction was that office-based surgery is the future.

Jun 18, 2024 | modernretina.com | Omar Shakir

As I sat down to gather my thoughts on the transformative power of office-based vitrectomy, my initial aim was a nuanced comparison with its counterparts—the hospital and the ambulatory surgery center (ASC). The more I thought about it, the more fervent my conviction was that office-based surgery is the future.

Feb 26, 2024 | thestar.com.my | Omar Shakir

IN September 2023, Tamir Pardo, who headed the Mossad, Israel’s national intelligence agency, under Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu from 2011 to 2016, said that Israel is imposing apartheid on the Palestinians.

Jan 25, 2024 | inthesetimes.com | Riley Roliff |Omar Shakir

Shortly before the new year, South Africa moved to take Israel to the United Nations’ (UN) highest court, the International Court of Justice (ICJ), for the atrocities committed against Palestinians in Gaza since Oct. 7. The ICJ recently issued an interim ruling granting some of the emergency measures requested by South Africa that aim to protect Palestinians under attack in Gaza.

Dec 19, 2023 | znetwork.org | Omar Shakir |Amy Goodman

Israel is deliberately blocking the delivery of water, food and fuel in Gaza, prompting Human Rights Watch to accuse the occupation of utilizing starvation as a weapon of war.