בס"ד
Prof. Alon Skaat is a senior attending ophthalmologist and surgeon at the Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, Israel.
Prof. Skaat is a graduate of Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, completed his residency at the “Sheba” medical center, and has graduated his fellowships in Glaucoma and Cataract at the prestigious New York Eye & Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai in Manhattan, New York, which constitutes one of the word-leading centers in those fields. During that time, he specialized in the best of treatment and surgical approaches for glaucoma and cataract, treated complicated patients who were referred from all over the United States and the world, and so, acquiring clinical and surgical experience in treatment of versatile and complex situations.
Prof. Skaat currently serves as a Clinical Professor at the Sackler Faculty of Medicine in Tel Aviv University, and is an active member in the Israeli Medical Association, the Israel Ophthalmology Society, the American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO), the American Glaucoma Society (AGS), the European Glaucoma Society (EGS), the American Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO), and the World Glaucoma Association (WGA), in which he serves as an associate Advisory Board member.
Prof Skaat presides as the head of the Sam Rothberg Glaucoma Center in the Sheba Medical Center, the board of directors’ member of the Israel Ophthalmology Society, the chairman of the Ophthalmology Board Exams Committee of the Israeli Medical Association, and as the chairman of the Israeli Glaucoma Society.
Prof. Skaat also serves as the director of the Glaucoma Innovation and Research lab which constitutes the cutting edge of clinical research and innovative, ground-breaking, developments for diagnosing and treating Glaucoma.
Prof. Skaat has a large experience in multiple surgical techniques, operates all the different cataract surgeries (with and without laser, using all advance/premium lenses), and all the different kinds of glaucoma surgeries and lasers.
Prof. Skaat has been chosen as one of the best doctors in Israel in his field.
Prof. Skaat’s world view:
“I pledge to give professional medical treatment, while considering the specific problems of each patient, and presenting optimal solutions for each problem- medical and surgical as one. I believe in healthy communication between doctor and his patients, in full transparency, in tolerance and empathy towards the patient. I pledge to administer care withstanding the leading world criteria, which is based on being constantly updated on clinical, surgical and medicinal development and innovation that exist in the field.”