Dr Sohaib Rufai
NIHR Doctoral Fellow in Ophthalmology
School/Department: Neuroscience, Psychology & Behaviour, Department of
Email: Sohaib.Rufai@leicester.ac.uk
Profile
Research
Publications
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Top 10 in reverse chronological order (over 30 publications as of 2021):
Rufai SR. A Practical Guide for Aspiring Ophthalmologists (Book). World Scientific. 2021. ISBN: 978-981-123-632-7. doi: 10.1142/12257
Rufai SR, Hisaund M, Jeelani NUO, McLean RJ. Detection of intracranial hypertension in children using optical coherence tomography: a systematic review. BMJ Open. 2021 Aug 11;11(8):e046935. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-046935. PMID: 34380720; PMCID: PMC8359522.
Rufai SR, Bowman R, Bunce C, Panteli V, McLean RJ, Teli S, Gottlob I, Thomas MG, Jeelani NUO, Proudlock FA. Feasibility and Repeatability of Handheld Optical Coherence Tomography in Children With Craniosynostosis. Transl Vis Sci Technol. 2021 Jul 1;10(8):24. doi: 10.1167/tvst.10.8.24. PMID: 34313724; PMCID: PMC8322722.
Hinds AM, Thompson DA, Rufai SR, Weston K, Schwiebert K, Panteli V, James G, Bowman R. Visual outcomes in children with syndromic craniosynostosis: a review of 165 cases. Eye (Lond). 2021 May 10. doi: 10.1038/s41433-021-01458-5. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 33972704.
Rufai SR, Bunce C. World leaders' usage of Twitter in response to the COVID-19 pandemic: a content analysis. J Public Health (Oxf). 2020 Aug 18;42(3):510-516. doi: 10.1093/pubmed/fdaa049. PMID: 32309854; PMCID: PMC7188178.
Rufai SR, Thomas MG, Purohit R, Bunce C, Lee H, Proudlock FA, Gottlob I. Can Structural Grading of Foveal Hypoplasia Predict Future Vision in Infantile Nystagmus?: A Longitudinal Study. Ophthalmology. 2020 Apr;127(4):492-500. doi: 10.1016/j.ophtha.2019.10.037. Epub 2019 Nov 4. PMID: 31937464; PMCID: PMC7105819.
Rufai SR, Almuhtaseb H, Paul RM, Stuart BL, Kendrick T, Lee H, Lotery AJ. A systematic review to assess the 'treat-and-extend' dosing regimen for neovascular age-related macular degeneration using ranibizumab. Eye (Lond). 2017 Sep;31(9):1337-1344. doi: 10.1038/eye.2017.67. Epub 2017 May 5. PMID: 28475181; PMCID: PMC5601449.
Rufai SR, Tan NY, Barbara R, Hartrey R, Self JE. A novel method for examining corneal endothelial cell morphology in infants. J AAPOS. 2017 Jun;21(3):241-243.e1. doi: 10.1016/j.jaapos.2017.01.002. Epub 2017 Mar 24. PMID: 28347727.
Almuhtaseb H, Kanavati S, Rufai SR, Lotery AJ. One-year real-world outcomes in patients receiving fixed-dosing aflibercept for neovascular age-related macular degeneration. Eye (Lond). 2017 Jun;31(6):878-883. doi: 10.1038/eye.2017.6. Epub 2017 Feb 10. PMID: 28186507; PMCID: PMC5518840.
Ologunde R, Rufai SR. Surgical follow-up in low-income and middle-income countries. Lancet Glob Health. 2013 Sep;1(3):e132. doi: 10.1016/S2214-109X(13)70061-5. Epub 2013 Aug 23. PMID: 25104257.
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Awards
Dr Rufai has been awarded the prestigious NIHR Doctoral Fellowship (2019-2022) NIHR Academic Clinical Fellowship (2016-19) and NIHR Academic Foundation Post (2014-16). During his NIHR Academic Clinical Fellowship he obtained MRes with distinction (University of Leicester 2020). He was also awarded BMBS BMedSc with Honours (University of Southampton 2014). As of 2022, Dr Rufai has received 28 academic awards and prizes for his work, many at international/national level including RCOphth (Ulverscroft David Owen Prize), ARVO, UKNOS (Ivor Levy Prize) BIPOSA, BAAPS, MOS and SOC prizes, the Vernon Prize Trophy for Ophthalmological Research, the Bayer ROSES Audit Award and others.
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Qualifications
BMBS and BMedSc (Honours), University of Southampton, 2014
MRes (Distinction), University of Leicester, 2020
FInstLM, Fellow of Institute of Leadership and Management, 2022