Zaina Al-Mohtaseb, M.D.

Dr. Zaina Al-Mohtaseb is a board-certified ophthalmologist and surgeon, specializing in cataract, LASIK, and cornea surgery for Whitsett Vision Group patients, as well as comprehensive ophthalmology.

She earned her medical degree with honors from Baylor College of Medicine and completed her ophthalmology residency at the Cullen Eye Institute at Baylor where she was elected Chief Resident. She then finished her training and fellowship in cornea/external disease, cataract and refractive surgery at the University of Miami’s Bascom Palmer Eye Institute.

Dr. Al-Mohtaseb is a key opinion leader in ophthalmology and an adopter of new surgical techniques and ophthalmic technologies. She has authored multiple scientific publications and presents numerous lectures nationally and internationally. She has a clinical Associate Professor appointment at Baylor College of Medicine and was the previous Associate Program Director of Residency. She leads continued clinical research initiatives at Whitsett Vision Group as the Director of Research.

She is recognized as an expert in complex vision correction surgery and performs the full spectrum of procedures including cataract surgery, LASIK, PRK and ICL, presbyopia correction, DSEK and DMEK, collagen cross-Linking, and IOL exchanges.

She is an active member of numerous ophthalmic societies and is the Chair of the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery Young Eye Surgeon committee which serves to educate young surgeons nationally and internationally through lectures, webinars, and wet labs. She has also won a magnitude of prestigious awards such as “Top Doctors” in Houston, the BCM Women of Excellence Award & Excellence in Patient Care, the National Award Outstanding Leader in Ophthalmology, the National Award Rising Star in Ophthalmology, the national AAO Achievement Award, and features on the International Ophthalmology’s Power List – Top 100 Ophthalmologists and Ophthalmology Management’s National Top 40 Under 40 award.

Her Clinical and Research Interests Include:

• Cataract and refractive lens replacement surgeries

• Presbyopia and astigmatism correction

• LASIK, PRK, ICL and other refractive procedures

• Fuchs Dystrophy and Keratoconus

• Secondary intraocular lenses (IOL) and IOL exchanges​​​​​​​
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