Dr. Sumayya Jumaa Obaid Juma

Dr. Sumayya Jumaa Obaid Juma is an esteemed Consultant Neuro-Ophthalmologist at the Burjeel Eye Institute at Burjeel Medical City, Abu Dhabi, bringing 20 years of specialized clinical experience at the intersection of ophthalmology and neurology in the United States and the United Arab Emirates.

She earned her MBBS from the University of Jordan in 1997 and completed her Ophthalmology Residency Program at Mafraq Hospital, UAE. Dr. Juma subsequently completed a prestigious Neuro-Ophthalmology Clinical Fellowship at the world-renowned Houston Methodist Hospital in Texas, USA, in 2015.

Clinical Expertise & Key Focus Areas:

• Comprehensive diagnostic evaluation of optic neuropathies, ischemic optic neuropathy, and optic neuritis in demyelinating diseases
• Clinical surveillance and medical management of papilledema, pseudotumor cerebri, and idiopathic intracranial hypertension (IIH)
• Diagnostic workup and management of binocular diplopia, ocular cranial nerve palsies (III, IV, VI), and myasthenia gravis
• Assessment of visual field deficits, neurogenic ptosis, pupillary abnormalities, and unexplained neurological visual loss

Dr. Juma provides meticulous, specialized neuro-ophthalmological diagnostic and therapeutic care preserving patient vision.