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Dr. Chedly Bouzouaya

Doctor Chedly Bouzouaya graduated in ophthalmology at the University of Geneva (Switzerland). He, furthermore, studied oculoplastics and reconstructive surgery in the United States of America and Canada and graduated at the renowned McGill University in Montreal.
He was the ORBIS Medical director in new York.

Doctor Chedly Bouzouaya graduated in ophthalmology at the University of Geneva (Switzerland).

He, furthermore, studied oculoplastics and reconstructive surgery in the United States of America and Canada and graduated at the renowned McGill University in Montreal.

Professional associations and awards

  • Medical Director of Orbis International, New York, U.S.A, 1991 – 1993
  • Assistant "Hôpital Cantonal de Geneve" (Switzerland)
  • Assistant "New York eye and ear infirmary" (U.S.A)
  • Member of the Medical Advisory Council Board, Orbis International, New York (U.S.A)
  • Member of the American Academy of Ophthalmology
  • Member of the European Academy for Cosmetic Surgery (EACS)
  • Member of the Société Française d'Ophtalmologie
  • Member of the Société Tunisienne d'Ophtalmologie
  • Member of the North African Centre for Sight
  • Member of the Cuban Society of Ophthalmology
  • International Consultant Lions Hospital, Hyderabad, India
  • International board member Oculoplastic News Journal
  • Life Patron of the Trust Al-Shifa Eye Hospital for the Prevention and Cure of Blindness, Islamabad (Pakistan)
  • Certificate of Appreciation: Cuban Society of Ophthalmology
  • Certificate of Appreciation: Southern Mindanao Society of Ophthalmology (Philippines)
  • Awards Lions International, Eye Camp, Andra Pradesh, India, April 1995
  • Awards Lions International for "Fight for sight", Hyderabad, India, May 1995
  • Selected ophthalmologist of HTH, World Health International, U.S.A
  • Selected ophthalmologist of the American Embassy in Tunis and several other embassies in Tunis
  • Selected ophthalmologist of the African Development Bank, Tunis

Dr. Bouzouaya has written and participated in over fifty scientific papers

  • Author of numerous lectures and publications presented at congresses and scientific journals (mainly in the U.S.A.)
  • Dr. Bouzouaya has developed personal techniques in the field of cosmetic eyelid surgery and is the author of the mini-incision lower lid blepharoplasty, an innovative, safe and atraumatic approach to scarless, sutureless lower lid blepharoplasty
  • Participated and was an invited speaker in several scientific congresses worldwide in cosmetic surgery, ophthalmology, oculoplastics and refractive surgery
  • Designed the Chedly Lid Retractor (commercialised by Ellman Inc. New York)
  • Designed the Chedly Thermoplasty
  • Designed the Chedly Punctal Occluder (commercialised by Ellman Inc. New York)
  • Directed oculoplastic workshops in the U.S.A, Switzerland, Italy, Tunisia, Lebanon, India, Philippines, Russia and Norway.
  • He operated in over 30 countries.

Dr. Bouzouaya was the first non-American to be appointed to the function of Medical Director of Orbis International in New York, a non-governmental organization fighting blindness worldwide. Orbis teaches all around the world the most modern surgical techniques in ophthalmology, using an airplane that has been transformed into a state of the art eye hospital. As Medical Director, Dr. Bouzouaya operated and taught eye doctors in over 30 countries over a period of five years.

Some years ago, he decided to move back to his country of origin, Tunisia, where he now runs his own successful clinic in the country's capital Tunis. He takes care of most of the expatriate communities in Tunisia. He is the appointed eye specialist of several Embassies. He is a selected member of the US organization HTH and receives patients from Europe, the Middle East and neighboring countries.

He continues to lecture in international congresses worldwide.

He conducts workshops in his clinic in Tunis to train other doctors in his personal techniques in cosmetic eyelid surgery.

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