Dr. Hadas Ben-Eli (Ph.D)
Head of the Department of Optometry
Dr. Hadas Ben-Eli holds a Bachelor of Science in Optometry from Hadassah Academic College (now the Jerusalem Multidisciplinary Academic Center), a Master of Science in Neuroscience and Behavior, and a Doctorate in Public Health from the Hebrew University.
Dr. Ben-Eli developed a psychophysical test for the early diagnosis of age-related macular degeneration using color vision, which earned her an award from the Israeli Society for the Study of Vision, and during her doctorate she examined risk factors and a possible common pathway for dry eye syndrome, Sjögren's syndrome, and non-Hodgkin lymphoma. These studies were conducted in collaboration with the Department of Ophthalmology, the Department of Rheumatology, Hematology, and the Department of Oral Medicine at Hadassah Ein Kerem Medical Center, and were published at international conferences and in renowned scientific journals.
Currently, Dr. Ben-Eli is the Head of the Department of Optometry at the Jerusalem Multidisciplinary Academic Center, a Lecturer in Ocular Pathology and Statistics in the Bachelor of Optometric Sciences, and coordinates the Master's Degree Clinical Seminar (Israeli and International) in the Department of Vision Sciences and Optometry.
In addition, Dr. Ben-Eli serves as the Director of the Optometry and Biometrics Service at Hadassah Medical Center.
Dr. Ben-Eli's research focuses on anterior segment diseases of the eye, such as dry eye disease and cataracts, and their impact on vision tests, vision tests in children, fitting and calculating intraocular lenses for candidates for cataract surgery, and fitting contact lenses for cases of complex eye diseases. These studies are conducted in collaboration with the provincial health bureaus at the Ministry of Health, with ophthalmologists from Hadassah Medical Center, with companies from the optics industry, and with researchers in the field of vision from abroad.
Diseases of the anterior segment of the eye (dry eye disease, cataracts) and vision tests in children
Ben-Eli H, Chowers I, Gordon-Shaag A. The importance of vision care for displaced populations: lessons from Israeli evacuees. Isr J Health Policy Res. 2024 Jun 6;13(1):29. doi: 10.1186/s13584-024-00615-x. PMID: 38845038; PMCID: PMC11157822.
Safadi K, Kruger JM, Chowers I, Solomon A, Amer R, Aweidah H, Frenkel S, Mechoulam H, Anteby I, Ben Eli H, Lavy I, Jaouni T, Landau D, Tiosano L, Greifner G, Ofir S, Levi Vineberg T, Levy J. Ophthalmology practice during the COVID-19 pandemic. BMJ Open Ophthalmol. 2020 Apr 19;5(1):e000487. doi: 10.1136/bmjophth-2020-000487. PMID: 32432169; PMCID: PMC7222613.
Ben-Eli H, Erdinest N, Solomon A. Pathogenesis and complications of chronic eye rubbing in ocular allergy. Curr Opin Allergy Clin Immunol. 2019 Oct;19(5):526-534. doi: 10.1097/ACI.0000000000000571. PMID: 31343437.
Zimmerman DR, Ben-Eli H, Moore B, Toledano M, Stein-Zamir C, Gordon-Shaag A. Evidence-based preschool-age vision screening: health policy considerations. Isr J Health Policy Res. 2019 Sep 12;8(1):70. doi: 10.1186/s13584-019-0339-z. PMID: 31514739; PMCID: PMC6739935.
Ben-Eli H, Solomon A. Topical antihistamines, mast cell stabilizers, and dual-action agents in ocular allergy: current trends. Curr Opin Allergy Clin Immunol. 2018 Oct;18(5):411-416. doi: 10.1097/ACI.0000000000000473. PMID: 30020258.
Erdinest N, Ben-Eli H, Solomon A. Topical tacrolimus for allergic eye diseases. Curr Opin Allergy Clin Immunol. 2019 Oct;19(5):535-543. doi: 10.1097/ACI.0000000000000560. PMID: 31169598.
Eichler R, Mivtachi G, Hershkovitz-Azoulay D, Scheiman M, Ben-Eli H. OculoMotor Assessment Tool: Children Compared with Adults. Clin Optom (Auckl). 2022 May 27;14:75-81. doi: 10.2147/OPTO.S364516. PMID: 35655756; PMCID: PMC9153992.
Stern B, Chowers I, Ben-Eli H. Effect of mydriasis on chord mu value in cataract surgery candidates. Eur J Ophthalmol. 2024 May;34(3):759-765. doi: 10.1177/11206721231207470. Epub 2023 Oct 18. PMID: 37849296; PMCID: PMC11067402.
Cnaany Y, Goldstein A, Lavy I, Halpert M, Chowers I, Ben-Eli H. Ophthalmology Residents' Experience in Cataract Surgery: Preoperative Risk Factors, Intraoperative Complications, and Surgical Outcomes. Ophthalmol Ther. 2024 Jun;13(6):1783-1798. doi: 10.1007/s40123-024-00947-6. Epub 2024 May 2. PMID: 38696047; PMCID: PMC11109032.
Gordon-Shaag A, Ben-Eli H, Sztrigler Cohen O, Toledano M, Benyamin A, Stein- Zamir C. Adherence to referrals from preschool vision screening and identification of barriers for non-adherence in Israel. Clin Exp Optom. 2023 Mar;106(2):202-210. doi: 10.1080/08164622.2022.2107891. Epub 2022 Aug 15. PMID: 35970195.
Stern B, Ben-Eli H, Karshai I, Mechoulam H, Saban O, Cnaany Y, Greifner G, Cohen E, Anteby I. Comparative analysis of biometry and anterior chamber metrics in the eyes of extreme hyperopic and emmetropic children. J AAPOS. 2024 Dec;28(6):104032. doi: 10.1016/j.jaapos.2024.104032. Epub 2024 Nov 8. PMID: 39522591.
Ben-Eli H, Banin E, Levy J, Glik M, Afriat S, Magal Y, Harari R, Benyamin A, Shein S, Chowers I. Development and Evaluation of a New Self-Administered Near Visual Acuity Chart: Accuracy and Feasibility of Usage. J Clin Med. 2024 Apr 2;13(7):2064. doi: 10.3390/jcm13072064. PMID: 38610827; PMCID: PMC11012905.
Cohen Y, Iribarren R, Ben-Eli H, Massarwa A, Shama-Bakri N, Chassid O. Light Intensity in Nursery Schools: A Possible Factor in Refractive Development. Asia Pac J Ophthalmol (Phila). 2022 Jan 13;11(1):66-71. doi: 10.1097/APO.0000000000000474. PMID: 35030135.
Ben-Eli H, Blique H, Scheiman M, Eichler R. Developmental eye movement test results of Hebrew-speaking children with cross-linguistic comparisons. Ophthalmic Physiol Opt. 2025 Jan;45(1):43-49. doi: 10.1111/opo.13409. Epub 2024 Oct 27. PMID: 39462238; PMCID: PMC11629855.
Lender R, Mirsky D, Greenberger R, Boim Z, Ben-Yaakov L, Kashtan C, Naffar I, Shine S, Chowers I, Ben-Eli H. Evaluation of three biometric devices: ocular parameters and calculated intraocular lens power. Sci Rep. 2022 Nov 14;12(1):19478. doi: 10.1038/s41598-022-24017-8. PMID: 36376354; PMCID: PMC9663510.
Ben-Eli H, Asher T, Lender R, Mirsky D, Abu-Shkara R, Hamuda M, Aslee N, Marei H, Flug R, Eitan R, Khateb S. Anterior Segment Characteristics and Quality of Life of Patients with Central Serous Chorioretinopathy. J Clin Med. 2025 Mar 7;14(6):1812. doi: 10.3390/jcm14061812. PMID: 40142620; PMCID: PMC11943245.
Ben-Eli H, Cnaany Y, Halpert M, Chowers I, Goldstein A. Investigating the impact of age and sex on cataract surgery complications and outcomes. Sci Rep. 2025 Jan 7;15(1):1242. doi: 10.1038/s41598-024-84382-4. PMID: 39775163; PMCID: PMC11706962.
Ravid-Saffir A, Sella S, Ben-Eli H. Development and validation of a questionnaire for assessing parents' health literacy regarding vision screening for children: a Delphi study. Sci Rep. 2023 Aug 24;13(1):13887. doi: 10.1038/s41598-023-41006-7. PMID: 37620666; PMCID: PMC10449776.
Eichler R, Scheiman M, Ben-Eli H. Comparing the directional effect of number calling on the developmental eye movement test results in Hebrew-speaking children. Ophthalmic Physiol Opt. 2023 Jul;43(4):623-628. doi: 10.1111/opo.13150. Epub 2023 Apr 21. PMID: 37083053.
Sztrigler-Cohen O, Bromberger N, Thee Y, Lender R, Ben-Eli H. Effect of Contact Lens Design on Objective Visual Acuity-Based Parameters in Pre- Presbyopic Patients in Photopic and Mesopic Lighting Conditions. Vision (Basel). 2023 Jun 18;7(2):46. doi: 10.3390/vision7020046. PMID: 37368819; PMCID: PMC10302551.
Ben-Eli H, Avrahami A, Benyamin A, Granit E, Mechoulam H, Anteby I. Validation of the PlusOptix S12C for detecting amblyopia risk factors in a tertiary care young paediatric population. Ophthalmic Physiol Opt. 2025 May;45(3):742-751. doi: 10.1111/opo.13484. Epub 2025 Mar 6. PMID: 40047049; PMCID: PMC11976498.
Ben-Eli H, Solomon A, Aframian DJ, Ben-Chetrit E, Mevorach D, Kleinstern G, Waterboer T, Willhauck-Fleckenstein M, Pawlita M, Paltiel O. Serological and hematological characteristics of Sjogren's syndrome and dry eye syndrome patients using a novel immune serology technique. PLoS One. 2020 Dec 31;15(12):e0244712. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0244712. PMID: 33382786; PMCID: PMC7774976.
Ginosar Y, Sandman O, Tevet A, Boret M, Greenberger R, Boim Z, Naffar I, Harpenas E, Pe'er J, Bdolah-Abram T, Calderon-Margalit R, Ben-Eli H; CHRISTMAS* study group. On causal inferences from retrospective and observational studies and their implications for neuraxial labor analgesia: the CHRISTMAS* study. Int J Obstet Anesth. 2025 Feb;61:104307. doi: 10.1016/j.ijoa.2024.104307. Epub 2024 Dec 10. PMID: 39700744.
Ben-Eli H, Perelman S, Wajnsztajn D, Solomon A. Evaluating Magnetic Stimulation as an Innovative Approach for Treating Dry Eye Disease: An Initial Safety and Efficacy Study. Biomedicines. 2025 Apr 28;13(5):1064. doi: 10.3390/biomedicines13051064. PMID: 40426892; PMCID: PMC12109051.
Ben-Eli H, Gomel N, Aframian DJ, Abu-Seir R, Perlman R, Ben-Chetrit E, Mevorach D, Kleinstern G, Paltiel O, Solomon A. SNP variations in IL10, TNFα and TNFAIP3 genes in patients with dry eye syndrome and Sjogren's syndrome. J Inflamm (Lond). 2019 Mar 18;16:6. doi: 10.1186/s12950-019-0209-z. PMID: 30923465; PMCID: PMC6421669.
Ben-Eli H, Aframian DJ, Ben-Chetrit E, Mevorach D, Kleinstern G, Paltiel O, Solomon A. Shared Medical and Environmental Risk Factors in Dry Eye Syndrome, Sjogren's Syndrome, and B-Cell Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma: A Case-Control Study. J Immunol Res. 2019 Jan 21;2019:9060842. doi: 10.1155/2019/9060842. PMID: 30805374; PMCID: PMC6360537.
Hadassah Medical Center, Ministry of Health, Kaplan Medical Center, Shamir Optics Industries, Heidelberg Industries, University of Miami, NECO, Drexel
