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Ispahani Islamia Eye Institute and Hospital (IIEI&H) is one of the leading ophthalmic educational institutions in Bangladesh. The Institute of Ophthalmology (now renamed as the Education Department) was formally established in 1992 to coordinate all doctor and ophthalmic paramedic courses at Islamia. The Institute of Ophthalmology’s mission and vision is to provide our own hospital as well as the country with trained ophthalmic doctors and paramedics.

Our department has a wide variety of postgraduate ophthalmic courses and various training opportunities for both ophthalmic doctors and healthcare professionals.

With our award-winning faculty and state of the art facilities, our students are able to participate in learning from up-to-date techniques and procedures. They also benefit from the countywide referral network of Islamia, that enable them to see routine as well as complicated cases. Our curriculum has been designed to develop clinicians who are well trained in medical and surgical ophthalmology, and who excel as competent service providers.

The underpinning of these programs is derived from our best clinical practices and the experience which we have gained over the years. The general framework for these courses is to make them interactive and hands-on so that participants can derive the most benefit from their time spent with us.

There are not enough ophthalmologists in Bangladesh – it is estimated that the ophthalmologist: patient ratio in the US is 1:15,800 whilst in Bangladesh it is approximately 1: 300,000 or more – one can see that the need is enormous! Hence, I encourage you to take part in this learning opportunity.

Prof. Sarwar Alam
Director of the Education Department
Ispahani Islamia Eye Institute and Hospital
Dhaka, Bangladesh