Dr. Niaz Abdur-Rahman

is presently the Managing Director of Bangladesh Eye Hospital and a Vitreo Retina Surgeon. He is the pioneer in the field of Vitreo Retina in Bangladesh. He hails from Barisal and was born in Dhaka. Early education was at Dhaka and in 1973 he obtained Senior Cambridge 'O' Level degree. Then he went to England from where he completed 'A" level of the Oxford University. In 1982 Dr. Niaz Rahman obtained his medical graduation of the University of Dhaka from Sher-e-Bangla Medical College, Barisal. After one year internship at IPGM&R, he joined Islamia Eye Hospital in 1983 as a resident and worked for 21 years holding the post of consultant for the last 12 years. In 1986 he obtained his Diploma in Ophthalmology degree of the University of Dhaka from the National Institute of Ophthalmology.

He went to USA with the prestigious Hubert H. Humphrey Fellowship and obtained a Masters of Public Health Degree with special emphasis to Public Health Ophthalmology from the Johns Hopkins University. From 1990 to 1992 he was at the University of British Columbia, Canada as a full time Clinical Retina Vitreous Fellow and received Fellowship and extensive training in retina vitreous surgery, laser photocoagulation and angiographic techniques

His major interest has been in the field of Retina Vitreous. In 1988 he pioneered the first Retina Clinic in Bangladesh at Islamia Eye Hospital. With the help of ORBIS the flying eye hospital, Dr. Niaz Rahman performed the first vitrectomy operation in a Bangladeshi Institute, at Islamia Eye Hospital.

On his return to Bangladesh in 1992, he rejoined Islamia Eye Hospital and since then developed the first Retina Clinic in the country to render a high level of medical and surgical service for posterior segment disorders of the eye.

By his personal endeavour, he has founded the Retina Foundation and Eye Center in Dhaka. This Center played a major role in delivering eye care related to posterior segment disorders in the country. The Center is fully equipped with the latest technology and for the last decade had been involved in major educational programs for the Ophthalmologist's of the country.

From his early days, Dr. Niaz Abdur-Rahman has been involved in quite a few social and charitable organisations, and has held key positions in all of them - as the Interact Club, the Rotaract Club. Regarding professional organisations he has been in the executive committee of the Ophthalmological Society of Bangladesh since 1994 and also in the executive committee of the Bangladesh Eye Care Society for many years. He held the important posts of Organizing Secretary and Joint Secretary General of OSB. Since 1992 he played an important role in organising and executing all major scientific programmes of the OSB - especially the Asia Pacific Academy of Ophthalmology Conference and the SAARC Conference at Dhaka. Through his singular effort, major cataract workshops for all ophthalmologists of the country, with live surgery by foreign experts of the sub continent has been periodically arranged.

Education

• MBBS from University of Dhaka from Sher-e-Bangla Medical College, Barisal
• Diploma in Ophthalmology degree of the University of Dhaka from the National Institute of Ophthalmology

Training

• Fellowship and obtained a Masters of Public Health Degree with special emphasis to Public Health Ophthalmology from the Johns Hopkins University
• Fellowship and extensive training in retina vitreous surgery, laser photocoagulation and angiographic techniques from the University of British Columbia

Chambers: Dhanmondi, Banani branches of Bangladesh Eye Hospital.