Optometrist Career in Dubai
1,851 on the Register · 1,297 with a Full-time Licence
Dubai's medical register lists 1,851 optometrist professionals. The 1,297 with a full-time licence work at 468 facilities. The FTL rate is 70%: the share holding an active full-time licence at a Dubai facility.
1,851
On the register
51
Register per 100K population
70%
FTL rate
0%
Consultant ratio
Top Employers
The largest employers of optometrist professionals in Dubai, ranked by headcount.
| Facility | Optometrist Staff | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rivoli Eye Zone | 40 |
| 2 | Lenskart Optical Trading | 24 |
| 3 | Moorfields Eye Hospital Dubai | 17 |
| 4 | Al Jaber Optical Centre | 17 |
| 5 | Dubai Hospital - Dubai Health | 16 |
| 6 | Spruce Sunglasses Trading | 14 |
| 7 | Aster Optics | 12 |
| 8 | Al Amin Opticals | 12 |
| 9 | Vision & Style Opticals | 12 |
| 10 | Opti Vision Glasses Trading | 11 |
Areas Where Zavis Has Matched Optometrist Professionals
The areas with the most matched optometrist records. Areas come from the address on each facility's Zavis directory listing. 3,021 of Dubai's 5,505 facilities have an address that names one of these areas; the rest are in other communities or have no usable address, so an area's count is not its full workforce and an area missing here is not an area without this specialty.
Deira
73 matched
Al Karama
66 matched
Al Barsha
52 matched
Dubai Healthcare City (DHCC)
43 matched
Al Qusais
41 matched
Mirdif
41 matched
Al Nahda
38 matched
Jumeirah
30 matched
Employment Model
FTL (Full-time licence)
1,297
70%
REG (Registered only, no facility licence)
554
30%
The FTL rate is the share of registered optometrist professionals who hold an active full-time licence at a Dubai facility. A REG record means the professional has passed registration with the Dubai health regulator, which the regulator describes as the step before looking for a job, but is not currently licensed at a facility. That can mean someone between jobs, newly registered or not yet hired. Licence type does not measure skill or seniority.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many optometrist professionals work in Dubai?
As of 2026-04-03, 1,297 optometrist professionals held an active full-time licence at a Dubai facility. Dubai's medical register listed 1,851 in all, or 51 per 100,000 population. The rest are almost all Registered Only: registered with the Dubai health regulator but holding no facility licence, so they cannot practise in Dubai until a facility activates one.
What are the top employers for optometrist in Dubai?
The largest employers are Rivoli Eye Zone, Lenskart Optical Trading, Moorfields Eye Hospital Dubai. The top facility employs 40 optometrist professionals.
What is the FTL rate for optometrist in Dubai?
70% of optometrist professionals on Dubai's medical register hold a full-time licence (FTL) at a Dubai facility. Another 30% are Registered Only (REG): they have passed registration with the Dubai health regulator but do not currently hold a licence at a Dubai facility, so they cannot practise until a facility activates one.
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Source: the public register of licensed medical professionals kept by the Dubai health regulator, read 2026-04-03. See data sources. This career profile is for informational purposes only and does not constitute career or employment advice.