Physicians & Doctors
Ophthalmology: Workforce Profile
608 on the Register · 381 with a Full-time Licence
As of 3 April 2026, Dubai's medical register lists 608 ophthalmology professionals. 381 of them hold a full-time licence at a Dubai facility, about 10 per 100,000 residents. The largest employer is Moorfields Eye Hospital Dubai, with 22 of them on staff. All data from the public register of licensed professionals kept by the Dubai health regulator.
608
On the register
17
Register per 100K
63%
FTL rate
29%
Consultant ratio
How does Dubai's supply compare with the OECD benchmark?
At 10 full-time licence holders per 100K, supply is broadly in line with the OECD benchmark of ~12 per 100K, though Dubai's unique demographics affect direct comparability.
How many hold a full-time licence?
FTL is a full-time licence held at a Dubai facility. REG means registered only: the professional has passed registration with the Dubai health regulator but holds no active licence at a Dubai facility and cannot practise until a facility activates one. 63% of registered ophthalmology professionals hold an active full-time licence at a Dubai facility, and 37% are not currently licensed at one. Licence type does not measure skill or seniority.
FTL (Full-time licence)
381
63%
REG (Registered only, no facility licence)
227
37%
How many are specialists, and how many consultants?
Specialist and Consultant are licence titles under the unified UAE Professional Qualification Requirements (PQR), which the Dubai health regulator applies. A Specialist holds a recognised specialty qualification. A Consultant needs 2 years of experience after a Tier 1 qualification or 5 years after Tier 2, and a Tier 3 qualification cannot lead to the Consultant title. The consultant ratio shows how senior the registered workforce is: a higher ratio means more records carry the Consultant title.
Specialists
432
Consultants
176
Consultant Ratio
29%
Balanced seniority pipeline
Which facilities employ the most ophthalmology professionals?
The largest single employer holds 6% of all ophthalmology professionals in Dubai. Supply is relatively distributed across facilities.
| Facility | Ophthalmology Staff | Total Staff | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Moorfields Eye Hospital Dubai | 22 | 71 |
| 2 | Magrabi Eye Hospital - Outpatient Surgery Center | 20 | 50 |
| 3 | Dubai Hospital - Dubai Health | 20 | 1,638 |
| 4 | Barraquer Eye Hospital | 10 | 37 |
| 5 | Eye Consultants | 9 | 22 |
| 6 | UltraLasik Eye Center FZ-LLC_1 | 9 | 24 |
| 7 | Medcare Eye Centre | 9 | 21 |
| 8 | American Hospital Dubai | 8 | 1,107 |
| 9 | Spanish Centre Lasik And Eyes And Cosmetic | 8 | 29 |
| 10 | N.M.C Specialty Hospital Ltd - Dubai | 7 | 769 |
Areas Where Zavis Has Matched Ophthalmology Professionals
Areas with at least one ophthalmology professional at a facility Zavis has matched to them. 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 from the list is not an area without this specialty.
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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. Population estimate: 3,660,000 (Dubai Statistics Center). OECD benchmarks are approximate averages for context and may not be directly comparable due to differences in licensing scope and population demographics. This page presents labor market analysis for informational purposes only.