“We are very proud to open the Center here today, bringing with us our world class subspecialty eye and ear care to Dubai,” said Mr Mutasim Alireza, Managing Director, Magrabi Hospitals and Centers.

The Dubai Center is the second Magrabi Eye and Ear Center in the UAE, the first having been opened in Abu Dhabi in 1994.

“We opened these state-of-the-art Centers with the objective of providing comprehensive eye and ear care to the local and regional communities in the United Arab Emirates,” added Mr Alireza.

“We found there was a growing need for sub-specialty level ophthalmic care, refractive surgery, ENT surgery, audiology and speech therapy services in the United Arab Emirates,” said Mr Alireza.

“Our Hospitals & Centers are the leading providers of Ophthalmic & ENT services in the Middle East, with over fifty years of commitment to healthcare,” he said.

“This Center in Dubai is staffed by highly qualified and experienced eye and ear doctors and surgeons with US and/or UK qualifications, credentials and board certifications,” added Mr Alireza.

Magrabi Eye and Ear Hospitals and Centers have over 10 years experience in conducting various Refractive Surgeries for vision correction, including LASIK which is used for correcting eye sight using high precision lasers.

“Magrabi’s strength and high success rates in performing refractive surgery is due to the emphasis on patient selection, education, follow-up and assurance of the highest standards of quality, not only to ensure continuity of care, but also to provide the patient with valuable information regarding the benefits and risks of various procedures and available alternatives. The final decision remains the choice of the patient and his family,” explained Dr John Steile, Refractive Surgery Coordinator at the Magrabi Eye and Ear Center in Dubai.

Magrabi Eye and Ear Hospitals and Centers also offer comprehensive cochlear implant programs for pre lingual and post lingual patients.

“The Center in Abu Dhabi has conducted around 17 cochlear implants in the UAE in the last year alone. Cochlear implants are devices which enable people with severe to profound hearing loss to be able to hear again. The cochlear implant surgery is followed up with a rigorous program which includes audiology sessions followed by speech therapy,” said Dr Amr Abdul Razek, Consultant ENT Surgeon.

“Magrabi Eye and Ear Hospitals and Centers were the first in the world to offer Arabic as a language of rehabilitation and the Centers in Abu Dhabi and Dubai offer rehabilitation in Arabic, English as well as French,” said Dr Abdul Razek.