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“Our commitment is to make services available for all who need them , irrespective of their social position or paying capacity ”
— Mridul Kumar Sarkar , CEO , Ispahani Islamic Eye Institute and Hospital doctors of various disciplines . “ Besides ophthalmologists , we also have cardiologists , anaesthesiologists , clinical pathologists and microbiologists to support the safe and quality clinical services ,” says Mr . Sarkar .
Besides its direct services to patients through its main and peripheral hospitals , the organisation has been providing nationwide services in eye care by putting a major focus on expanding out ophthalmic team across a range of positions and levels . Sarkar continues : “ Since 1992 we have created 259 ophthalmologists which stands for 25 % countries total strength and 643 ophthalmologists for Cataract surgical training ( 50 % of total strength ). The hospital has led Bangladesh eye care ’ s transition into sub-speciality era since 2011 , which was of dire need at the time ; in total , 151 ophthalmologists for in subspecialities were created , of whom 63 were international . “ One of the unique things in our fellowship is the number of surgical cases that we offer , along with the one-to-one coaching that our institute provides ,” Sarkar adds .
The country , and the global ophthalmology community , has historically
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