Imran Jawaid is a Consultant Ophthalmologist, specialized in Paediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus, at Moorfields Eye Hospital Dubai.

He holds a MBChB degree in Medicine from the University of Leicester, School of Medicine, graduating with honours in 2010. He is also dual qualified as an Optometrist with a BSc(HONS) degree in 2003. Imran has completed his FRCOphth. with the Royal College of Ophthalmologists and obtained his CCT in Ophthalmology in 2020.

He has more than 15 years of experience in Ophthalmology in the United Kingdom and has completed a post-CCT fellowship in Paediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus at Birmingham Children’s Hospital, UK. More recently he has been a Consultant Ophthalmologist and Head of Service for Ophthalmology at Nottingham University Hospitals, NHS Trust, which is a large tertiary centre for ophthalmic referrals.

He has undertaken research in myopia, visual impairment, diabetic macular oedema and emergency ophthalmology amongst other areas and has published over 10 research papers in leading journals such as Eye, BMJ, Cornea and Journal of Ophthalmology. Alongside research Imran is a keen educator and has taught at 2 UK medical schools and contributed to book chapters in Ophthalmology.

He is a member of the Royal College of Ophthalmologists and the British and Irish Paediatric Ophthalmology Society (BIPOSA) He is the recipient of several prizes and awards.