The department started since the opening of the University Hospital as a department within the Surgery Department and then became a separate department in 1411 AH. It continued to develop to become one of the best departments in our beloved country.
The Department of Ophthalmology is one of the clinical departments at the university hospital that witnessed the foundation of the Faculty of Medicine.
The department is serving the community by providing medical care in the inpatient clinics and in the operation room, including a specialized clinic for the treatment of ophthalmology. It also receives hundreds of patients from Emergency room and.
* Give integrated medical care for patients transferred to the department.
* Medical education for physicians, students and faculty.
* Exchange of medical advice with other clinical departments.
* Carry out medical research related to local concerns.
The department confers special care to the graduate students of the department, who in addition to their theoretical studies, positively contribute to the department’s scientific activity. The department has become one of the renowned world centers recognized by the British Royal College for gynecology and obstetrics for quality clinical training. It also provides help and guidance to the students of the Arab fellowship in gynecology and obstetrics..
* The active participation in teaching the students of the Faculty of Medicine in
the new curriculum
* The direct supervision for the graduate studies’ programs in the department
* Distinguished scientific research in the specialized fields and publishing in
superior scientific journals
* Membership of the scientific and administrative committees in the Faculty of Medicine
and King Abdul Aziz University
* Sponsoring of the cultural, social and athletic extracurricular activities of
the students of the Faculty of Medicine
* The direct and the indirect care of the patients of the university hospital
* Providing of part-time consultations to the governmental and private hospitals
and colleges of medicine in Makkah region
Secretary of Department
Tel: 026401000
Fax: 6408349
Ext: 18349