Are eye surgeons in Dubai licensed?
Yes. Practitioners and healthcare facilities in Dubai are licensed, and a surgeon’s ability to perform a specific procedure depends on their licensed scope of practice as well as their medical licence.
- Subject
- Dubai & UAE
- Topic
- Regulation & verification
- Kind of question
- Other questions
- Last reviewed
- 22 September 2026
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The authority that licenses the facility is the right place to check a specific claim about it. This knowledge base will not paraphrase a licensing rule, because the rule is written down by the authority and can change.
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Sources & further reading
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- Dubai Health Authority: Sheryan licensing and Dubai Medical Registry
The Dubai Health Authority’s licensing portal, including the public medical registry used to check that a facility and a practitioner hold a current Dubai licence.
Used for How to verify a Dubai clinic licence; How to verify a surgeon’s licence and scope of practice; Regulatory context for the Dubai guide.
Link checked 22 September 2026
- DHA circular on the scope of practice for ophthalmologists performing laser refractive surgery
A Dubai Health Authority circular addressing how laser refractive surgery sits within the licensed scope of practice for ophthalmologists in Dubai.
Used for Explaining that refractive surgery is a regulated activity in Dubai.
Link checked 22 September 2026
- UAE Ministry of Health and Prevention
The federal health authority for the UAE, relevant to facilities licensed outside the Dubai Health Authority system.
Used for Explaining which authority licenses which facility.
Link checked 22 September 2026