How do I verify an ophthalmologist’s credentials in the UAE?
Verification means checking the licence with the authority that issued it, and confirming that the procedure you are considering falls within the practitioner’s licensed scope rather than only within their employer’s licence.
- Subject
- Dubai & UAE
- Topic
- Regulation & verification
- Kind of question
- Where & how
- Last reviewed
- 22 September 2026
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It is a reasonable request to ask a clinic for the surgeon’s licence details and the facility’s licence. A clinic that finds that awkward is telling you something useful.
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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
- 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