Our team

The people behind the care.

Optomed brings together clinicians, trustees, volunteers, students, and technology supporters who help specialist eye care reach people where treatment is hardest to access.

Optomed team gathered during a community eye-care programme

The people behind every name, role, and hour given.

How the network works

Many hands. One clearer future.

Clinical leadership

Specialist knowledge at the centre.

Clinicians and medical professionals guide the care, surgery, education, and prevention work behind each outreach programme.

Dr Sohail Chaudhry

Director · retired GP with an interest in ophthalmology

Dr Kanwal Chaudhry

Director and trustee · GP

Dr Muhammad Zakria

Trustee · ophthalmologist and ophthalmic surgeon

Dr Muhammad Amjad

Ophthalmic surgeon

Dr Zohaib Ul Hassan

Ophthalmologist and ophthalmic surgeon

Dr Raiz ud din

Pathologist and communicable disease specialist

Dr Zubair Iqbal

Former Director Health, Rahim Yar Khan

Community & patient care

Care continues beyond the clinic.

Volunteers help patients understand their care, support camps and recovery, and bring awareness closer to communities.

Mrs Nadia Aslam

Trustee, educationist, and awareness volunteer

Hafiz Ali Zaman BA

Patient communication and education support

Mr M Adeel

Support care and theatre management

Haji Ahmed

Patient evaluation and post-operative care

Mr Hafeez

Healthcare support and surgeon assistance

Mr Masood

Part-time volunteer and theatre technician

Mr Ghulam Abbas Bhatti

Social worker

Technology & field support

Good systems make care travel further.

Behind the camps, teams support technology, patient records, databases, logistics, and the practical details that keep care moving.

Mr Ali Haider

Information Technology

Ahmed Raza

Information Technology

Mr Ziad Ahmed Butt

IT, database, and camp arrangements

Awon Muhammad

Medical student volunteer

Shameer Iqbal Ghuman

Volunteer medical student

Hannan Saeed

Volunteer medical student

Muhammad Abdullah

Volunteer medical student

Committed partners

Care grows through collaboration.

Trusted partners bring financial expertise, practical logistics, education, disability support, and vocational opportunity to the wider mission.

OTHS and I Empower

Mian Amir and Mian Ammar · accounting and finance specialists supporting education and food for deserving children in Sindh

Geo Property and Town Developers

Administrative, financial, and logistical support around Rahim Yar Khan

Light House Project

Dr Ammar Gilani and Dr Sadia Gillani · learning disability support, staff training, and vocational opportunities

Optomed volunteers and community members gathered during an outreach programme

Together in the field

Care is a shared effort.

From local outreach to specialist care, people bring their time, trust, skills, and practical support together to help the mission reach further.

Support the network

Board of directors

Stewarding the mission with medical and community experience.

01Dr Sohail Chaudhry

02Dr Kanwal Chaudhry

03Mr Waseem

Board of trustees

01Mr Richard Thornborn

02Mrs Margaret Mc Dermot

03Dr Muhammad Zakria

04Mr Waseem

05Mrs Nadia Aslam

06Dr Kanwal Chaudhry

07Dr Sohail Chaudhry

Join the work

Give time, skills, or practical support.

Medical and allied health professionals can participate, while volunteers can help with education, fundraising, communication, technology, and camp operations.

Contact the team

Partner network

Care grows through collaboration.

The Light House project, run by Dr Ammar Gilani and Dr Sadia Gillani, supports learning disability services, staff training, and vocational opportunities for people with physical challenges.

Explore the wider work

Team roles are shown as supplied by the client and can be refined as individual biographies and credentials are confirmed.