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AL-YAMAMAH EYE CENTER

OUR STORY

A Vision Born in Baghdad

Founded in 2008 as a specialized clinic in Al-Karada, Baghdad, Al-Yamamah Eye Center was built on a clear mission: to bring ophthalmic care in Iraq to the standard of the world's leading centers. What started as a single clinic has grown into a fully integrated institution spanning six floors — diagnostics, nine specialized clinics, four surgical theatres, and inpatient care, all under one roof.

Today, Al-Yamamah is the only eye center in Iraq fully covered by health insurance, giving patients direct access to advanced diagnostic and treatment services without the financial barrier that keeps many people from seeking specialist help.

About Us

Vision

  • • An Iraq where no one has to leave home, or empty their savings, to protect their sight. Al-Yamamah exists so that every Iraqi, from Baghdad and beyond, can receive eye care that meets the world's highest standards, right here.

Mission

  • • We treat every patient the way we'd want our own family treated — with honesty, patience, and time to actually listen. From your first visit, our promise is simple: clear answers, a plan built around your life and not just your file, and care you don't have to travel abroad, or go into debt, to receive.

Values

  • • Excellence, without excuses. We hold ourselves to the same standard as the world's leading eye centers, because every eye deserves that standard no matter where you were born.
  • • Your safety comes first, always. Every device, every protocol, every hand that touches your care meets international safety standards with no shortcuts.
  • • Straight answers, no runaround. You'll always know what's happening with your eyes and why.
  • • We never stop learning. New equipment, new training, new techniques, so that "good enough" stops being the ceiling for eye care in Iraq.
  • • Every patient should be treated with dignity. Regardless of your background, your income, or how you found your way to us.

A message from our Managing Director

Dr. Mustafa Safaa Shubbar

Managing Director, Al-Yamamah Eye Center

The real challenge began with a single question: how do we build a center with a high standard of service, for medical staff and for patients and their companions alike, within a healthcare landscape that isn't necessarily built for that? Creating an advanced institution that could compete with centers outside Iraq was never going to be easy, and it has remained our objective ever since.

Skilled medical expertise is one of the foundations this place was built on, but on its own, it isn't the whole picture, just as advanced equipment alone isn't enough if the patient doesn't feel reassured at every step. With that in mind, we chose the finest manufacturers in the world for every device in the center, from diagnostic examinations to the integrated laboratory, adopted a single-use policy for every surgical instrument with every patient, and built our operating theatres to Medik Hospital Design's German standards. And just as we cared about the precision of our tools and technology, we made sure the space itself was ready to receive patients and their companions at any hour, extending all the way to following up with the patient even after their procedure is complete.

We also believe in staying at the forefront of every scientific and technical advancement in ophthalmology, translating that progress into real care that everyone who walks through this center's doors can feel, from the first step to the last detail.

Expertise led by precision.

Behind Al-Yamamah stands a team of Iraq's — and the region's — leading ophthalmologists, all board-certified in ophthalmology and eye surgery, with advanced subspecialty training, supported by nursing and technical staff held to the highest international standards of quality and safety.

Ophthalmology & Eye Surgery Specialist

Board-certified in ophthalmology and eye surgery (2006), with advanced training in vision correction in India (2008) and Zurich, Switzerland (2011). An expert in cataract surgery, lens implantation, and vision correction with over 20 years of experience, he serves as Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology and Head of the Ophthalmology Department at the College of Medicine, Secretary of the Iraqi Ophthalmological Society, a member of the International Council of Ophthalmology and the European Society of Ophthalmology, and supervises graduate research in ophthalmology. He has authored and published numerous scientific papers in the field.

Consultant, Retina & Vitreous Diseases

A consultant specializing in retinal disease and vitreous surgery, with expertise in pars plana vitrectomy for retinal detachment, macular holes, and epiretinal membranes, as well as managing vitreous hemorrhage from diabetic retinopathy and complex ocular trauma. He holds the Arab Board and Jordanian Board in ophthalmology, a Fellowship of the International Council of Ophthalmology (FICO), and membership of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh (MRCS). He completed advanced retinal surgery training at the European School for Advanced Studies in Ophthalmology (ESASO) in Switzerland, publishes in internationally indexed journals, serves as a reviewer for Scopus-indexed publications, and is an active member of the American Society of Retina Specialists.

Consultant, Medical Retina — Uveitis, Macular Degeneration & Diabetic Retinopathy

A retina consultant specializing in posterior uveitis, age-related macular degeneration, diabetic retinopathy, and diabetic macular edema. He currently heads the Retina Department at Sharif Eye Center in Amman, Jordan (2018–present), having previously served as consultant at the Specialty Eye Hospital in Amman (2009–2018). He completed a medical retina fellowship at Moorfields Eye Hospital, London (2010–2011), holds an MBChB from Al-Mustansiriya University College of Medicine, Baghdad (2004), the Jordanian Board in Ophthalmology (2009), MRCOphth (UK, 2010), and an advanced diploma in ophthalmology from the University of Lugano, Switzerland (2014). He has published widely on uveitis and retinal disease and is a regular speaker at international conferences including EURETINA, the American Academy of Ophthalmology, and the International Uveitis Congress.

Consultant, Ophthalmology & Eye Surgery — Glaucoma, Advanced Cataract & Uveitis

A consultant ophthalmologist specializing in glaucoma, advanced cataract surgery, and uveitis, with extensive experience in medical retinal disease. He directed the Ophthalmology Department at Imam Al-Sadiq Teaching Hospital in Babil (2019–2024) and directs the Babil Center for Refractive & Laser Eye Surgery and Al-Salam Private Hospital. He has served as an ophthalmology specialist with the Ministry of Health's Babil Directorate since 2016 and lectures in ophthalmology at the University of Babylon's Hammurabi College of Medicine since 2019. He holds an MBChB from the University of Babylon (2006), International Council of Ophthalmology certifications (2013, 2015), the Arab Board of Health Specializations in Ophthalmology (2016), a subspecialty certification in glaucoma and advanced cataract/uveitis surgery (2019), and a fellowship from the Arab Board at Ibn Al-Haitham Teaching Eye Hospital.

Consultant, Ophthalmology & Eye Surgery; Assistant Professor

A consultant ophthalmologist and Assistant Professor holding the Iraqi Board in Ophthalmology (2013). She served as a specialist at Al-Kadhimiya Teaching Hospital (2013–2019) and has been a consultant at Ibn Al-Haitham Teaching Eye Hospital since 2021, leading the neuro-ophthalmology clinic. She joined Al-Mustansiriya University's College of Medicine as Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology in 2025. Her residency training (2008–2013) at Ibn Al-Haitham Teaching Eye Hospital and Medical City, Baghdad, spanned anterior segment, retina, pediatric ophthalmology, glaucoma, orbit, oculoplastics, and neuro-ophthalmology. She holds International Council of Ophthalmology certifications in basic sciences, optics and refraction, and clinical sciences, and an MBChB from Al-Nahrain University (2004). She has published research on cataract surgery thresholds, causes of low vision in adults, and pediatric ocular manifestations of systemic disease.

Ophthalmology & Eye Surgery Specialist

An ophthalmology and eye surgery specialist certified by the Arab Board at Ibn Al-Haitham Teaching Eye Hospital (2021–2026). He previously served as senior ophthalmologist at Al-Karama Teaching Hospital, Baghdad (2020–2021), health center director at Sab' Al-Bur Primary Healthcare Center, Baghdad (2019–2020), and completed rotating residencies at Al-Kadhimiya Teaching Hospital, Baghdad, and Al-Batool Teaching Hospital, Wasit. He holds an MBChB from the University of Wasit (2016), graduating first in his class.

Al-Yamamah Eye Center

We master what cannot be seen — so you may behold what cannot be forgotten.

Baghdad / Karrada — Wahda District, Salman Faiq Street

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