M. Nazrul Islam
President
Bangladesh Glaucoma Society
Bangladesh
Biography
Prof. Dr. M. Nazrul Islam is Professor of Ophthalmology at BIRDEM Hospital, Dhaka, and Senior Glaucoma Consultant, cataract surgeon, and Director of Bangladesh Eye Hospital. He trained in phacoemulsification with Dr. Pannet Pangputhipong in 1997 and in glaucoma surgery with Prof. Robert Ritch in 2005. He is the President of Bangladesh Eye Care Society and Immediate Past President of the Bangladesh Glaucoma Society. At present he is the Chairman of Jessore Community Eye Hospital in Bangladesh, Board member of the Asia Pacific Glaucoma Society (APGS), Board member of Asian Angle Closure Glaucoma Club(AACGC) and Vice President of the Ophthalmological Society of Bangladesh and Bangladesh Society of Cataract & Refractive Surgeon. He is Chief Editor of the Journal of Bangladesh Glaucoma Society and has written five books on eye in his own language Bangla. He has been widely acknowledged with national and international awards for service in ophthalmic field.
Research Interest
Glaucoma Specialist & Phaco surgeon