History

After the independence (14th August 1947) the total number of ophthalmologists left in the country perhaps could be counted on the fingers There were a few in Karachi, some in Lahore, one each at Shikarpur, Quetta, Daska, Taxila etc., Karachi: Dr. A. D. Minhas, Dr. Mahmood Ali, Dr. Anklesaria, Lahore: Dr. Ramzan Ali Syed, Dr. M. Bashir, Peshawar: Dr. Qazi A. Jabbar, Quetta: Dr. Henry Holland, Taxila: Dr. N. E. Christi. Besides a few in the armed forces. There was no Ophthalmic Society what so ever, although all India Ophthalmic Society existed since 1942.

Then to our good luck, a person like Dr. Raja Mumtaz, a smart young man arrived on the scene. Dr. Raja Mumtaz then wrote letters to all the ophthalmologists to his knowledge in both the wings of the country (East Pakistan and West Pakistan). for the formation of Ophthalmological Society of Pakistan. To convene a meeting on Thursday the 19th December, 1957 at 2 PM in Lecture Theatre No. 2, Patiala Block K. K.E Medical College, Lahore, for the formation of “Ophthalmological Society of Pakistan”. thus, the OSP was born……. With the aim

Society was founded 64 years ago in the historical city of Lahore, Pakistan with the mission to improve the Professional skills of  its members, to encourage its members to conduct meaningful research and  provide quality eye care to the public. To improve the professional skills of its members the society regularly holds CME accredited clinical meetings, Subspecialty Symposia and the Annual Congress