Dr. Nusrat Sharif
Dr. Nusrat Sharif is a UK Fellowship-trained Pediatric Ophthalmologist at Rawalpindi General Hospital. Expert in squint surgery, amblyopia, and children’s eye disease. Book now.
Overview of Dr. Nusrat Sharif
| Specialty | Pediatric Ophthalmology & Strabismus Surgery |
| Hospital / Clinic | Rawalpindi General Hospital, Rawalpindi |
| Location | Rawalpindi, Punjab, Pakistan |
| Education | MBBS, FCPS (Ophthalmology), Fellowship in Pediatric Ophthalmology (UK) |
| Experience | 20+ years |
Brief Introduction: Dr. Nusrat Sharif
Dr. Nusrat Sharif is one of Pakistan’s most experienced pediatric ophthalmologists, holding a UK fellowship in pediatric ophthalmology and strabismus and practicing at Rawalpindi General Hospital. With over 20 years of dedicated specialisation in children’s eye care, she is the leading pediatric eye specialist for the Rawalpindi-Islamabad region. Her UK fellowship training equips her with internationally benchmarked clinical and surgical skills in childhood visual disorders and strabismus management that are rarely available in Pakistan’s public sector.
Dr. Sharif’s pediatric ophthalmic expertise includes management of squint (strabismus) with both non-surgical options (prism glasses, botulinum toxin injection) and strabismus surgery, amblyopia (lazy eye) treatment using patching therapy, atropine penalisation, and optical correction, comprehensive assessment and prescription of glasses for childhood refractive errors, congenital cataract extraction and optical rehabilitation with contact lenses and glasses, congenital glaucoma evaluation and referral for surgery, nasolacrimal duct obstruction probing and silicone tube intubation, retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) screening and laser photocoagulation, and nystagmus evaluation and management in collaboration with paediatric neurology.
Areas of Expertise
- UK Fellowship in Pediatric Ophthalmology — expert in strabismus surgery and management
- Amblyopia (lazy eye) treatment: patching therapy and atropine penalisation
- Congenital cataract surgery and optical rehabilitation with contact lenses
- Retinopathy of Prematurity (ROP) screening and laser photocoagulation
- Nasolacrimal duct obstruction probing and congenital glaucoma evaluation
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
Q: What eye conditions does Dr. Nusrat Sharif treat in children?
A: She treats squint, lazy eye (amblyopia), childhood refractive errors, congenital cataracts, ROP, congenital glaucoma, and nasolacrimal duct obstruction.
Q: From what age does she accept patients?
A: She sees patients from newborn age through adolescence, including premature infants requiring urgent ROP screening and laser treatment.
Q: Does she perform squint surgery?
A: Yes, strabismus (squint) surgery is one of her primary areas of expertise, underpinned by over 20 years of surgical and clinical experience.
Q: What is ROP and can she treat it?
A: Retinopathy of Prematurity (ROP) is a potentially blinding eye condition in premature babies. Dr. Sharif screens for and treats ROP with laser photocoagulation at Rawalpindi General Hospital.
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