About Dr. Abir
Associate Professor & Head, Department of Ophthalmology, Khulna Medical College & Hospital.

Dr. Md. Emranul Islam Abir
Associate Professor & Head, Department of Ophthalmology, Khulna Medical College & Hospital
Retina specialist and phaco surgeon with focused expertise in medical retina, diabetic eye disease, OCT-based macular assessment and modern, injection-free cataract surgery.
Professional Profile
Dr. Md. Emranul Islam Abir is an Associate Professor & Head of the Department of Ophthalmology at Khulna Medical College & Hospital, with focused expertise in Medical Retina, Diabetic Retinopathy, Retinal Laser, OCT-based macular assessment and intravitreal therapy.
He performed more than 10,000 cataract surgeries — mostly phaco surgery — and treated a large quantity of medical retina patients with success.
He has completed Medical Retina Fellowship Training at Vision Eye Hospital, Dhaka, and has a special clinical interest in diabetic retinal disease, macular disorders, retinal laser and modern medical retinal management.
Alongside his retinal practice, he performs modern phacoemulsification cataract surgery, including an injection-free, bandage-free, topical cataract surgery approach in appropriately selected patients.
Clinical Expertise
Focused areas of practice across medical retina, retinal laser and cataract surgery.
Medical Retina — Diabetic Eye Disease
- Diabetic Retinopathy assessment and management
- Non-proliferative & proliferative diabetic retinopathy
- Diabetic Macular Edema
- Diabetic retinal screening
- Treatment planning and long-term follow-up
Retinal Laser
- Panretinal Photocoagulation (PRP)
- Focal/Grid laser
- Laser treatment planning based on retinal findings
- Follow-up after retinal laser treatment
Intravitreal Therapy
- Intravitreal anti-VEGF therapy
- Diabetic Macular Edema
- Retinal vascular disease-related macular edema
- Macular neovascular disease / CNVM
- OCT-guided treatment assessment
OCT & Macular Disease
- Detailed macular OCT interpretation
- Intraretinal & subretinal fluid
- PED, ERM, VMT
- Macular oedema
- Other macular structural abnormalities
Advanced Cataract Surgery
Injection-Free · Bandage-Free · Topical Phacoemulsification
- Topical anaesthesia
- Injection-free surgery
- Bandage-free approach
- Small-incision phacoemulsification
- Modern IOL implantation
- Early visual rehabilitation
Academic & Professional Qualifications
- FCPS — Ophthalmology · MRCS · FRCS Part 3 · ICO
- Medical Retina Fellowship, Vision Eye Hospital, Dhaka
- Associate Professor & Head, Department of Ophthalmology, Khulna Medical College & Hospital
Areas of Special Interest
- Medical Retina · Diabetic Retinopathy · Diabetic Macular Edema
- Retinal Laser / PRP · OCT & Macular Imaging
- Intravitreal Anti-VEGF Therapy · Retinal Vascular Disease
- Macular Disorders · Phacoemulsification Cataract Surgery