Prof. M Ali A Sadiq
Trustee / Head of Institute / Senior Consultant / Eye Surgeon
Prof. Sardar Mohammad Ali Ayaz Sadiq is the Head of the Institute at Sardar Trust Eye Hospital and affiliated institutes. He completed his MBBS from King Edward Medical University and finished an ophthalmology residency at Mayo Hospital/King Edward Medical University and a fellowship in pediatric ophthalmology and strabismus at Alder Hey Hospital, Liverpool, and Boston Children's Hospital/Harvard Medical School. He retired as the Professor at the Institute of Ophthalmology, King Edward Medical University, and is now the Head of the Institute, which has grown to become one of the busiest ophthalmology centers in the city.
Prof Ali Ayaz's clinical and research interests revolve around the diagnosis and treatment of complex strabismus. In addition to numerous peer-reviewed publications, he is the author of the book Ophthalmology Explained, and his lecture series is available free of charge on YouTube for ophthalmologists-in-training around the world. He is the past Editor of the journal Ophthalmology Pakistan. He has played a pivotal role in developing pediatric eye health services across the country, and serves on multiple health advisory boards.
He is a recipient of the Distinguished Services Award by the Association of Pediatric Ophthalmology Pakistan and has been awarded a Gold Medal for Excellence in Ophthalmic Education by the Ophthalmological Society of Pakistan.
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2000 – 2004
MBBS King Edward Medical University, Lahore, Pakistan
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2009
Fellowship in Pediatric Ophthalmology & Strabismus Alder Hey Hospital, Department of Ophthalmology, Liverpool, U.K.
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2013
Fellowship in Ophthalmology (FCPS) College of Physicians and Surgeons, Pakistan
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2013
Fellowship in Pediatric Ophthalmology & Strabismus Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
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2024
Gold Medal for Distinguished Services Award Association of Paediatric Ophthalmologists of Pakistan
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2023
Gold Medal for Excellence in Ophthalmic Education Ophthalmological Society of Pakistan, Islamabad
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2012 – 2013
Children Hospital Ophthalmology Foundation Fund Award Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School
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2009
Fred Hollows Fellowship Fund Award Alder Hey Hospital, Liverpool
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2025 –
General Secretary Association of Pediatric Ophthalmology of Pakistan (APOP)
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2025
Member Paediatrics Scientific Committee, 42nd Lahore Ophthalmo, Ophthalmological Society of Pakistan
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2025 –
Member Sub-Committee to review Universal Health Insurance Program
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2025 –
Member Health Advisory Committee, Government of Punjab
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2024 –
Member Working Group on Health Insurance Program, Government of Punjab
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2024
Acting Chairman Lahore Electric Supply Company (LESCO)
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2023 –
Member Board of Governors, Aitchison College Lahore
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2023 –
Member Management Committee, Aitchison College Lahore
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2022 – 2024
Director Board of Directors, LESCO
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2022 – 2024
Convenor Strategic Planning and I.T Steering Committee, LESCO
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2022 – 2024
Convenor ERP Implementation Committee, LESCO
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2022 – 2023
Member Federal Task Force on Technical Health Matters and Global Security
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2023 – 2025
Member Pharmacovigilance Committee, Mayo Hospital Lahore
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2018
Deputy Provincial Coordinator National Program for Prevention and Control of Blindness
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2017 –
Member National Cataract Task Force, Pakistan
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2017 –
Member Inspection Team, Punjab Human Organ Transplant Authority
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2016 –
Member Sub-Committee on Pediatric Cataract Surgery Guidelines Pakistan
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2015 –
Member Curriculum Committee, King Edward Medical University, Lahore
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2014 –
Member National Task Force Committee for Health Management Information System, Lahore
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2014 – 2018
Member Steering Committee, Prime Minister's National Health Insurance Program
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2013 – 2018
Member Board of Investment
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2013 – 2016
Member Board of Governors, Aitchison College Lahore
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2014
Member Selection Committee for the post of the Principal, Aitchison College, Lahore
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Extraocular muscle ductions following nasal transposition of the split lateral rectus muscle Oke I, Lorenz B, Basiakos S, et al. Can J Ophthalmol. 2023 Dec;58(6) 565-569
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Aberrant regeneration in an international registry of patient with 3rd-nerve palsy Oke I, Lorenz B, Basiakos S, et al. Eur J Ophthalmol. 2023 Nov;33(6):2154.
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Nasal Transposition of the Split Lateral Rectus Muscle for Strabismus Associated With Bilateral 3rd-Nerve Palsy Oke I, Shah AS, Lorenz B, et al. Am J Ophthalmol. 2022 Oct 242:165-172.
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Worldwide outcome of nasal transposition of the split lateral rectus muscle for strabismus associated with 3rd nerve palsy Shah AS, Dodd MMU, Gokygit B, et al. Br J Ophthalmol 2023 May; 107(5):725-73.
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Self-grading effect of inferior oblique myectomy and recession Abdelrahman M. Elhusseiny, Charlotte Gore, Mohammad Ali A Sadiq, et al. J AAPOS. 2020 September.
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Data Driven Approach for Eye Disease Classification with machine learning Sadaf Malik, Nadia Kamal, Mamoona Naveed Asghar, Mohammad Ali A Sadiq et al. Appl. Sci 2019, 9, 2789.
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A Novel device for Rapid, safe and precise delivery of intravitreal injections Salman Waqar, Ali Ayaz, Irfan Karamat et al. BMJ Innov 2019;0:1–5.
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Eyelid Lacerations Due to Dog Bite in Children Sadiq MA, Corkin F, Mantagos IS. J Pediatr Ophthalmol Strabismus. 2015 Nov 1;52(6):360-3.
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Genetics of Strabismus and Lid diseases Sadiq MAA, Rehman. Journal of Pediatric Genetics. 2014 November, Vol 3, Pages 281-290
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Adjustable nasal transposition of split lateral rectus muscle for third-nerve palsy Shah AS, Prabhu SP, Sadiq MA, Mantagos JS, Hunter DG, Dagi LR. JAMA Ophthalmol. 2014 Apr 10:1-7.
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Genetics of Ectopia Lentis Sadiq MA, Vanderveen D. Seminars of Ophthalmology. 2013, Vol. 28, No. 5-6, Pages 313-320
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Screw Implantation in the globe: The risk of delayed hardware migration from Craniofacial Repair Sadiq MA, Prabhu SP, Fearon JA, Taghinia AH, Dagi LR. J Craniofac Surg. 2013 Sep;24(5):1650-2.
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Incidence of glaucoma in patients presenting with central retinal vein occlusion in Mayo Hospital PJO, Vol. 35, Issue 2, April–June 2019.
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Diabetic Retinopathy in patients presenting to the screening clinic of a tertiary care hospital in Pakistan Mohammad Ali Ayaz Sadiq, Munib ur Rehman, Mudassar Fatima et al. Ophthalmology Pakistan. October 2015.
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Providing Equitable Eye Care in Pakistan Annals of King Edward Medical University, Vol. 25 No. S(2019).
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2021
Ophthalmology Explained Sadiq MA. Paramount Publishers.
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2015
Imaging of Strabismus and Craniofacial Malformation Surgery Daniel Thomas Ginat, Mohammad Ali Sadiq, Linda R Dagi. Post treatment Imaging of the Orbit, Springer Edition (book chapter).
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2015
Chemo-Surgery for Strabismus Sadiq MA. Expert techniques in Ophthalmic Surgery, Jaypee Edition (book chapter).