Dr Mahwash Khan

 Dr. Mahwash A Khan is a Community Ophthalmologist based in Karachi, Pakistan. After completion of her medical degree she subsequently obtained a Masters degree in Community Eye Care (now known as Public Health for eyes) from London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, UK in 2002.

Upon her return to Pakistan in 2004, she started her philanthropic work. She joined Pakistan Eye Bank Society and started a School Screening Program. 

She is also committed to providing philanthropic services to communities by providing human resource development in the field of ophthalmic eye care and enhancing skills of people from within rural and remote areas.

Currently she is working at LRBT as Head of Community Eye Care Pakistan as well as the Director for LRBT School of Ophthalmic Paramedicine. 

Many people look for the best paying jobs to help sustain their flashy lives but her aim is to use the knowledge she has learnt to help solve problems and make someone else’s life better. She has the great will to cater his patients desires, Her effort not only as a doctor but as a human being are highly commendable. 'She maintains that her greatest satisfaction is to see the smiles on the patients' faces'.

In 2010 she was trained in Athens, Greece to screen special children and is also the Clinical Director for the Opening Eyes program for Special Olympics Pakistan Chapter.

She is a director in the first Pharmaceutical industry specialized in Ophthalmic products. Within three years of its existence Ophth Pharma has became one of the top most ophthalmic drug manufacturing company in Pakistan, which was later on ISO Certified by Lloyds of London.