Available immediately — Multan, Pakistan
Rabia Rehman
Optometrist
Five years of clinical eye care in Multan
Refraction · Children's eye tests · Orthoptics · Low vision · Ocular disease · Perimetry, keratometry, biometry
Visual acuity — the sharpness needed to read each line
Read down the chart. The smallest line is where the detail lives — which is also how I work: a full examination, an honest explanation, and a plan the patient actually understands.
5Years in practice
M.PhilOptometry
1Published paper
4Languages spoken
The care
What happens in the chair
Trained at the University of Lahore, M.Phil from The University of Faisalabad, five years of daily clinic in Multan. Consultations in Urdu, Saraiki, Punjabi or English.
- Examination
- Full assessment of the eye and visual system.
- Refraction
- Subjective and objective refraction, including cycloplegic refraction in children.
- Prescribing
- Corrective lenses and appropriate treatment plans.
- Orthoptics
- Assessment and management of binocular vision anomalies.
- Low vision
- Assessment, aid selection and rehabilitation of low-vision patients.
- Diagnostics
- Perimetry, keratometry and biometry.
- Disease management
- Detection and co-management of ocular disease.
- Counselling
- Patient communication and pre/post-procedure counselling.
Conditions
What I see most
Some of it is a straightforward prescription. Some needs the eye examined properly before anyone talks about glasses.
Refractive error
Blurred distance or near vision
Myopia, hyperopia, astigmatism and the reading difficulty that arrives after forty.
Children
Squint and lazy eye
Children rarely report blurred vision — they adapt to it. Cycloplegic refraction finds the error their focusing hides.
Binocular vision
Double vision and eye strain
Headaches at the end of the day, words swimming on a page, one eye drifting.
Low vision
Sight that cannot be corrected further
When glasses reach their limit, magnification, lighting and contrast can still return real independence.
Ocular disease
Diabetic and age-related change
Retina and anterior segment examined, with referral onward where surgery or medication is needed.
Screening
Field loss and pressure checks
Perimetry maps the field of vision to catch loss you have not yet noticed — the reason glaucoma is so often found late.
Your visit
How an examination works
Not just reading letters off a wall. Four stages, thirty to forty minutes, longer for children and low vision.
01
History and symptoms
What you noticed and when, your general health, medication, screen habits, family history. Diabetes and blood pressure matter more here than most people expect.
02
Objective measurement
A first reading taken from the eye itself rather than from your answers, plus cycloplegic drops in children so their focusing does not mask the true result.
03
Subjective refraction
The familiar part: lens after lens, which is clearer, one or two. Your answers turn the measurement into a prescription you can wear comfortably.
04
Eye health and the plan
Front and back of the eye examined, field testing where needed, then a plain explanation of what was found and whether anything needs a referral or review.
Bringing a child
Bring their current glasses and any previous prescription. If dilating drops are used, vision stays blurred and light-sensitive for several hours — plan for someone else to drive. A child does not need to know their letters; the test works with pictures and matching.
Beyond the clinic
Research, teaching, outreach
Three things the clinic day does not show.
Published research
Pakistan BioMedical Journal
Effect of Age Under 20–60 Years on Central Corneal Thickness. Pakistan BioMedical Journal, 31 July 2022; 322–6.
Presented at APAO, Islamabad
Asia-Pacific Academy of Ophthalmology
Guest lecturer, CMH Multan
Under Prof. Dr. Afzal Bodla
Lectures to clinical staff and students.
Free eye camps
Comprehensive Eye Care Programme — UOLTH
Screened and refracted patients at free eye camps held at multiple locations across the region.
Questions
Before you come in
If yours is not here, send it on WhatsApp — a two-line answer often saves you a trip.
How often should I have my eyes tested?
Every two years for a healthy adult with stable vision. Every year if you are diabetic, over sixty, wear contact lenses, or have a family history of glaucoma. Children before starting school, and whenever a teacher reports squinting or sitting close to the board.
What should I bring?
Your current glasses and contact lenses, any previous prescription, a list of your medicines, and sunglasses in case drops are used. If your vision changed suddenly, note when it started.
Will my eyes be dilated?
Not at every visit. Drops are used when the retina needs a proper view, and routinely for children. Expect blurred near vision and light sensitivity for four to six hours, so arrange not to drive yourself home.
My child passed the school screening. Is that enough?
No. A school screening checks distance letters and little else. It misses long-sightedness, focusing problems and a drifting eye — which show up as reading difficulty or headaches rather than blurred vision.
Do glasses make eyes weaker over time?
They do not. The prescription changes because the eye changes with age and growth, not because it became dependent on lenses. Children's prescriptions move as the eye grows, which is why annual checks matter more at that age.
I was told my vision cannot improve. Anything to be done?
Often yes — not by restoring sight, but by making the remaining vision work harder. Magnifiers, task lighting, contrast and reading aids are assessed individually, in a dedicated appointment rather than the tail end of a routine one.
Contact
Book an eye examination
WhatsApp is fastest, and messages are usually answered the same day.
WhatsApp & phone+92 305 5586913
Location
Multan
Punjab, Pakistan
Appointments
By appointment — confirm timing on WhatsApp
Kashikari — the tilework of Multan