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Professor Dr Muhaya graduated from the medical school of Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM)in 1985. She was then offered to join her alma mater as a trainee lecturer and completed her Master’s degree in ophthalmology in 1991. She continued to pursue her post-graduate studies where she obtained a Fellowship in Uveitis at Moorfields Eye Hospital, the United Kingdom in 1998, which culminated in a PhD from the University of London in Ocular Immunology. With the expertise gained, she established the uveitis and ocular immunosuppressive therapy for autoimmune eye diseases in UKM. 

Prof Muhaya has held multiple leadership roles in the ophthalmology fraternity, which also includes the post of Chairperson of the Malaysian Medical Association Ophthalmological Society (MMA OS) from 2006-2010. During this period, she has overseen the transformation of society and incorporated the importance of serving and giving back to the people of Malaysia. The shift has been reflected in the community projects held as well as the knowledge dissemination activities for the ophthalmology fraternity undertaken by the MMA OS. She was also a strong proponent of the formation of the Malaysia Society of Ophthalmology (MSO). Another highlight in her medical career was when she was awarded Special Distinguished Service Award by the Asia Pacific Academy of Ophthalmology (APAO) at the 20th Congress of APAO, Kuala Lumpur.

In 2007, Prof Muhaya then served as a consultant eye surgeon and director of PCMC Eye and LASIK Centre, Prince Court Medical Centre. Despite her role there, she continued to serve as a professor of Ophthalmology in UKM where she gives lectures to undergraduates and post-graduates in general ophthalmology, uveitis, medical retina and neuro-ophthalmology. In 2013, she then decided to co-establish an eye and LASIK centre, which has been operating over these 5 years. She is now one of the Medical Directors for Prof Muhaya Eye and LASIK Centre.

Prof Muhaya is a well-known name in Malaysia, not only as an ophthalmologist but as an inspirational speaker where she advocates for positivity and self-awareness. She has multiple TV shows on Astro Malaysia and has been invited to numerous mass media programs in Malaysia, Singapore and Brunei.

Her Journey -

Dr Amin obtained his Medical Bachelor & Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) from the Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya in the year of 2000. His initial working experience include a housemanship at Malacca General Hospital, and as a medical officer at Hospital Pakar Sultanah Fatimah (HPSF), Muar, Johor.  In 2005, he joined the Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, National University of Malaysia as a lecturer in training for the Masters of Surgery (Ophthalmology), UKM. He then completed his 4 years of intensive ophthalmology specialty training in 2009. Upon completion of his training, he continued to work at the Dept. of Ophthalmology, UKM Medical Centre as a clinical specialist, medical lecturer and researcher. Besides, he was also actively involved in clinical teaching and supervising undergraduate and postgraduate students at the faculty.

Being always passionate with clinical work and patient care, he underwent further subspecialty training in vitreoretinal diseases and surgery at the National Healthcare Group Eye Institute @ Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Singapore. He completed and was awarded with the Clinical Fellowship in Vitreo-Retina in 2015. He then returned to UKM Medical Centre and continue working as a consultant ophthalmologist and senior lecturer.

Currently, he has joined a private practice in which he serves as a consultant ophthalmologist and vitreoretinal surgeon at the Prof Muhaya Eye and Lasik Centre (PMELC). He performs cataract surgery, refractive lens exchange (RLE), vitreoretinal surgery and other services. His clinical interests and surgical expertise are phacoemulsification with intraocular lens (IOL) implantation including Toric and Multifocal IOL implantation, and complex cataract surgery. His subspecialty services include treating various vitreoretinal diseases and performing surgery for advanced diabetic eye disease (ADED), age-related macular degeneration (ARMD), polypoidal choroidal vasculopathy (PCV), retinal vascular disease, retinal detachment, macular hole and epiretinal membrane, intravitreal anti-VEGF injection and laser treatment. 

His Journey -

Dr Azura’s career as an eye doctor began at Hospital Selayang in 2000. She was privileged to be under the tutelage of many prominent senior ophthalmologists during her post- graduate training who have shaped her into what she is today. After completing her Masters degree she continued on as a specialist at the same hospital from 2006 until 2016.

She headed the Cataract Services for Hospital Selayang in 2008 until 2016 and coordinated many cataract camps to help those in need. Besides being a high volume cataract surgeon she developed a passion to teach and promote better standards of eye care and was actively involved in the training of post-graduate ophthalmology trainees ,eye paramedics and optometrists.

She pursued her fellowship training in Paediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus in 2008. She spent a year as the clinical fellow at the Children’s Hospital @ Westmead , Sydney, Australia and received her CCFT in Paediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus from the Ministry of Health in 2010.

Upon her return , she provided her subspecialty services to Hospital Selayang ,Hospital Ipoh and re-established the service in HUKM. She had trained a few more paediatric ophthalmology fellows both from universities and the Ministry of Health before leaving the public service in 2017.

She is an experienced phaco-trainer and has pioneered the usage of Kitaro Wetlab in Malaysia during the national phaco-training in 2011 which has helped many young ophthalmologists to master the surgical skills more effectively until now.

Dr Azura is often invited to speak at ophthalmology meetings to share her experience especially in premium cataract surgery, complex cataract surgeries and paediatric eye care.

Dr. Azura becomes a full time consultant ophthalmologist at PMELC since 2017.

Her Journey -