Meet our surgeon

  With a burning passion for ophthalmology, Dato’ Dr Khairidzan has been at the forefront of laser refractive surgery (lasik) practices and training for well over a decade.

Dato’ Dr Khairidzan is currently Associate Professor in Department of Ophthalmology in the Faculty of Medicine, International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM).  He is also the present Director of Cornea, External Disease and Refractive Surgery Services at IIUM Eye Specialist Clinic, Kuantan. Dr Khairidzan spent a year as an Adjunct Clinical Instructor and International Fellow in Cornea, External Disease and Refractive Surgery at the UCLA in 2008.

Dr Khairidzan has published a number of articles in scientific journals and made over 300 other scientific presentations. In addition to receiving 7 awards from the IIUM for quality research, he contributes his expertise on the Malaysia Dry Eye Advisory Board and directly supervised a number of PhD and Masters candidates in the external disease and refractive surgery research works.

He is the recipient of Malaysia Society of Ophthalmology Achievement Award and Asia Pacific Association of Cataract and Refractive Surgery Certified Educator Award in 2018. He has also been appointed as Council Member of International Society of Refractive Society (ISRS) for year 2021. He was awarded the Clinical Excellence Award and the Teaching Excellence Award in 2023 from the Kulliyah of Medicine, IIUM.

Education

Degree

MBBS, University of Queensland, Australia

Master’s

Master of Surgery (Ophthalmology)

Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Malaysia

Fellowship

Fellowship of Cornea, External Disease and Refractive Surgery

University of California, Los Angeles, United States