Who regulates eye clinics in Dubai?
The Dubai Health Authority licenses health facilities and health professionals in Dubai and sets the standards they work to. Standards for the country as a whole are set at federal level by the Ministry of Health and Prevention, and each emirate has its own authority for its own facilities.
- Subject
- Dubai & UAE
- Topic
- Regulation & verification
- Kind of question
- Other questions
- Last reviewed
- 22 September 2026
What this answer depends on
- Whether the facility sits inside a health free zone
- Whether the practitioner’s licence matches the procedure
- Whether the clinic can show both registrations
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- Dubai Health Authority: Sheryan licensing and Dubai Medical Registry
The Dubai Health Authority’s licensing portal, including the public medical registry used to check that a facility and a practitioner hold a current Dubai licence.
Used for How to verify a Dubai clinic licence; How to verify a surgeon’s licence and scope of practice; Regulatory context for the Dubai guide.
Link checked 22 September 2026
- Health regulatory authorities in the United Arab Emirates
The UAE government’s own listing of the federal health authority and of the emirate-level health authorities, naming which part of the country each one covers.
Used for Explaining that more than one authority licenses healthcare in the UAE; Explaining which body to approach about a licensed facility.
Link checked 24 September 2026