The NOOR Program has been the lead organization in training eye care professionals in Afghanistan for over four decades and we continue to work to provide training at all levels, with a clear focus on ensuring that there is sustainable eye care for the entire country.

We train ophthalmologists, ophthalmic technicians, eye nurses, community health workers, and others. We have a particular emphasis on providing training to those who will work in rural areas and will serve those who are most in need of eye care and not just the major cities.

We run a four year residency program at our University Eye Hospital in Kabul, which is run on behalf of the Ministry of Higher Education. At the end of the residency program doctors are eligible to take the NOOR-administered Doctor of Ophthalmology exam, which is officially recognized by the Government of Afghanistan.

NOOR has been responsible for training all the ophthalmic technicians in Afghanistan. We have recently partnered with the Ministry of Public Health in order to redesign a two-year curriculum for ophthalmic technicians.