On May 14, 1987 LRBT Free Eye Hospital LAHORE was started at Lahore, in a rented house, with only one Medical Officer. Later an incomplete Hospital building on 10 Kanals area was leased to LRBT by the Government Employees Cooperative Housing Society, 436-A/1, Township, Lahore. Construction was completed and the Hospital started functioning there in 1990. The LRBT Lahore Hospital has, over the past 23 years continuously expanded. Initially only a small Eye Clinic, this Charitable Hospital is now recognized as a Teaching Hospital with a mandate to train Doctors for the FCPS Examination (the highest professional recognition in the country). Further, the Hospital has gained international credence and many local and foreign Doctors have been given attachment here to acquire skills in eye surgery. The President of the International Conference of Ophthalmology, during his visit declared the Hospital as a "Centre of Excellence". All this was not possible without support from our benevolent donors. The late Professor Dr. Najeeb Khan, a Founding Trustee, is remembered with reverence, for his untiring efforts and for introducing in the Lahore Hospital, systems which proved catalytic to its growth in multiple directions. LRBT Lahore Hospital Milestones
1987 The Hospital was first set up in a rented house in Township, Lahore.
1989 The Govt. Employees Cooperative Housing Society leased to the LRBT, its unfinished Hospital Building over 10 Kanals.
1990 Construction of the building was completed and the Hospital shifted to its present location. It had 24 beds.
1991 The Pakistan Medical & Dental Council recognized the Lahore Hospital for Under Graduate Training.
1991 The College of Physicians & Surgeons of Pakistan recognized the Hospital for Post-Graduate training.
1994 A large new Out Patient Department (OPD) was constructed. The Outreach services program of providing treatment to eye patients in premises provided by donors was started.
1996 The Paeds Ophthalmic Unit, the first in the country, was set up.
1997 "Dr. Amiruddin Block", funded by Mrs. It has four wards (60 Beds) and four rooms.
1997 The First Floor was constructed over the OPD in the main building to set up the following specialized Diagnostic Units:-
Corneal Unit
Vitreo-Retinal Unit
Orthoptics Clinic
Orbital Unit
Oculoplastic Unit
Low Vision Unit
Glaucoma Clinic
Laser Clinic
1998 Construction of a new Operation Theatre was completed. Funded by the Hamza Foundation, the Operation Theatre is the largest and
the best equipped Eye OT in Pakistan, where upto 80 major Operations are carried out daily.
2001 Rahim Bakhsh Patients Reception Hall and a Hall above it was constructed with donations from Professor Muhammad Maqsood and
the National Zakat Foundation (NZF). Hostel for 20 Single Doctors and a Canteen was constructed with contribution from NZF.
2003 Low Vision Resource Centre set up.
2005 A Computer based Hospital Information and Management System was installed and the functioning of the Hospital fully computerized. A Primary Eye Care Clinic was started in Shahjamal, Lahore, in a house donated by Mrs. Almas Hameed to LRBT.
2008 Accreditation for imparting training leading to 2nd Fellowship in Ophthalmology LRBT Lahore Hospital granted by College of
Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan. The provision of 3 free meals each day to all indoor patients was started with the collaboration of donors. The LRBT Eye Hospital in Pasrur (Distt. Sialkot) which was initiated, planned, financed and constructed under management of the Lahore Hospital was inaugurated. Twenty-five years ago, two visionaries disturbed by the plight of the visually impaired in Pakistan set up a Trust to fight eye disease and blindness as a free public service. Rarely, if at all, have the achievements of any Trust touched so many lives in so short a time. Over 18 million lives have benefited from the noble thoughts and actions of Graham Layton and Zaka Rahmatulla, the founders of the Layton Rahmatulla Benevolent Trust commonly referred to as “LRBT”. In 1985-86, the first year of our operations, we treated 11,699 patients. In 2009-10, almost two million (1,967,993). In our 25 years of existence, we have treated over 18 million (18,418,801) patients in OPD and performed over 1.90 million (1,929,536) eye surgeries all absolutely FREE. Our efforts have contributed to a significant reduction in the prevalence of blindness in Pakistan. From humble beginnings in a mobile surgical unit based at Tando Bago in 1985, we have built a network of 16 purpose-built Eye Hospitals & 41 Community Eye Care Centers in all 4 provinces. These are staffed with highly experienced & skilled doctors and technicians. LRBT Hospitals are equipped with the latest state-of-the-art equipment, which very few other eye hospitals have, even in the private sector. We have a three-tier service delivery structure consisting of the following facilities:-
2 Tertiary Hospitals: Centers of Excellence in Karachi & Lahore providing comprehensive eye care.
14 Secondary Hospitals: Diagnostic & Curative services for curable blindness
41 Community Eye Care Centers: Treatment of simple eye diseases, refraction, screening & referral.
