Ho Chi Minh City Eye Hospital, formerly Dien Bien Phu Hospital, was established in 1978 and then renamed the Eye Center and officially renamed the Eye Hospital in 2002 according to Decision No. 1934/QD-UB, dated May 7, 2002 of the People's Committee of Ho Chi Minh City. After more than 30 years of construction and development, the Hospital is now the leading center of ophthalmology in the region and the whole country with the function of examining and treating eye diseases for the people of Ho Chi Minh City and the entire Southern region.

The hospital's organizational structure includes 25 departments and rooms with full range of specialized departments to meet the needs of examination and treatment of eye diseases for the people. With a team of more than 800 highly qualified medical staff, constantly being trained to improve their professional qualifications to meet the increasing needs of medical examination and treatment of the people.

Medical facilities and equipment are invested in and upgraded to be more and more modern, on par with other countries in the region with many high-tech devices such as Lasik surgery machines, phaco surgery machines, 3D OCT scanners, etc., effectively serving the diagnosis and treatment of patients, bringing high efficiency.

2. Functions and tasks:

The main function and task of the Eye Hospital is to receive, examine and treat eye diseases for people in the Southern region and Ho Chi Minh City.

The hospital is a clinical practice facility for medical training facilities in the City and has the function of training ophthalmology specialists for lower-level units.

In addition, the Hospital is also the focal point for implementing national programs on blindness prevention, primary eye care, school eye care, etc. in 24 districts in the city and 23 provinces and cities in the Southern region.

• Refractive surgery

• Corneal diseases

• Glaucoma

• Pediatric ophthalmology

• Oculoplastic surgery

• Neuro-ophthalmology

• Vitreo-retinal surgery

• Cataract surgery (including Phaco surgery)

• Serves over 4,000 patients and performs 700–750 surgeries daily

• Annually conducts nearly 800,000 medical examinations and over 100,000 Phaco surgeries

• Implements 160 treatment protocols and pilots new clinical techniques in Vietnam

• Maintains approximately 95,000 medical records annually, ensuring regulatory compliance

• To restore vision and bring “light” to the community

• To remain at the forefront of ophthalmology in Vietnam through research, innovation, and high-quality patient care

• Recognized as the premier eye hospital in southern Vietnam

• Consistently the primary choice for quality eye care in the region