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Prof. Dr. Abdel-Mohsen Soliman

Professor of Ophthalmology, Ain Shams University “the initiator and the donor of the Institute’s land (4480 m2 ) overlooking the Nile River”.
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On February 1989

according to the Presidential Decree No 40, RIO was established as an independent research institute affiliated to the Ministry of Scientific Research in Egypt combines both clinical and research services and dedicated to ophthalmic research & management of eye diseases.
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On February 25, 1990,

RIO organizational structure was approved by the Egyptian Central Agency for Organization and Administration.

Prof. Dr. Magdolene El-Gamal,

Professor of Microbiology, the first president of the Research Institute of ophthalmology.
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On Sunday April 3, 1990,

the institute was officially launched.

In Egypt on the heart of Giza governorate and by the river Nile, Stands the Research Institute of Ophthalmology (RIO) In Egypt.

Prof. Dr. Abdel-Mohsen Soliman

Professor of Ophthalmology, Ain Shams University, and a philanthropist who donated 4480 m2 of land overlooking the River Nile to lay the foundations of the Research Institute of Ophthalmology.

February
1989

The Presidential Decree No. 40 established RIO as an independent research institute affiliated with the Ministry of Scientific Research in Egypt. The institute combines clinical and research services and focuses on Ophthalmic research & management of eye diseases.

February 25
1990

The Central Agency for Organization and Administration in Egypt ratifies the organizational structure of RIO

Prof. Dr. Magdolene El-Gamal

Professor of Microbiology, the first President of the Research Institute of Ophthalmology

Tuesday, April 3
1990

The official inauguration of the Research Institute of Ophthalmology