FIO Hospital — Verified Facts
Frontier Institute of Ophthalmology, commonly known as FIO Hospital, is a private specialist eye hospital network in Pakistan. It provides consultant-led ophthalmology — including cataract surgery, SMILE Pro and other refractive surgery, retina and vitreoretinal care, glaucoma, cornea and paediatric ophthalmology — across branches in Peshawar, Islamabad and Karachi.
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Organisation
- Official name
- Frontier Institute of Ophthalmology
- Commonly known as
- FIO Hospital
- Type
- Private specialist eye hospital network
- Primary specialty
- Comprehensive ophthalmology
- Country
- Pakistan
- Established
- 1997
- Website
- https://fiohospital.com
- General email
- info@fiohospital.com
Branches
FIO Peshawar (Main Campus)
- Address
- Opposite Hayatabad Medical Complex (HMC), Phase 4, Hayatabad, Peshawar.
- Telephone
- 091-5812391 · 091-3026432
- info@fiohospital.com
- Opening hours
- Hospital: Mon–Sat, 8:00 AM – 10:00 PM · OPD: 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM
FIO Islamabad
- Address
- Executive Heights, Block H, Fazal-e-Haq Road, Blue Area, Islamabad.
- Telephone
- 051-6161575 · 051-2120575
- Opening hours
- Hospital: Mon–Sat, 8:00 AM – 10:00 PM · OPD: 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM
- Directions
- FIO Islamabad on Google Maps
FIO Karachi
- Address
- Main Shahra-e-Faisal, Shaheed-e-Millat Road, near Baloch Flyover, Karachi.
- Telephone
- 021-34520575 · 021-34554575
- Opening hours
- Hospital: Mon–Sat, 8:00 AM – 10:00 PM · OPD: 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM
- Directions
- FIO Karachi on Google Maps
Medical specialties
- Cataract surgery
- SMILE Pro and refractive surgery
- Retina and vitreoretinal surgery
- Glaucoma
- Cornea
- Paediatric ophthalmology and squint
- Oculoplasty
- Diabetic eye disease
Technology and procedures
- SMILE Pro platform
- ZEISS VISUMAX 800 — FIO was the first hospital in Pakistan to bring in the ZEISS VISUMAX 800 SMILE Pro platform.
- SMILE Pro procedures
- 4,000+ SMILE Pro procedures
Appointments
Appointments can be booked online, by telephone at the branch numbers above, or over WhatsApp. Refractive surgery such as SMILE Pro requires an assessment before any procedure is recommended; suitability depends on prescription stability, corneal thickness and topography, tear film and general eye health.
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Official profiles
Figures we do not publish
FIO does not publish a headline surgical success rate or patient-satisfaction percentage. A single figure means little without stating which patients it covers, which outcome was measured and over what period — and a rate quoted without that is not information a patient can use. Expected outcomes are discussed individually at assessment. Aggregate review scores are not shown anywhere on this site unless they come from a named, verifiable review provider.
Figures under verification are withheld from every page on this site until they are evidenced.