Bascom Palmer Eye Institute (BPEI) in Abu Dhabi is the eye care providerÂ’s first international venture on Plot No. C-1 at Khalifa City in Abu Dhabi and cover a total area of 11,600 square meters. Designed to bring a world-class level of care to the United Arab Emirates and the surrounding region, the new 70,000-square-foot freestanding ambulatory .It will comprise (34) eye lanes and diagnostic rooms (including visual field, photo rooms and Ocular-Surface Disease diagnostics), a Lasik procedure room, two Electro-Retinography diagnostic labs, three ambulatory operating suites, a laser surgery suite, four room sleep medicine labs, in addition to a few specialized amenities such as a 50-seat auditorium dedicated to medical education, a pharmacy with the ability to offer specialized medicinal compounding, an optical shop, VIP and executive services and facilities, among others. Turkey's Kulak Construction has been appointed as the main contractor. The institute will open in phases, starting with 7,600 square meters in phase 1 spread over three floors and expected to completed by the first quarter of 2017 while phase 2 spread over an area of 4,000 square meters with an additional three floors, totaling 11,600 square metres . Its fellowship programme will be launched in the last quarter of 2018.