Best Universities for Ophthalmology in Africa

Updated: March 02, 2025

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Africa ranked based on their research performance in Ophthalmology. A graph of 241K citations received by 20.2K academic papers made by 73 universities in Africa was used to calculate publications' ratings, which then were adjusted for release dates and added to final scores.

We don't distinguish between undergraduate and graduate programs nor do we adjust for current majors offered. You can find information about granted degrees on a university page but always double-check with the university website.

1. Cairo University

For Ophthalmology

#1 in Egypt

#212 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Enrollment: 207,853
Founded: 1908

2. University of Cape Town

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South Africa | Cape Town

For Ophthalmology

#1 in South Africa

#304 in the World

Founded: 1874

3. Alexandria University

Egypt | Alexandria

For Ophthalmology

#2 in Egypt

#310 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 197,278
Founded: 1942

4. Ain Shams University

For Ophthalmology

#3 in Egypt

#332 in the World

Enrollment: 220,000
Founded: 1950

5. Mansoura University

Egypt | Mansoura

For Ophthalmology

#4 in Egypt

#426 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1972

6. University of KwaZulu-Natal

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South Africa | Durban

For Ophthalmology

#2 in South Africa

#428 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Founded: 2004

7. University of the Witwatersrand

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South Africa | Johannesburg

For Ophthalmology

#3 in South Africa

#442 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1922

8. Al-Azhar University

For Ophthalmology

#5 in Egypt

#538 in the World

Founded: 1961

9. Tanta University

For Ophthalmology

#6 in Egypt

#558 in the World

Founded: 1972

10. Zagazig University

Egypt | Zagazig

For Ophthalmology

#7 in Egypt

#613 in the World

Enrollment: 117,299
Founded: 1974

11. Assiut University

For Ophthalmology

#8 in Egypt

#650 in the World

Founded: 1957

12. University of Stellenbosch

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South Africa | Stellenbosch

For Ophthalmology

#4 in South Africa

#658 in the World

Founded: 1918

13. Menoufia University

Egypt | Shibin El Kom

For Ophthalmology

#9 in Egypt

#663 in the World

Enrollment: 80,000
Founded: 1976

14. Benha University

For Ophthalmology

#10 in Egypt

#665 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Enrollment: 88,016
Founded: 1976

15. Minia University

For Ophthalmology

#11 in Egypt

#698 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Founded: 1976

16. Mohammed V University

Morocco | Rabat

For Ophthalmology

#704 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%

17. Sohag university

Egypt | Nasser City

For Ophthalmology

#12 in Egypt

#716 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Founded: 2006

18. University of Pretoria

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South Africa | Pretoria

For Ophthalmology

#5 in South Africa

#719 in the World

Enrollment: 48,174
Founded: 1908

19. University of Monastir

Tunisia | Monastir

For Ophthalmology

#743 in the World

20. University of Johannesburg

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South Africa | Johannesburg

For Ophthalmology

#6 in South Africa

#801 in the World

Enrollment: 49,910
Founded: 2005

21. Suez Canal University

Egypt | Ismailia

For Ophthalmology

#13 in Egypt

#818 in the World

Enrollment: 40,317
Founded: 1976

22. University of Ibadan

Nigeria | Ibadan

For Ophthalmology

#831 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Enrollment: 41,269
Founded: 1948

23. University of Limpopo

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South Africa | Mankweng

For Ophthalmology

#7 in South Africa

#840 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Founded: 1959

24. University of Cape Coast

Ghana | Cape Coast

For Ophthalmology

#1 in Ghana

#904 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1962

25. University of Tunis El Manar

Tunisia | Tunis

For Ophthalmology

#942 in the World

26. University of Benin

Nigeria | Benin

For Ophthalmology

#956 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1970

27. Addis Ababa University

Ethiopia | Addis Ababa

For Ophthalmology

#1015 in the World

Founded: 1950

28. University of Kinshasa

DR Congo | Kinshasa

For Ophthalmology

#1 in the DR Congo

#1022 in the World

Founded: 1954

29. University of Ghana

For Ophthalmology

#2 in Ghana

#1050 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Enrollment: 67,914
Male:Female: 51:49
Founded: 1948

30. University of Gondar

Ethiopia | Gondar

For Ophthalmology

#1078 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Enrollment: 49,103
Male:Female: 58:42
Founded: 1954

31. University of the Free State

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South Africa | Bloemfontein

For Ophthalmology

#8 in South Africa

#1080 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Enrollment: 37,000
Founded: 1904

32. Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology

For Ophthalmology

#3 in Ghana

#1099 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Enrollment: 85,000
Founded: 1951

33. Tunis University

Tunisia | Tunis

For Ophthalmology

#1108 in the World

34. Beni-Suef University

Egypt | Beni Suef

For Ophthalmology

#14 in Egypt

#1110 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Founded: 2005

35. Obafemi Awolowo University

For Ophthalmology

#1118 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 7%
Enrollment: 32,480
Founded: 1962

36. Helwan University

For Ophthalmology

#15 in Egypt

#1143 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1975

37. Jimma University

Ethiopia | Jimma

For Ophthalmology

#1153 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Founded: 1983

38. University of Nairobi

Kenya | Nairobi

For Ophthalmology

#1 in Kenya

#1182 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 66%
Enrollment: 50,000
Founded: 1970

39. Makerere University

Uganda | Kampala

For Ophthalmology

#1 in Uganda

#1218 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 40,000
Founded: 1922

40. University of Nigeria

Nigeria | Nsukka

For Ophthalmology

#1237 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Founded: 1960

41. North-West University

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South Africa | Potchefstroom

For Ophthalmology

#9 in South Africa

#1250 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Founded: 2004

42. Fayoum University

For Ophthalmology

#16 in Egypt

#1262 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 76%
Founded: 2005

43. University of Malawi

For Ophthalmology

#1 in Malawi

#1278 in the World

Founded: 1964

44. University of South Africa

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South Africa | Pretoria

For Ophthalmology

#10 in South Africa

#1284 in the World

Enrollment: 420,000
Founded: 1873

45. University of Calabar

Nigeria | Calabar

For Ophthalmology

#1299 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 40,645
Founded: 1975

46. Bayero University Kano

For Ophthalmology

#1350 in the World

Enrollment: 45,810
Founded: 1975

47. University of Sfax

For Ophthalmology

#1421 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%

48. Hassan II University of Casablanca

Morocco | Casablanca

For Ophthalmology

#1456 in the World

49. University of Lagos

Nigeria | Lagos

For Ophthalmology

#1472 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Enrollment: 48,680
Founded: 1962

50. Neelain University

Sudan | Khartoum

For Ophthalmology

#1 in Sudan

#1480 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1993

51. University of Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe | Harare

For Ophthalmology

#1 in Zimbabwe

#1489 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Enrollment: 20,399
Founded: 1955

52. Ahmadu Bello University

Nigeria | Zaria

For Ophthalmology

#1499 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 49,436
Founded: 1962

53. Cadi Ayyad University

Morocco | Marrakesh

For Ophthalmology

#1542 in the World

54. South Valley University - Qena

For Ophthalmology

#17 in Egypt

#1559 in the World

Founded: 1995

55. Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University

For Ophthalmology

#1579 in the World

Enrollment: 98,720
Male:Female: 54:46

56. University of Sousse

Tunisia | Sousse

For Ophthalmology

#1591 in the World

Enrollment: 19,311

57. University of Khartoum

Sudan | Khartoum

For Ophthalmology

#2 in Sudan

#1619 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Enrollment: 41,030
Founded: 1956

58. University of Abuja

Nigeria | Abuja

For Ophthalmology

#1627 in the World

Enrollment: 35,372
Founded: 1988

59. University of Port Harcourt

Nigeria | Port Harcourt

For Ophthalmology

#10 in Nigeria

#1630 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1975

60. Enugu State University of Science and Technology

Nigeria | Enugu

For Ophthalmology

#11 in Nigeria

#1631 in the World

Founded: 1981

61. University of Jos

For Ophthalmology

#12 in Nigeria

#1638 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 52,000
Founded: 1975

62. Aswan University

For Ophthalmology

#18 in Egypt

#1645 in the World

Enrollment: 1,898
Founded: 2012

63. Kafrelsheikh University

Egypt | Kafr El Sheikh

For Ophthalmology

#19 in Egypt

#1649 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 2006

64. University of Ilorin

Nigeria | Ilorin

For Ophthalmology

#13 in Nigeria

#1656 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Founded: 1975

65. Bahir Dar University

Ethiopia | Bahir Dar

For Ophthalmology

#1666 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 57,852
Founded: 2001

66. Nnamdi Azikiwe University

For Ophthalmology

#14 in Nigeria

#1678 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Enrollment: 40,000
Founded: 1991

67. University of Lome

For Ophthalmology

#1 in Togo

#1704 in the World

Founded: 1970

68. University of Benghazi

Libya | Benghazi

For Ophthalmology

#1 in Libya

#1705 in the World

Founded: 1955

69. Misr University for Science and Technology

Egypt | 6th of October City

For Ophthalmology

#20 in Egypt

#1716 in the World

Founded: 1996

70. Damietta University

Egypt | Damietta

For Ophthalmology

#21 in Egypt

#1737 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 76%
Enrollment: 20,000
Founded: 2012

71. Usmanu Danfodio University

Nigeria | Sokoto

For Ophthalmology

#15 in Nigeria

#1743 in the World

Founded: 1975

72. University of Botswana

Botswana | Gaborone

For Ophthalmology

#1 in Botswana

#1747 in the World

Founded: 1964

73. Damanhour University

Egypt | Damanhur

For Ophthalmology

#22 in Egypt

#1753 in the World

Founded: 2010

Medicine subfields in Africa

Anatomy and Physiology219

Anesthesiology146

Bioethics/Medical Ethics50

Biomedical Engineering33

Clinical Psychology154

Critical Care Nursing127

Epidemiology123

Family medicine226

Forensic Science53

Gastroenterology and Hepatology161

Health Science226

Healthcare Management (MHA)201

Medical Physics27

Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN)188

Occupational Therapy28

Oncology and Cancer research187

Paramedicine and Emergency medicine146

Pharmacology219

Physical Therapy157

Plastic Surgery30

Public Health331

Radiation Therapy59

Radiology and Nuclear medicine233

Respiratory Therapy31

Sonography and Ultrasound31

Sports / Exercise science29

Sports Medicine70