Imane Tarib

About Imane Tarib

Imane Tarib is a double-fellowship-trained ophthalmologist specializing in cornea, external diseases, and refractive surgery. She completed her fellowships at the University of Illinois at Chicago and the Bascom Palmer Eye Institute in Florida. Originally from Morocco, she earned her medical degree with honors from the University Sidi Mohammed Ben Abdellah in Fez, and completed her Ophthalmology Residency at the esteemed Military Teaching Hospital Mohammed V - Ibn Sina University in Rabat. Tarib further expanded her expertise through three research fellowships: in Cataract Refractive Surgery in Germany, in Digital Health at the New Jersey Eye Consultants, and in Refractive Surgery and Corneal Biomechanics at the Cole Eye Institute in Cleveland Clinic.

Imane’s work combines clinical excellence and innovative approaches to promote equitable access to eye care and raise awareness around corneal disease. Her dedication to global ophthalmology is focused on finding ways to advance eye donation systems in underserved communities.

Imane told The Ophthalmologist that she is “most excited about Light Adjustable Lenses, especially for challenging cataract and refractive patients, such as those with post-laser vision correction like RK, LASIK, and PRK.” Although she hasn’t yet had the opportunity to use these lenses during her fellowship, she is looking forward to being able to incorporate this technology into her practice after graduation.

“One of my main goals for the next five years is to excel in providing patients with corneal disease the best refractive outcomes,” she continues. “This includes effectively managing their corneal disease as well as handling their cataract surgeries, which typically involve more complex refractive planning.”

In her downtime, Imane enjoys posting social media content, and has an impressive 345K followers on Instagram, where she creates videos on all manner of ophthalmic-related subjects, such as ophthalmology education, corneal disease awareness, and empowering women in medicine. She covered the latter subject for The Ophthalmologist back in 2018, in an article unambiguously subtitled, “Wouldn’t it be great to have more women recognized on The Ophthalmologist Power List?” A choice quote from the article reads: “Though gender parity is an issue across many industries, I believe that we as ophthalmologists have a prime role not only in helping people have healthy vision, but also a healthy visualization of what women can achieve in leadership roles.”