General Info

Dr. Rania Tabet earned her medical degree and her general Ophthalmology degree from the Saint Joseph University School of Medicine, Beirut, Lebanon. She then completed two years of advanced training in Cornea, anterior segment and ocular surface inflammation at the University of Paris VII, School of Medicine and the prestigious Foundation Ophthalmologic of Rothschild, Paris, France.Soon after her relocation to Houston she engaged in a one-year research fellowship in Glaucoma at the University of Texas Medical School at Houston and successfully completed the Educational Committee for Foreign Medical Graduates Certificate. She then went on to complete one-year of Clinical Fellowship in Cornea and Anterior Segment followed by two years of Clinical Fellowship in Vitreo-Retinal diseases and surgery, both from The University of Texas Medical School at Houston, Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Science.In 2013 she received the Richard S. Ruiz, M.D., Award as Outstanding Fellow in Ophthalmology for demonstrating exceptional knowledge and compassion, genuine dedication to teaching, and providing outstanding leadership and guidance in patient care. She has also been trained in the advanced Botox injections for the treatment of chronic migraines, hemifacial spasms, Blepharospasm and a full complement of cosmetic treatments. Dr. Tabet has written peer-reviewed journal publications on diseases of the eye as well as participated in numerous clinical trials. She has presented at the meetings of the American Academy of Ophthalmology, Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology, American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery Conferences, French Ophthalmologists Society, Medical Contact Lens and Ocular Surface Association, and the International Ocular Surface Society. She also actively participated in the development of a medical book Complications of Glaucoma surgeries.