Dr Aziz is a Public Health Ophthalmologist specialising in Cataracts, Epidemiology and Prevention of Blindness. He currently heads the Research Unit and the Selayang Satellite Cataract Surgery Centre near Selayang Hospital.

He graduated with MBBS from the University of Malaya in 1997, Master of Surgery (Ophthalmology) UKM in 2007 and Public Health Ophthalmology fellowship in 2015. Working with the World Health Organization (WHO) and the International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness (IAPB), Dr Aziz leads the initiatives on Cataract Surgery Access and Surgical Outcome Monitoring in the Western Pacific Region. He is the WHO-certified trainer for the Population Survey on Blindness and awardee for numerous awards on the Prevention of Blindness.

He has made it his passionate call, through contributions from his work, to continue helping people in the rural areas to have adequate and equitable access to the eyecare services.