Asia Pacific Academy of Ophthalmology recognised his leadership role in the development of research, programmes and policies for prevention of blindness in children, both in Bangladesh and International level to ensure the rights of the blind children.

Dr Muhit is the lead researcher who has conducted the first national study on childhood blindness in Bangladesh. The results of his study identified that over 40,000 children are blind in Bangladesh and over two-third of them are blind from potentially preventable and treatable causes.

Dr Muhit is the founder president of Child Sight Foundation and also the Medical Advisor to a UK based charity organisation, Muslim Aid which works internationally to prevent blindness in children. Currently he is working as a clinical research fellow at the University of London’s International Centre for Eye Health.