Awards & Decorations
1990 – XXVI
International Congress of Ophthalmology Award for Outstanding Contributions to World Ophthalmology.
1991
The “Edward Maumenee International Award” USA
1992
Saudi Ophthalmological Society Shield for Prevention of Blindness
1993
The American University of Beirut Award for Eye Banking
1993
Decorated by the President of Senegal with the Lion Badge of Honor
1993
Named “Physician of the Year” by the International Public Opinion Association of the Arab Republic of Egypt
1994
Award of Fellowship ad hominem from the Royal College of Surgeons in Edinburgh
1994
International Award for Excellence in Ophthalmology of the Royal Hawaiian Eye Foundation, Hawaii, USA
1994
Honorary Award of the American Academy of Ophthalmology
1995
Decorated by the President of Niger with the Order of Merit
1996
Awarded the Certificate of Merit by the Organization of Islamic Conference for its humanitarian activities in the Islamic countries
1997
Decorated by His Majesty King Hussein of Jordan with the Order of Merit
1997
Shield for Excellence from the Ministry of Health, United Arab Emirates
1997
Shield for Outstanding Work in Humanitarian Causes, from the Red Cross, United Arab Emirates
1997
Resolution passed by the Board of Trustees of the American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO), recognizing its significant contributions to the evolution of the Pan Arab African Council of Ophthalmology and to the advancement of international ophthalmology
1997
Awarded the Prof. Saeed Memorial Lecture Gold Medal
1997
Kuwaiti Society of Ophthalmology
1998
Decorated by the President of Sudan with the Order of the Two Niles, First Degree
1998
Awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award for 1998 by the International Society of Refractive Surgery (ISRS)
1999
Resolution passed by the Board of Trustees of the American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO), recognizing its significant contributions to the advancement of international ophthalmology
1999
Awarded the Pan Arab African Council of Ophthalmology (PAACO) Gold Medal
1999
Jordanian Society of Ophthalmology
2000
Awarded the Tunisian Ophthalmological Society Gold Medal
2000
Awarded the Johns Hopkins School of Public Health Dean’s Medal
2001
Decorated by the President of Lebanon with the Cedar of Lebanon
2001
Sudanese Society of Ophthalmology
2002
Awarded the American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO) International Award for Prevention of Blindness
2002
Awarded the Golden Medal Award of the Moroccan Ophthalmological Society
2002
Lebanese Society of Ophthalmology Award, 1998
2003
Decorated by the President of Tunisia with the National Order of Merit, First Degree
2003
Awarded the American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO) Senior Achievement Award
2004
Awarded the Golden Medal Award of the Algerian Ophthalmological Society
2005
Pan Arab African Council of Ophthalmology Award
2006
Best Paper Award: “Clinical Results with Advanced NIDEK Ablation Profiles” ISRS/AAO Regional meeting, Istanbul, Turkey.
2007
American Academy of Ophthalmology Achievement Award.