Meeting the Need for Corneal Transplantation in Syria: Islamic Perspectives and Barriers to Building a Sustainable Eye Banking System
Religious alignment and community education present major opportunities for expanding corneal donation in Syria. We propose a framework for sustainable eye banking rooted in operational feasibility, religious endorsement, and public trust.
Authors
- Ahmad Kunbaz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2209-8187)
- Mohamad Tarek Madani
- Hajirah Saeed
- Ahmad Al‐Moujahed
- Basel Tarab (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6164-0277)
- Buraa Kubaisi
- Nuha Alfayumi
Institutions
- Western University (CA)
- Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary (US)
- Harvard University (US)
- Damascus Hospital (SY)
- University of Illinois Chicago (US)
- University of Chicago (US)
- Center for Practical Bioethics (US)
- Istanbul Medeniyet University (TR)
- Smith-Kettlewell Eye Research Institute (US)
- Stanford University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Eye Banking and Corneal Transplantation
- Published
- 2025-12-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1097/ebct.0000000000000045
- Primary Topic
- Organ Donation and Transplantation
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00