- XXVI International Congress of Ophthalmology Award for Outstanding Contributions to World Ophthalmology - 1990
- The "Edward Maumenee International Award" USA - 1991
- Saudi Ophthalmological Society Shield for Prevention of Blindness - 1992
- 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 - 1993
- 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, 1994
- Decorated by the President of Niger with the Order of Merit - 1995
- Awarded the Certificate of Merit by the Organization of Islamic Conference for its humanitarian activities in the Islamic countries - 1996
- 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, 1997
- 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)
- 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, 1999
- Awarded the Tunisian Ophthalmological Society Gold Medal - 2000
- Awarded the Johns Hopkins School of Public Health Dean's Medal - 2000
- Decorated by the President of Lebanon with the Cedar of Lebanon - 2001
- Sudanese Society of Ophthalmology, 2001
- 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, 2002
- 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 - 2003
- Awarded the Golden Medal Award of the Algerian Ophthalmological Society - 2004
- Pan Arab African Council of Ophthalmology Award, 2005
- Best Paper Award: "Clinical Results with Advanced NIDEK Ablation Profiles" ISRS/AAO Regional meeting, Istanbul, Turkey; May 06
- American Academy of Ophthalmology Achievement Award. 2007
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