Taliban Restrictions On Corneal Transplants Leave Afghan Patients Facing Loss Of Sight |
Taliban authorities have reportedly ordered hospitals in Afghanistan to stop performing corneal transplant operations, citing religious objections to the sight-restoring procedure and leaving hundreds of patients uncertain about accessing potentially life-changing treatment. The reported restrictions have raised concerns about the availability of specialised eye care in a country whose healthcare system has been weakened by decades of conflict.
Dr Noor Zaman Hashim of Noor Eye Hospital in Kabul said his team had performed around 90 corneal transplants in recent months before the programme was suspended following verbal instructions attributed to Taliban........