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It aims to increase their awareness as future healthcare providers are expected to raise general awareness to attain more local corneal donations.<\/jats:p>\n<\/jats:sec>\n<jats:sec>\n<jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n<jats:p>A cross-sectional study including 1,060 health faculty students was conducted at King Abdulaziz University. Data were collected through an online questionnaire that covered participants\u2019 demographics, academic year, knowledge, and attitudes regarding eye donation.<\/jats:p>\n<\/jats:sec>\n<jats:sec>\n<jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n<jats:p>Thirty-five percent of students had heard about eye donation, with the most common sources of information being social media (29%) and health workers (24%). Most respondents, 61% (<jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic> = 643), indicated willingness to donate their eyes after death. Of these respondents, 93% (<jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic> = 986), 6.8% (<jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic> = 72), and 0.2% (<jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic> = 2) had poor, fair, and good knowledge levels, respectively. A total of 66% (<jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic> = 696) and 34% (<jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic> = 364) had negative and positive attitudes, respectively.<\/jats:p>\n<\/jats:sec>\n<jats:sec>\n<jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n<jats:p>Students in this study showed low levels of knowledge and negative attitudes about eye donation. 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