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ORBIS International — Saving Sight Worldwide

According to the World Health Organization, 285 million people worldwide are visually impaired— yet 80 percent suffer needlessly. Their blindness could have been prevented or treated. ORBIS is a nonprofit organization fighting blindness in developing countries, where 90 percent of the visually impaired reside. Together, we can eliminate blindness and transform lives. Read more...

 
 
 
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Cyber-Sight® turns 10!
This week marks the 10th Anniversary of this telemedicine initiative. Cyber-Sight was initiated by Dr. Eugene Helveston after a 1998 hospital-based program in Cuba. Read more...

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Focus on Sight: Cataract
What is a cataract? What are the effects of cataracts? Can they be prevented or treated? Learn more about this blinding disease and how Theresa from Zambia was able to return to school and continue to lead a happy, healthy and productive life through the proper intervention. Read more...
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A Mother's Joy
Sumitra Sretha, mother of six, once worried about the future of her daughter Sharmila and son Naveen. Today, she has high aspirations for both. Read more...
 
 

ORBIS is a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization in the United States