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About Orbis
Our vision & mission
We are an international non-profit bringing people together to fight avoidable blindness. With our network of partners we mentor, train and inspire local teams to fight blindness in their own communities.
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Help fight blindness in communities around the world
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2018 highlights
2018 may already seem like a distant memory, but not to us. And not to the people whose lives you helped transform. Please take a moment to watch this wonderful show reel featuring some of our highlights.
Thank you for being part of our story. We look forward to the next part of our journey together in 2019!
Thank you for being part of our story. We look forward to the next part of our journey together in 2019!
Flying Eye Hospital
Unlike any plane you've seen before
The Orbis Flying Eye Hospital is a state-of-the-art teaching facility complete with operating room, classroom and recovery room - this amazing aircraft has been an example of the marriage between medicine and aviation since 1982.
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Volunteer Faculty
Volunteer Faculty
Our world renowned Volunteer Faculty are the heartbeat of our training programs, both on the Flying Eye Hospital and in partner hospitals around the world. For more than 30 years the keystone of our work has been to teach and train eye teams to fight blindness on their own - we couldn't do it without their hard work and dedication.
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Your impact in 2017
More than 62,000
Eye care specialists trained
More than 5 million
eye screenings & examinations
More than 96,000
Surgeries performed
What we do
Sustainable approach
Training is at the very heart of everything we do. With your support and the help of our world-leading Volunteer Faculty, we provide training to all types of healthcare workers - from doctors and nurses in regional hospitals to district leaders and teachers in remote areas. Oh and we have a Flying Eye Hospital too!
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