Changing the Way the World Sees
The Solution In Sight
Watch our new documentary film following some of our staff and volunteers on our recent project in Myanmar. This short film gives a behind-the-scenes account of what it's like to work on the front lines of the fight against avoidable blindness.
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Crisis In Sight
Blindness is set to triple by 2050
There’s a Crisis in Sight. Blindness & visual impairment are set to triple globally by 2050, unless we act now to help those most in need. Learn how you can help.
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SAM CHUI STEPS ON BOARD THE FLYING EYE HOSPITAL
Watch Sam's latest video today
We were honored to welcome the world's most followed aviation blogger, Sam Chui, on board the Flying Eye Hospital. Watch the video now.
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Your impact in 2018
More than 63,000
Trainings for eye care professionals delivered
More than 3 million
Eye screenings & examinations for children
More than 78,000
Eye surgeries performed
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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News & storiesVolunteer 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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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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