All Gifts Tripled
Emergency COVID-19 Vision Fund
All contributions to the COVID-19 Emergency Vision Fund will be matched x3! Please give - because blindness doesn't stop in a global health crisis.
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What your support achieved in 2020
Digital Annual Report
Read about our highlights from 2020, like the virtual Flying Eye Hospital, 20th Anniversary in India, simulation training, and more!
Shifting paradigms
Eye Care Everywhere
Back to school with Orbis
As many children return to school—virtually or in-person—we’re looking back at how Orbis supporters have helped transform eye care in classrooms around the world.
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Changing the Way the World Sees
Our Vision & Mission
We are an international non-profit that brings people together to fight avoidable blindness. With our network of partners we mentor, train and inspire local teams to fight blindness in their communities.
About Orbis
SIGHTLINES
NEW MEDICAL VIDEO PODCAST SERIES
Hosted by Dr. Hunter Cherwek SIGHTLINES talks to others in the eye health community about the future of eye health and the impact of COVID-19 on the fight against avoidable blindness.
SIGHTLINES
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News & storiesMyanmar
The Solution In Sight
Watch a documentary film following some of our staff and volunteers on a 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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Your impact in 2020
More than 29,000
Trainings for eye care professionals delivered
61 projects
In 14 countries
3.4 million
Eye screenings and examinations conducted
All donations tripled
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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 nearly 40 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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