Training Local Eye Teams
Netsanet was getting teased at school
When Netsanet was just a few months old, her mother noticed that her eyes were misaligned. At school, she had trouble playing with other children and was teased. But recently, she received sight-saving surgery to correct her strabismus. Thanks to friends like you, she now has a future of healthy sight ahead!
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The power of training
Around the world, 1.1 billion people live with vision loss, but 90% of cases could be treated or prevented with access to quality eye care. For over four decades, Orbis has been fighting avoidable blindness by training eye care professionals like Dr. Battsetseg to treat patients like Rose in their own communities.
90% of Vision Loss Is Avoidable
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.
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Timeline: Celebrating 40 Years of Innovation
Thanks to generous people like you, Orbis has been fighting avoidable blindness around the world for 40 years. As our network of local partners, world-class volunteers and supporters has grown, so has our impact. Scroll or click through the timeline to find out more about the amazing legacy that you helped build.
An Eye on the Future
Annual Report 2021
We're proud to share highlights from our sight-saving work in 2021. Learn more about how your contributions brought eye care and training to communities around the world.
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Your Impact In 2021
More than 51,000
Trainings for eye care professionals delivered
73 projects
In 13 countries
More than 3.6 million
Eye screenings and examinations conducted
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Eye in the Sky
Flying Eye Hospital
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.
Volunteer Faculty
Heroes of Orbis
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 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.
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!
