News and Stories

Orbis launches BOOST app in collaboration with partners

June 18, 2018

We are excited to announce the launch of a brand new app developed with some amazing partners designed to help measure, analyze and improve success rates in cataract surgery. The free app is a brilliant example of how the sector can come together and use the latest technology to help change the way the world sees.

Video: Changing the way the world sees

April 05, 2018

This Saturday 7th April is World Health Day! to commemorate we've put together a short video celebrating the contributions of our supporters and partners. Please take a moment to watch and share.

Flying Eye Hospital lands in Peru

April 03, 2018

The Flying Eye Hospital has touched down in Trujillo, Peru, for a three-week training program to help strengthen the skills of eye teams right across the region.

Orbis featured on CBS show 'The Doctors'

March 12, 2018

The Orbis Flying Eye Hospital and Volunteer Faculty member, Dr Rudy Wagner, have been featured on the daily talk show 'The Doctors'. Make sure to give it a watch and share it with your friends.

Fighting blindness, poverty and gender inequality in Bangladesh

January 30, 2018

Thanks to our amazing supporters and our partnership with the Qatar Fund for Development and the Grameen foundation (through Qatar Creating Vision) – we’re excited to tell you about the recently opened Singra Vision Center in Bangladesh.

Gransnet meets Orbis patients in Cameroon

January 22, 2018

Cari Rosen is writer and editor of Gransnet – a social networking site for readers aged 50+. She recently visited the Flying Eye Hospital and our partners in Yaoundé, Cameroon, to meet women with visual impairment and join our medical volunteers while they trained local doctors.

Where will we go in 2018?

January 18, 2018

The Flying Eye Hospital crew and staff are ready and excited for another year fighting blindness around the globe. In 2018 we will be travelling to five countries and three continents to help build a lasting eye care legacy in the communities that need it most.

Orbis International Welcomes New Members to its Board of Directors

January 11, 2018

Orbis welcomes Dr. Pravin Dugel, managing partner, Retinal Consultants of Arizona, and David Gitlin, President, UTC Aerospace Systems, to its Board of Directors.

CNN steps on board the Flying Eye Hospital

December 06, 2017

CNN's Vital Signs with Dr. Sanjay Gupta featured our amazing Flying Eye Hospital during its recent visit to Cameroon. Check out the three-part series below. A big thank you to CNN and to everyone who made this story possible!