The Flying Eye Hospital touches down in Mongolia

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Vietnam Flying Eye Hospital Project Wrap-Up

Our 2019 Flying Eye Hospital Project in Hue, Vietnam, has now drawn to close. The three-week project was a resounding success, thanks in no small part to the commitment and enthusiasm of our local partners from the Hue Eye Hospital.

Orbis Flying Eye Hospital project opening ceremony in Vietnam

Flying Eye Hospital Prepares For Vietnam

August 08, 2019

Our Flying Eye Hospital staff and crew are gearing up for the next project in Hue, Vietnam, marking its 10th trip to this beautiful country. The three-week project - due to begin later this month - will be focusing on diabetic retinopathy, retinopathy of prematurity and childhood blindness.

Vietnam Nothing Can Stand In Khang's Way Now He Can See

August 06, 2019

Khang, 6, from Vietnam was born with ptosis later developing a squint which - if left untreated - can cause blindness. Thanks to the help of our supporters and amazing partners enabling him to have the two sight-saving surgeries he needed, this bright boy can look forward to a bright future.

Phuong from a rural district in Vietnam has crossed-eye until strabismus surgery

VIetnam: Phuong no longer teased at school

August 01, 2019

Phuong from Hoai Nhon, Vietnam, was three months old when her family first spotted her crossed-eyes. After years of wrongly being told that glasses would fix her poor vision, an Orbis-supported school screening program finally gave little Phuong & her anxious mother hope for the future.

Vietnamese school boy Tam can see again after Orbis supporters kindly funded his bilateral cataracts surgery

Vietnam: Young Tam saved from a life of blindness

July 30, 2019

Tam from Quy Nhon, Vietnam, struggled with his vision from an early age. But thanks to your support, and the work of our Vietnam country office and partners we were able to give Tam his sight back without any cost to his family. Tam was diagnosed with bilateral cataracts and had it not been spotted in time, he would have been blind permanently.

Volunteer Faculty Dr. Dan Neely gives a monthly donation to keep fighting blindness

Why I'm a Partner in Sight

July 30, 2019

As one of Orbis’s volunteer doctors, I already donate my time and skills to the fight against avoidable blindness – so why do I also give a monthly donation?

Flying Eye Hospital pilot and FedEx volunteer Captain Gary Dyson

The View From The Cockpit: 10 Questions With Captain Gary Dyson

July 18, 2019

Orbis’s Chief Pilot, Gary Dyson, quite literally leads our fight against avoidable blindness – he is a FedEx employee who volunteers his free time to help our Flying Eye Hospital land safely in communities around the world. We took a moment with Gary to reflect on his lifetime dedicated to giving back and changing lives.

Women Deliver Conference Vancouver Canada

Women Deliver: Seven take-aways

June 18, 2019

This June, over 8,000 extraordinary people came together at Women Deliver in Vancouver to share ideas and champion a more equal world for women across the globe. Here are some takeaways that we found inspiring:

Update: Women Deliver 2019

June 05, 2019

We're fortunate to have some extraordinary women at the heart of the Orbis family. Right now, five of us are at the Women Deliver conference in Canada where thousands of people have come together to tackle the biggest issues women and girls face around the world.