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The Flying Eye Hospital touches down in Mongolia

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Heroes of Orbis: Dr. Sheetal Pundir

Meet the wonderful Dr. Sheetal Pundir, a third-year Resident at McGill University, in Montreal, Canada, and an Orbis Volunteer Faculty superstar!
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Ophthalmologist and Orbis Volunteer Faculty Dr. Malik Kahook pictured at the window of the Operating Room on the Flying Eye Hospital

Volunteer Faculty Dr. Malik Kahook shares his experiences on board the Flying Eye Hospital

September 20, 2024

Dr. Malik Y. Kahook serves on the Orbis International Board of Directors, is Chair of the Orbis Medical Advisory Committee, and is a valued member of our Volunteer Faculty. In August, Dr. Kahook visited Mongolia to share skills and knowledge with local eye teams on our Flying Eye Hospital training project. Find out what inspired him below.

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Flying Eye Hospital project in Mongolia successfully concludes

September 19, 2024

Our Flying Eye Hospital project in Mongolia has wrapped up, preparing the next generation of eye care teams for a future of saving sight. With the help of Title Sponsors the Alcon Foundation, FedEx, and OMEGA, more than 250 eye care professionals received best-in-class training, and more than 50 adults and children received sight-saving surgery.

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Doctors in scrubs smile for a picture in the Flying Eye Hospital.

Week three in Mongolia is finished

September 09, 2024

Week three of our ophthalmic training project in Mongolia finished off with surgical training for adult eye care and specialist biomedical training from Title Sponsor, the Alcon Foundation.

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World Sight Month 2024: Mahfuza's journey to healthy sight

September 04, 2024

This World Sight Month 2024 Orbis is urging parents, grandparents, and guardians everywhere to prioritize children's eye health, giving every child the chance to love their eyes.

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Doctors in scrubs perform surgery on the Flying Eye Hospital.

Flying Eye Hospital latest: Week two wraps up in Mongolia

August 26, 2024

During week two of our Flying Eye Hospital project eye teams honed their pediatric surgical skills. Made possible by Title Sponsor, OMEGA, this was the first week of our project where patients were seen for sight-saving surgery.

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A young girl from Ethiopia sits during a screening for strabismus

Brighter lives for children in Ethiopia as training project wraps

August 20, 2024

An ophthalmic training project dedicated to helping treat strabismus, a major cause of childhood blindness and vision loss in children, has successfully wrapped up at our partner hospital in Hawassa, Ethiopia.

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People board the Orbis Flying Eye Hospital at an airport in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia.

Flying Eye Hospital update: Week one complete!

August 13, 2024

Week one of our Flying Eye Hospital project in Mongolia has successfully completed. The first week, sponsored by FedEx, focused on simulation training to hone the surgical skills of eye teams and was called a “great week” by Flying Eye Hospital Director, Maurice Geary.

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Flying Eye Hospital lands in Mongolia

August 01, 2024

The Orbis Flying Eye Hospital has just touched down in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia for a three-week hands-on training project. Thanks to our partners the Alcon Foundation, FedEx, and OMEGA, the project will build the skills of local eye care teams and raise awareness of eye health in Mongolia.

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