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We believe in a world where everyone can access the eye care they need to thrive.

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Orbis builds strong and sustainable eye care systems globally that put treatment and prevention within reach for all.

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Training, technology, teamwork, and treatment and prevention are at the heart of everything we do. Read below to find out more about our focus areas.

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Orbis is an international nonprofit delivering sight-saving programs in over 200 countries and regions worldwide so that individuals, families, and communities can thrive.

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The Flying Eye Hospital touches down in Mongolia

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Heroes of Orbis - Dr. John Downing

Meet Dr. John Downing, an exceptional ophthalmologist, long-standing member of the Orbis Volunteer Faculty, and generous philanthropist who has supported Orbis since his very first sight-saving project in Dhaka, Bangladesh in 1989!
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An Orbis Volunteer Faculty member safely escorts a patient down the stairs of the Orbis Flying Eye Hospital in 2005
Baby Josue is held by his parents outside their home in Peru

Donate now and double your impact

December 05, 2023

Young Josue in Peru … baby Hamdia in Ethiopia … and little Han in Vietnam were all at risk of lifelong vision loss – until friends like you stepped in. But today, millions of other precious children still need sight-saving care. Your donation by 12/31 will be doubled to give the gift of sight to children suffering from preventable vision loss.

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A young girl is screened at an Orbis-supported vision center in Bangladesh

First-of-its-kind Orbis research shows benefits of AI to diagnose eye disease in children

November 23, 2023

A new Orbis study finds AI-led screenings are a highly successful tool in detecting diabetic retinopathy in kids living with diabetes. Until now, very few studies with children and young adults existed.

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The Flying Eye Hospital on the runway in Zambia in 2023.

Zambia Flying Eye Hospital project wrap-up

November 20, 2023

Orbis’s recent Flying Eye Hospital project in Lusaka, Zambia was our second patient-focused Flying Eye Hospital project in 2023 following the success of the team’s visit to Vietnam in July. We’re thrilled to report that this program was deemed an “extraordinary” project by those involved.

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Press release: Orbis study finds AI boosts medical caregivers' productivity by 40%

November 16, 2023

New Orbis research is the first randomized trial ever to be published on the efficiency gains of autonomous AI.

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Press release: Study shows artificial intelligence successfully detects eye disease in children

November 14, 2023

New research from eye care nonprofit Orbis International is the first ever to use artificial intelligence to detect diabetic retinopathy in children in a low- or middle-income country.

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Diary of a CEO: Highlights from Ethiopia

November 06, 2023

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A family from Ethiopia are pictured at their home after taking part in a trachoma community screening project

Neima and Sitra can see today thanks to the Orbis community

October 31, 2023

Young sisters Neima and Sitra were diagnosed with trachoma after being examined by Orbis health workers in their village in Ethiopia. But thanks to generous people like you, they received sight-saving antibiotics to help protect their vision.

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Orbis Honors Visionary Leaders at 2023 Gala

October 26, 2023

The 2023 Orbis International Gala, held at Gotham Hall in New York City, took place at the end of October raising over $500,000 in support of Orbis's global mission to combat preventable blindness and vision loss.

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