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Orbis is an international nonprofit that builds strong and sustainable eye care systems globally that put treatment and prevention within reach.

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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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Orbis is an international nonprofit that builds strong and sustainable eye care systems globally that put treatment and prevention within reach.

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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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Read more about some of the most prevalent eye conditions that Orbis and our partners are working hard to tackle.

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Introducing Orbis’s New CEO: Kathleen Sherwin

Orbis is pleased to welcome Kathleen Sherwin as our new Chief Executive Officer—a globally respected leader whose career and values strongly align with our vision of a world where everyone can access the eye care they need to thrive.
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Orbis Flying Eye Hospital lands in Peru

June 13, 2026

The Orbis Flying Eye Hospital has touched down in Arequipa, marking another step in Orbis’s long-running commitment to eye care in Peru.

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Project update: Orbis and Bloomberg Philanthropies Vision Initiative in Bangladesh

June 01, 2026

Across Bangladesh’s most underserved communities—from remote Char islands along the Jamuna River to rural villages and coastal regions—preventable or treatable vision loss has quietly limited independence and livelihoods for thousands of families.

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Your gift can go 4X as far this Cataract Awareness Month

May 29, 2026

This Cataract Awareness Month, there’s a new opportunity to help more people see clearly. For a limited time, a generous donor has increased their matching gift—so every donation can now go FOUR times as far, helping reach more children and adults with cataracts.

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Orbis at 2030 IN SIGHT LIVE Kenya

May 19, 2026

We're delighted to share that Orbis will be attending this year's 2030 IN SIGHT LIVE, the only conference that is dedicated exclusively to bringing people together to find solutions to one of the world’s biggest challenges: ensuring eye health is available to all by 2030.​​​

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Press release: World First: Babies Screened for Blindness Using Artificial Intelligence

May 14, 2026

Groundbreaking artificial intelligence screens premature babies in Mongolia for the leading cause of childhood blindness globally.

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World First: Babies Screened for Blindness Using AI in Mongolia

May 13, 2026

In Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, Orbis and eye care partner Siloam Vision are screening premature babies for a leading cause of childhood blindness with the support of AI—marking a major step forward for neonatal eye care in low‑ and middle‑income countries.

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What Women Deliver reaffirmed to me about eye health and gender equality

May 11, 2026

When Shelby Stonecipher, Senior Business Development Officer of Corporate Partnerships at Orbis, arrived in Melbourne for Women Deliver 2026, she expected conversations about gender equity, leadership, and global health. What surprised her was how often those conversations circled back to issues deeply connected to vision.

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Kara Foley accepts the "Best of the Best" award at Halo Awards 2026

FedEx and Orbis Recognized with Best Halo Award

May 07, 2026

FedEx and Orbis have been named Best Halo Award winner for Delivering Sight Worldwide, recognizing a collaboration that has helped expand access to quality eye care around the world.

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