News and Stories

Eye Care Everywhere: Back to School with Orbis

September 08, 2021

As many children return to school—virtually or in-person—we’re looking back at how Orbis supporters have helped transform eye care in classrooms around the world.

Press Release: New Virtual Training Takes on Leading Cause of Childhood Blindness

August 25, 2021

Led by eye care nonprofit Orbis with support from Alcon, the training will build eye care professionals’ skills to treat retinopathy of prematurity in Latin America.

A young patient on our Flying Eye Hospital project in Accra, Ghana, 2019

The Power of Aviation in the Fight Against Avoidable Blindness

August 16, 2021

At the forefront of innovation in aviation for nearly four decades, the Flying Eye Hospital is a force for good worldwide. On National Aviation Day—and as our current Flying Eye Hospital turns five—we're looking back at how this unique aircraft has served as a beacon of hope in the global fight against blindness.

Paying it Forward: How Orbis Supporters Helped Transform Eyecare in Mongolia

August 14, 2021

In 1997, at just 10 years old, Bulgan Orgilsaikhan was in a tragic car accident that left her with a sight-threatening injury to her eye. She needed a special kind of tear duct surgery – but at the time, there were no doctors in her home country of Mongolia who knew how to perform the complicated procedure.

Feeling Double the Love this National Twins Day

August 03, 2021

August 8th marks National Twins Day, a very special day—especially at Orbis! In honor of the holiday, we’re introducing you to some of the extraordinary sets of doubles in our Orbis family.

Aissatou from Cameroon waits for cataract surgery

UN commits to eye care for all by 2030

July 28, 2021

The United Nations has passed its first resolution dedicated to vision loss, backed by all 193 members, to incorporate eye health into the Sustainable Development Goals.

Our Flying Eye Hospital is currently grounded due to Covid-19

Our Flying Eye Hospital might not be traveling, but our mission is still in flight

July 28, 2021

Not even a global pandemic can stop the Flying Eye Hospital team from restoring sight and changing lives.

Cybersight is Orbis's virtual learning platform, used to deliver training to eye teams all over the world

New Spanish-language Virtual Flying Eye Hospital project

July 27, 2021

We're excited to announce that our fantastic Flying Eye Hospital team will be hosting a three-week Virtual Flying Eye Hospital project. The training project, which takes a deep dive into Retinopathy of Prematurity (ROP) will be entirely in Spanish for eye teams in Latin America.