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Shekaina Mildith and Stephanie with their brave mom Bridget

Three Reasons To Smile Today

July 16, 2021

Shakaina, Mildith, and Stephania are three sisters – triplets! – who live in Zambia with their mother, Bridget. The girls were diagnosed with strabismus — a condition that causes the eyes to look in different directions when focusing.

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Orbis has partnered with Microsoft Flight Simulator

Orbis Flying Eye Hospital Comes to Life in Microsoft Flight Simulator

July 13, 2021

We are delighted to announce today that the Microsoft Flight Simulator is partnering with Orbis International, a non-profit organization transforming lives through the treatment and prevention of avoidable blindness, to give flight simmers the chance to virtually explore the Orbis Flying Eye Hospital.

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Chhaya and Chhavi Tiwary are twin sisters and optometrists breaking gender barriers and saving sight in India

Twins, optometrists and soccer players: #VisionaryWomen breaking gender barriers

February 28, 2021

Twin sisters Chhaya and Chhavi are breaking gender barriers. They are #VisionaryWomen who are saving sight and paving paths for girls in India. How did they do it? In part, by playing soccer! This International Women’s Day, discover how Orbis supporters help elevate women and close the gender gap in blindness.

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Hakeema with her mom and older sister post strabismus surgery in Ghana

Ghana: Hakeema Can Thrive At School Without Her Squint

February 27, 2020

We met this bundle of energy during our recent Flying Eye Hospital project in Ghana. Hakeema was treated for squint by our team of volunteer doctors and local partners at the Korle Bu Eye Centre.

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India: Vaishnavi can smile again now she can see

January 16, 2020

When Vaishnavi started to lose her sight to a cataract, her father feared she would struggle with her education. However, all thanks to a new pediatric eye care project set up at our partner hospital in India's poorest state, our Volunteer Faculty were able to remove her cataract while giving local doctors the opportunity to learn new skills.

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Powering The Fight Against The Crisis In Sight

October 31, 2019

The Orbis Flying Eye Hospital is unlike any plane you’ve seen before. A state-of-the-art teaching facility complete with operating room, classroom and recovery room – this amazing aircraft has been an example of the marriage between medicine and aviation since 1982.

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Trachoma patient Asegedech, wearing a pink checked shirt, is hugged by Integrated Eye Care worker Tsehay

Every Blink Was Painful For Asegedech

October 31, 2019

Asegedech was one of the 1.2 million people in Ethiopia suffering from trachoma – a cruel and agonizing infection that slowly tortures and blinds.

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One Mother's Mission To Save Her Daughter's Sight

October 31, 2019

Mother’s instinct told Verah that something was wrong with her daughter’s vision, which started her mission to find her baby Racheal the sight-saving care she needed.

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