The Flying Eye Hospital touches down in Mongolia

News and Stories

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.

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

Every Blink Was Torture 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.

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.

The Race To Save Pinki's Sight

October 31, 2019

Born with cataracts in both eyes, little Pinki was in a race against time – she needed a sight-saving operation urgently or she would lose her vision forever.
Patient Dung after cataract removal surgery on Orbis Flying Eye Hospital in Vietnam

Vietnam: Dung Can See His Family Again

September 19, 2019

Family man and farmer, Dung, started losing his sight to cataracts two years ago.

At first he was reluctant to get treatment as he wrongly thought he would become permanently blind and risk losing income. With both eyes severely impaired, he lost confidence and hope in doing things he enjoyed.

Vietnam Nothing Can Stand In Khang's Way Now He Can See

August 06, 2019

Khang, 6, from Vietnam was born with ptosis later developing a squint which - if left untreated - can cause blindness. Thanks to the help of our supporters and amazing partners enabling him to have the two sight-saving surgeries he needed, this bright boy can look forward to a bright future.

Phuong from a rural district in Vietnam has crossed-eye until strabismus surgery

VIetnam: Phuong no longer teased at school

August 01, 2019

Phuong from Hoai Nhon, Vietnam, was three months old when her family first spotted her crossed-eyes. After years of wrongly being told that glasses would fix her poor vision, an Orbis-supported school screening program finally gave little Phuong & her anxious mother hope for the future.