World Sight Month 2025: Love Your Eyes

There are 1 billion people on this planet living with a vision problem that could be treated or prevented entirely, but they don’t have access to the care they need.  The care that so many of us take for granted—like an eye exam, a pair of glasses, or cataract surgery—could completely change their life. 

You love your eyes. Now share that love with others around the world. 

Orbis supporters and partners helped thousands of families access the eye care they deserve in the last year. Read some inspiring stories of hope and don't forget to share the love this World Sight Month. 

The Orbis Flying Eye Hospital landed in Kigali, Rwanda, on Friday July 18 2025, marking the beginning of a historic two-week training project. This is the first time this one-of-a-kind aircraft has visited Rwanda, where our teams of clinical staff and Volunteer Faculty will work alongside the Rwanda International Institute of Ophthalmology (RIIO) at our partner hospital, Kibagabaga Hospital. 

For World Sight Month 2025, we're profiling the uplifting stories of four patients whose vision was restored during the course of the project. 

This World Sight Month, we’re celebrating the power of vision centers to help communities everywhere love their eyes.

Thanks to our incredible supporters and partners, Orbis has helped develop around 100 vision centers in Bangladesh, India, Peru, and Bolivia—including 10 pioneering women-led green vision centers. These facilities are based in rural communities, far from major cities, reaching people who would otherwise have little or no access to eye care.

Each vision center is staffed by trained ophthalmic personnel who can diagnose eye diseases, conduct refractions, provide glasses, and refer patients for more advanced treatment when needed. Through telemedicine consultations, patients can also connect with doctors at regional hospitals—receiving expert care without having to travel hundreds of miles.

But these centers go beyond clinical services. They raise awareness about eye health, run outreach camps, and screen children in schools—ensuring that even the youngest members of the community can protect and love their eyes. Each center serves a catchment population of roughly 100,000 people.

Looking ahead to 2030, Orbis aims to establish 250 vision centers in rural communities—at least 50 of which will be led by women—helping to close the eye care gap for millions of people.

Because everyone, everywhere, deserves the chance to love their eyes.

For World Sight Month 2025 we're profiling the people involved in two of these vision centers; the Joldhaka and Sundarganj vision centers in Rangpur, Bangladesh.