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News & StoriesThe Impact of Your Support in 2020
More than 29,000
Trainings for eye care professionals delivered
61 projects
Across 14 countries
3.4 million
Eye screenings and examinations conducted
Sightlines
A NEW MEDICAL VIDEO PODCAST SERIES
Hosted by Dr. Hunter Cherwek, SIGHTLINES talks to leaders in the eye health community about the future of eye health and the impact of COVID-19 on the fight against avoidable blindness.
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Watch & Share: Solution In Sight
Watch our new documentary film following some of our staff and crew on our recent project in Myanmar. This short film gives a behind-the-scenes account of what it's like to work on the front lines of the fight against avoidable blindness.
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WHAT WE DO
SUSTAINABLE APPROACH
Training is at the very heart of everything we do. With your support and the help of our world-leading Volunteer Faculty, we provide training to all types of healthcare workers - from doctors and nurses in regional hospitals to district leaders and teachers in remote areas. Oh and we have a Flying Eye Hospital too!
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Volunteer Faculty
Volunteer Faculty
Our world renowned Volunteer Faculty are the heartbeat of our training programs, both on the Flying Eye Hospital and in partner hospitals around the world. For nearly 40 years, the keystone of our work has been to teach and train eye teams to fight blindness on their own - we couldn't do it without their hard work and dedication.
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Flying Eye Hospital
The World's Only Flying Eye Hospital
The Orbis Flying Eye Hospital is our state-of-the-art surgical training hospital on board an MD-10 aircraft. Staffed by an expert medical team and our world-leading Volunteer Faculty, this amazing plane travels the world training local eye care teams.
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