changing the way the world sees

Thank You & Happy New Year!

2020 was a year like no other. But we'd like to say a huge thank you to our supporters for filling it with sight and hope.

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SIGHTLINES EPISODE 7: THE NEW NORMAL IN EYE CARE

Learn about how Orbis is innovating and adapting in the face of COVID-19 to continue providing care and training to those in need.

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Our response to Covid-19

Read about how we're continuing to fight avoidable blindness and save sight amidst the pandemic.

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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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Eye On Orbis | Latest News & Stories

PBS Behind the Scenes with Laurence Fishburne

January 12, 2021

Orbis is proud to announce our new segment on Behind the Scenes, an award-winning television program hosted by Laurence Fishburne. We are the focus of a five-minute segment on the future of medicine, which aired on Public Television stations around the United States, but you can watch it here.

Ghana: Hakeema can thrive at school without her squint

December 14, 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.

Skills learnt with Orbis are helping this health worker protect his patients during the pandemic

November 26, 2020

Charles Chikwanda, an ophthalmic clinical officer trained by Orbis, works in a mining town in Zambia which borders the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). His town is particularly susceptible to coronavirus cases as it is on busy route between the countries, and people often spend a few days in the town before they are cleared to get into DRC.

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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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Our Canadian Volunteer Faculty

Celebrating Our Homegrown Heroes

Our world renowned Volunteer Faculty (VFs) are the heartbeat of our training programs around the world. For more than 30 years, the foundation of our work has been to teach, train and mentor eye health professionals to prevent and treat avoidable blindness in their own communities.
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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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The Impact of Your Support in 2019

More than 66,000

Trainings for eye care professionals delivered

74 projects

In 28 countries

More than 183,000

Eye glasses prescribed