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ORBIS BANGLADESH CELEBRATES WORLD PREMATURITY DAY

For World Prematurity Day 2020 our Orbis Bangladesh team marked the annual global event by raising awareness of retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) - an eye condition that can lead to blindness in preterm babies and infants.

We Need Your Help to End Trachoma Now

We’re responding to a crisis in southern Ethiopia. Millions of people are suffering from a highly contagious and potentially blinding infectious eye disease called trachoma – and the COVID-19 pandemic has made the situation even worse. Find out what's going on right now in Ethiopia and how you can help save millions of people from going blind.

PBS Behind the Scenes with Laurence Fishburne

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.

Thank You & Happy New Year!

2020 was a difficult year - 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. Watch and share this video and together we can keep #HopeInSight for 2021.

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SIGHTLINES Episode 5: Unseen Challenges of COVID-19

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