News and Stories

End Trachoma Now- 5 QUESTIONS WITH AN ORBIS-TRAINED HEALTHCARE WORKER

Bekelech is a Health Extension Worker in southern Ethiopia. In December, she was part of the Orbis team that treated 7.5 million people to prevent the spread of trachoma. Read on to learn about Bekelech's sight-saving work... and her heartfelt message to Orbis supporters.

Dr. Murat saved the vision of baby Marla after performing cataracts surgery when she was 42 days old in Mongolia

Saving Little Marla from a Life of Blindness

September 16, 2020

Little Marla was born with congenital cataracts. If she hadn't received surgery at an Orbis-supported hospital in Mongolia, she would have suffered permanent vision loss. Now, she is just one member of the generations of children who can grow up to lead independent lives with healthy sight.

MEET THE MAN BEHIND THE ORBIS FLYING EYE HOSPITAL

August 27, 2020

We'd like to introduce you to Bruce Johnson, a retired US Air Force flight engineer turned FedEx flight instructor who now oversees an ‘engineering masterpiece’, the Orbis Flying Eye Hospital.

Orbis Doctors go from Students to Teachers

August 25, 2020

For many doctors, their journey with Orbis continues throughout their career. And Dr. Andrea Molinari and Dr. Suma Ganesh are no different. After years of learning from their own Orbis mentors, they are both passing on their skills to the younger generation.

ORBIS VOLUNTEER TRAINS ZAMBIAN DOCTORS REMOTELY ON THE FIRST VIRTUAL FLYING EYE HOSPITAL PROGRAM

July 21, 2020

The in-person part of our mission to empower local communities to fight blindness may be temporarily grounded, but our online training has been taking off. Volunteer Faculty member Dr. Lee Alward took to Cybersight to train doctors virtually in our first ever Virtual Flying Eye Hospital program.

A young patient is screened on board a vision van run by the Susrut Eye Foundation and Research Centre in Kolkata

India: Delivering Critical Eye Care and Food Aid In a Pandemic

July 07, 2020

2020 is our 20th anniversary in India, and we're so proud of everything our colleagues in India have accomplished in the last two decades. We'll take some time to celebrate later in the year, but right now, there are more pressing matters. Because of COVID-19, we're adapting our programs to save sight and lives.

A teenager from Trujillo, Peru, impacted by glaucoma

Santen and Orbis International Team Up to Expand Access to Training through Cybersight

July 06, 2020

We're excited to announce a new partnership with Santen, a global leader in ophthalmic equipment, research and development. The three-year global partnership will create online courses, live surgical demonstrations and artificial intelligence focused on glaucoma - a leading cause of avoidable blindness.

Zambia Flying Eye Hospital Project Goes Virtual

June 16, 2020

The Flying Eye Hospital should be in Zambia right now, delivering hands-on training to our partners in Lusaka, Kitwe, Ndola, and Chipata. However, like millions of people all over the world it is stuck at home waiting for better times. But that has not stopped our team delivering first-class training to our dedicated partners online.

TELEMEDICINE IS “THE FUTURE” SAYS ORBIS CYBERSIGHT FOUNDER DR. GENE HELVESTON

June 03, 2020

Millions of people around the world have found themselves relying on telecommunication tools like Zoom and Microsoft Teams due to the global lockdown. Here at Orbis, we’ve been pioneering these very practices for 20 years thanks to largely to one man.