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Mission

ORBIS is a nonprofit organization fighting blindness in developing countries, where 90 percent of the blind reside. Together, we can eliminate blindness and transform lives.

Vision

Saving Sight Worldwide

Inception

1982

Program Results

Flying Eye Hospital: Global Health Care

At the heart of ORBIS’s capacity building efforts is the Flying Eye Hospital, the world’s only airborne eye health training and surgical center. The Flying Eye Hospital has conducted eye health treatment and training programs in more than 75 countries since 1982.

Country Offices Provide Long-term Assistance

ORBIS country offices in Bangladesh, China, Ethiopia, India and Vietnam are staffed by local eye health professionals experienced in capacity building and global eye health care. Country offices oversee training in clinical and institutional development.

Training Offered Worldwide

In developing countries where ORBIS doesn't have comprehensive year-round capacity building programs, ORBIS offers one-to-three week workshops in eye health care and institutional development.

Cyber-Sight (ORBIS Telemedicine): Global Eye Health Consultations Via the Internet

Through Cyber-Sight, volunteer ophthalmologists, often leaders in global eye health care, provide educational support and advice through the Internet. A global eye health care curriculum and global eye health care resources are also available online.

Get Involved

Through the generosity of kind-hearted people like yourself, more than 6.8 million people have received eye health treatment, and more than 195,000 people have received eye health care training. See what a difference your donations make in saving sight worldwide.