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We are an international non-profit bringing people together to fight avoidable blindness. With our network of partners we mentor, train and inspire local teams to save sight in their own communities.

Ethiopia

Four million people in Ethiopia are blind or visually impaired. 1.7 million people suffer from cataracts. 1.2 million people suffer from trachoma. With only 130 ophthalmologists in the country, there is a severe shortage of eye health professionals. Orbis is working hard to save sight in Ethiopia.

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Blindness is a gender issue with 90 million women not having access to quality eye care

Five Reasons Blindness is a Gender Issue

May 28, 2019

Gender is something that’s discussed a lot these days, but no one is talking about the gender gap in blindness – 139 million women & girls are living with blindness and vision loss. That's 25 million more women than men.

So why does this injustice exist? Here are five reasons...

FLYING EYE HOSPITAL LANDS IN CHILE FOR STATE-OF-THE-ART SIMULATION TRAINING

May 17, 2019

The Flying Eye Hospital has touched down in Santiago, Chile, for the very first time ahead of its second project of 2019. Thanks to the generosity of our project sponsor Collins Aerospace, we will focus on strengthening the skills of local teams through cutting-edge simulation training.