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June Is Cataract Awareness Month

Cataract Awareness Month

June is Cataract Awareness Month, so what better time to learn more about the leading cause of visual impairment in the world and meet some of the amazing patients whose sight has been restored thanks to your support.

Get Involved In 2025

Events & Initiatives 2025

We’re excited to share what we have in store for 2025! This year, we’ve got a fantastic range of events and initiatives that offer something for everyone. The best part? You’ll be directly supporting Orbis Ireland’s eye care projects in rural Ethiopia, helping make sight-saving treatments more accessible and preventing avoidable blindness.

Changing the Way the World Sees®

About Orbis

We believe in a world where everyone can access the eye care they need to thrive.

The Problem

A staggering 90% of all vision loss is treatable or preventable.

Your Support Transforms Lives

Our Solution

Orbis builds strong and sustainable eye care systems globally that put treatment and prevention within reach for all.

Orbis Ireland Focus on Ethiopia

We work to tackle the leading causes of avoidable blindness—trachoma, cataract, and refractive error—in the SNNP region of Ethiopia, home to over 3.4 million people.

End Trachoma

Together we can make trachoma history

We have the chance to eliminate the blinding eye disease trachoma forever. In Ireland, trachoma was eliminated in the 1950s - will you join us and make trachoma history?

News and Stories

Restoring Sight: Mosho’s Journey to Vision

May 29, 2025

In the rural heartlands of Ethiopia, acc...

A Story from Ethiopia: Protecting Sight, Changing Lives

April 22, 2025

Every parent dreams of a bright future f...

Orbis Ireland Receives Continued Support from Irish Aid’s Civil Society Fund

April 22, 2025

Orbis Ireland is honoured to receive ren...

Celebrating Two Decades of Orbis Impact

January 17, 2025

The aviation industry celebrated a remar...