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FLYING EYE HOSPITAL NEWS

WHERE WE'RE GOING IN 2019

Thanks to your support and our amazing volunteers, the Flying Eye Hospital has a busy year ahead. Find out where it's going on our new interactive timeline.

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Fighting avoidable blindness

Access to eye care for everyone

Our goal at Orbis is to help build the skills and resources of communities around the world to provide quality eye care for many generations to come. With our network of partners we mentor, train and inspire local teams to fight blindness in their own communities.

Flying Eye Hospital

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The Orbis Flying Eye Hospital is unlike any plane you’ve seen before. A state-of-the-art teaching facility complete with operating room, classroom and recovery room - this amazing aircraft has been an example of the marriage between medicine and aviation since 1982.

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The gift of sight

Every minute that a child waits for treatment means they are more likely to be blind for life.

For an adult, a twenty minute operation can restore sight and transform their life.

Your generosity will help us save the sight of blind and visually impaired people in southern Ethiopia.

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News & stories

Health clinic nurse comforts young patient.

Orbis and Irish Aid

May 09, 2019

Orbis Ireland and the Irish Government have a history of working together successfully. Together, our aim is to eliminate the threat of avoidable blindness in Ethiopia, restore sight, where possible, and build a legacy of quality eye care that will ensure no one goes needlessly blind in the future.

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.

your impact in 2017

62,381

Eye care specialists trained

5,044,198

Eye screenings conducted

96,398

Surgeries performed

Expert Volunteers

Our world renowned expert volunteers are the heartbeat of our training programmes. For more than 30 years, our goal has been to share the skills and knowledge they have built to help prevent avoidable blindness around the world.