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Twins, Optometrists and football players: #VisionaryWomen breaking gender barriers

Twin sisters Chhaya and Chhavi are breaking gender barriers. They are #VisionaryWomen who are saving sight and paving paths for girls in India. How did they do it? In part, by playing football! This International Women’s Day, discover how Orbis supporters help elevate women and close the gender gap in blindness.

SIGHTLINES EPISODE 8: AI & SIMULATION: A NEW FRONTIER

January 15, 2021

Breaking news: Orbis team fighting trachoma on the ground in Ethiopia

December 23, 2020

The Orbis team is urgently responding to a crisis in southern Ethiopia. Millions of people suffer from an infectious, blinding disease called trachoma — and the COVID-19 pandemic has worsened the situation. Find out what's going on right now in Ethiopia and how you can help prevent trachoma’s spread.

SIGHTLINES Episode 7: The new normal in eye care

December 22, 2020

SIGHTLINES Episode 6: Women changing the world

December 11, 2020

SIGHTLINES Episode 5: Unseen challanges of COVID-19

December 04, 2020

Sightlines episode 4: Aviation for good

November 26, 2020

Sightlines episode 3: a new flight plan

November 20, 2020

SIGHTLINES Episode 2: The Orbis Spirit of Innovation

November 13, 2020