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"I want Vaishnavi to grow up and study"

Throughout our See The Light Diwali appeal we are shining a light on our work in India, and how your support will help millions of people living with the devastating impact of sight loss across the country. Together, we can help more people like Vaishnavi whose future is brighter thanks to her sight-saving operation.

Help our Flying Eye Hospital return to the skies

Since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, our unique aircraft, the Orbis Flying Eye Hospital, has been unable to fly. But with your support we can see it return to the skies once again to save the sight of many children. Children like Saliou, who received a life changing operation onboard the plane back in 2017.

Vaishnavi's Transformation

When Vaishnavi started to lose her sight to a cataract, her father feared she would struggle with her education. However, our expert volunteers were able to remove her cataract while giving local doctors the opportunity to learn new skills. Her transformation, which you can see below, was truly remarkable.

"Thanks to my glasses I can see at school"

Throughout the UK children have started their new school year. But for Rabi school had become a struggle because he couldn’t see clearly.

Thanks to you, when an Orbis-funded vision screening camp took place at his school everything changed.

Fighting Trachoma in Ethiopia - 5 Questions with an Orbis-Trained Healthcare Worker

Bekelech is a Health Extension Worker in southern Ethiopia. In December, she was part of the Orbis team that treated 7.5 million people to prevent the spread of trachoma. Read on to learn about Bekelech's sight-saving work... and her heartfelt message to Orbis supporters.

Volunteers in Focus

International Nurse's Day 2022

On May 12, people around the world celebrate the invaluable work that nurses achieve while helping their patients. This year, we're highlighting some of the nurses from our Orbis community. Read on to learn more about the crucial role nurses perform, and to register for a special webinar.

Catch up with Lin, a former patient

Meet Lin — a former Flying Eye Hospital patient whose bilateral strabismus (squint) was treated 13 years ago by our team of Volunteer Faculty in Myanmar. In 2019 during our Mandalay Flying Eye Hospital training project, we had the pleasure of catching up with a 15-year-old Lin again, to hear how surgery changed her life.