News and stories

See My Future: How you’ve helped transform lives in Nepal

August 23, 2019

Thank you! Because of your support and generosity, our See My Future appeal was a huge success. The money you helped raise will also be matched by the UK government, so twice as many people will receive the sight saving treatments they deserve.

Flying Eye Hospital Lands in Vietnam

August 21, 2019

Our world-class Flying Eye Hospital has arrived in Hue, Vietnam, for a three-week teaching and training project working alongside the Ministry of Health and the Hue Eye Hospital.

Flying Eye Hospital Prepares For Vietnam

August 08, 2019

Our Flying Eye Hospital staff and crew are gearing up for the next project in Hue, Vietnam, marking its 10th trip to this beautiful country. The three-week project - due to begin later this month - will be focusing on diabetic retinopathy, retinopathy of prematurity and childhood blindness.

Flying Eye Hospital pilot and FedEx volunteer Captain Gary Dyson

The view from the cockpit: 10 questions with Captain Gary Dyson

July 30, 2019

Orbis’s Chief Pilot, Gary Dyson, quite literally leads our fight against avoidable blindness – landing our plane safely in communities around the world. We took a moment with Gary to reflect on his lifetime dedicated to giving back and changing lives.

The history of the Great Ethiopian Run

July 29, 2019

This November's Great Ethiopian Run will be the tenth Orbis has participated in, but the history of Africa's biggest road race goes back even further, to 2001...

Help fund the Flying Eye Hospital with Eye Give

July 29, 2019

We are delighted to announce that we have launched our brand-new e-commerce platform - Eye Give. On Eye Give, you can purchase items which could help fund our Flying Eye Hospital and save people’s sight in some of the poorest parts of the world.

Volunteer anaesthetist Ian Fleming on what it's really like to deliver surgical training

July 26, 2019

Ian Fleming, a consultant anaesthetist at King’s College Hospital, has been an Orbis volunteer since 2005. Over the past 14 years he has trained fellow anaesthetists in countries including Syria, Cambodia, Bangladesh, Nepal, China, and Vietnam, both onboard the Orbis Flying Eye Hospital and within local hospitals.

The Great Ethiopian Run 2019: what to expect

July 19, 2019

Join us at the Great Ethiopian Run in November and take part in an event that's as close to a party as any run will ever be – and that's not all you'll get for your fundraising efforts...