At the forefront of global eye care and ophthalmic training, the Flying Eye Hospital is the world’s only fully accredited ophthalmic teaching hospital on board an MD-10 aircraft. Equal parts teacher, advocate, and envoy in the global effort to end avoidable blindness, our state-of-the-art flying hospital allows our clinical team and world-leading expert volunteers (medical experts) to travel the world sharing knowledge and developing the skills of eye care professionals in the communities that need it most.
Once a cargo plane, the interior of our third-generation Flying Eye Hospital, an MD-10 donated by FedEx, was completely transformed with the support of our many generous partners.
Over the past four decades, thanks to our compassionate supporters, three generations of the Flying Eye Hospital have taken world-class training to eye care teams in 80+ countries and been a call-to-action for better eye care around the world. Wherever it lands, it raises awareness, creates change, and rallies supporters—from local governments, global organizations, and philanthropists to the general public—to join the global fight to end avoidable blindness.
Take a look at the list of Orbis partners who support our eye care programs, and if you are inspired to help transform lives through better eye care, we would love to welcome you to join us as a partner too.
