Flying Eye Hospital
New assignment - Bangladesh!
Did you know that 27 million people in Bangladesh face a daily struggle with untreated vision loss? That's HALF the population of the UK. Can you imagine if nearly 50% of the population was living with avoidable blindness?
World Sight Day 2024!
Celebrate with us!
World Sight Day is an opportunity to come together and celebrate the impact of eye care, whilst raising awareness of the many communities around the world who lack access to essential vision loss services.
2023: Our Year in Review
Annual Reports & Accounts 2023
We're delighted to present our 2023 Annual Report. Thanks to our committed partners, supporters and volunteers, we are a step closer to our vision of a world where no-one is needlessly blind.
A Shared Vision
Help build a world where everyone can access eye care
The Orbis community is bought together by a shared vision. A vision for a world where everyone can access the eye care they need to thrive.
HRH The Duchess of Edinburgh Visits Our Work in Ethiopia
Qatar Creating Vision - Funded by the Qatar Fund for Development
Our partnership with Qatar Charity
Changing the Way the World Sees
Avoidable blindness
Imagine losing your sight in one of the poorest regions in the world. Where would you turn for help? With few quality eye doctors, hospitals or clinics, your chances of getting the right kind of care are small. As your sight gets worse, your chances of getting an education or earning a steady income evaporate and you risk becoming blind for life...
Zambian patient Gladys, who has cataracts
The Scale of Vision Loss Across the World
Global Blindness was slowing prior to Pandemic study reveals
New data shows 33 million people are living with avoidable blindness and 260 million with avoidable moderate-to-severe visual impairment – simply because they can't access the right kind of care.
Updates
Passing on Skills and Knowledge
What we do
Training is at the very heart of everything we do. With your support and the help of our world-leading expert volunteers, we provide training to all types of healthcare workers – from doctors and nurses in regional hospitals to district leaders and teachers in remote areas.
Angelina Chaipa nursing on the Flying Eye Hospital
The Orbis Flying Eye Hospital
Discover the Orbis Flying Eye Hospital
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 a beacon of hope since 1982.
We Want to Hear From You!
Contact us
Want to learn how you can get involved and help us rasie awarness of avoidable blindness in your community?
