ORBIS CHARITY GALA, LIVE OUR DREAMS 2019

THROUGH THE EYES OF WOMEN & GIRLS

See Her Potential

June 03, 2019

Blindness is a gender issue – one that leaves millions of women and girls without the same access to quality eye care that men receive. Thanks to our amazing local partners and committed supporters, we're working to close the gender blindness gap and help women and girls reach their full potential.

Blindness is a gender issue with 90 million women not having access to quality eye care

Five Reasons Blindness is a Gender Issue

June 03, 2019

Gender is something that’s discussed a lot these days, but no one is talking about the gender gap in blindness – 90 million women don’t have access to life-changing eye care. So why does this injustice exist? Here are five reasons...

About Orbis

About

We are an international NGO that brings people together to fight avoidable blindness. With our network of partners we mentor, train and inspire local teams to fight blindness in their own communities. We believe that no one should live a life of unnecessary blindness, simply because of where they were born.

WHERE WE'RE GOING IN 2019

Thanks to your support and our amazing volunteers the Flying Eye Hospital has a busy year ahead. Find out where it's going in this interactive timeline.

VIEW OUR TIMELINE

2018's highlights

2018: A year to remember

2018 was a year of many firsts - we conducted our first simulation training on board the Flying Eye Hospital, premiered educational films and books, had our first live consultation on Cybersight and held our inaugural mass Blindfold Luncheon in Singapore. Thank you for making all these happen.

Fighting avoidable blindness

Access to eye care for everyone

Our goal at Orbis is to help build the skills and resources communities around the world need to provide quality eye care for many generations to come.

A grandfather in orange with his granddaughter, post surgery, in pink. She is wearing an eye patch