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Orbis Singapore to close

March 23, 2023

Orbis Singapore was established in 2013 as an affiliate of Orbis International, with both organizations sharing a common aim to preserve and restore sight globally by strengthening the capacity of eye health institutions in low- and middle-income countries to prevent and treat vision loss.

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Empowering women in conflict zones to save sight

January 10, 2023

Globally, there are 112 million more women than men living with vision loss, including blindness.  Many barriers prevent both women and men from accessing eye health services, but these barriers can often be more problematic for women. 

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New Study Finds Children with Vision Impairment More Likely to Suffer from Depression and Anxiety

July 01, 2022

Orbis’s new study posits that the mental health of children with vision impairment may be adversely affected because they tend to participate in fewer physical activities, have lower academic achievement and are more socially isolated. Continue reading to learn more about this new study.

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A mobile phone using the Cybersight telemedicine platform

“It's Opened My Eyes”: Dr. Chuluunbat’s Use of Our Telemedicine Platform, Cybersight

June 12, 2022

Since its launch in 2003, our award-winning online telemedicine platform, Cybersight, has equipped eye health teams around the world with the skills and know-how to fight eye conditions that cause avoidable blindness.

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Meet Five Children from India with Hope in Reach

May 05, 2022

India is home to the largest number of blind children in any one country and 9.3 million children with visual impairment. Considering a significant number of these cases are completely avoidable, we have been fighting to change this by improving the quality of pediatric eye care through dedicated projects, like our REACH initiative.

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Senowara received treatment from Orbis.

Eye Care Everywhere: Saving Senowara’s Sight

May 05, 2022

Orbis is renewing the commitment to safely bringing eye care everywhere in spite of pandemic-related challenges. This is especially critical in places where eye care is extremely scarce, like Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh.

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Phuong from a rural district in Vietnam has crossed-eye until strabismus surgery

Vietnam Virtual Flying Eye Hospital Project

April 26, 2022

We're so excited to launch a new virtual Flying Eye Hospital with generous support from FedEx. The training will enhance eye care professionals' surgical skills to minimize the impact of glaucoma in Vietnam.

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A young girl and Vision Ambassador for Orbis REACH project stands outside in front of a tree in Chennai, India.

Earth Day 2022

April 22, 2022

Happy Earth Day! In honor of this special day, we're announcing some sustainable initiatives that reduce our carbon footprint. Read more below how we're doing our part to protect the planet.

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