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Angela Purcell picutred with a fellow nurse aboard the Flying Eye Hospital in Vietnam

Heroes of Orbis: Angela Purcell

March 07, 2022

Angela first joined our Volunteer Faculty back in 2012. Now, as Associate Director of Nursing for the Flying Eye Hospital Angela leads our nursing training programs, sharing her passion for infection control and saving sight with the next generation of nurses around the world.

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Jackie Newton on board the Flying Eye Hospital in Mongolia

Heroes of Orbis: Jackie Newton

February 01, 2022

Jackie Newton joined Orbis as a staff nurse on the Flying Eye Hospital more than a decade ago. When she’s not busy saving people’s sight, she spends her time training and mentoring the next generation of nurses. Most recently she’s been part of the Flying Eye Hospital team that’s transitioned their hands-on training to online, due to the pandemic.

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Chhaya and Chhavi Tiwary are twin sisters and optometrists breaking gender barriers and saving sight in India

THE TWIN SISTERS: BREAK GENDER BARRIERS

March 03, 2021

Twin sisters Chhaya and Chhavi are breaking gender barriers. They are #VisionaryWomen who are saving sight and paving paths for girls in India. How did they do it? In part, by playing soccer! This International Women’s Day, discover how Orbis supporters help elevate women and close the gender gap in blindness.

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Support Retinopathy of Prematurity in Vietnam

January 06, 2021

“Without my eyesight, I cannot see my parents, go to school and play my favorite toy, playdoh” said Thinh.

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PRESERVING SIGHT FOR PREMATURE INFANTS IN VIETNAM’S MEKONG DELTA

January 06, 2021

For young doctor Le Thi Mong Kieu from Can Tho Pediatric Hospital, providing screening and treatment for Retinopathy of Premature (ROP) is now a skill she carries out with confidence, but this wasn’t always the case.

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VAISHNAVI CAN SMILE AGAIN NOW SHE CAN SEE

October 01, 2020

When Vaishnavi started to lose her sight to a cataract, her father feared she would struggle with her education. However, all thanks to a new pediatric eye care project set up at our partner hospital in India's poorest state, our Volunteer Faculty were able to remove her cataract while giving local doctors the opportunity to learn new skills.

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DAI'S WORLD WAS A BLUR — UNTIL NOW

October 01, 2020

Imagine that you are nine years old. All you want is to spend your days playing with friends outside, riding your bike and exploring your neighborhood. But the world is a strange, dangerous place … because you were born with cataracts. When you can’t see clearly, even walking out your front door is scary.

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SAVING LITTLE MARLA FROM A LIFE OF BLINDNESS

September 28, 2020

Little Marla was born with congenital cataracts. If she hadn't received surgery at an Orbis-supported hospital in Mongolia, she would have suffered permanent vision loss. Now, she is just one member of the generations of children who can now grow up to lead independent lives with healthy sight.​

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