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ORBIS is a nonprofit humanitarian organization that works in developing countries to save sight worldwide. ORBIS prevents and treats blindness through hands-on training, public health education, improved access to quality eye care, advocacy and partnerships with local health care organizations.

There are 285 million visually impaired people worldwide and of these 39 million people are blind. Yet, 80 percent of all visual impairment can be avoided or cured. ORBIS provides the tools, training and technology necessary for local partners to assess their needs and develop workable and lasting solutions to the tragedy of avoidable blindness.

ORBIS’s has established comprehensive eye care and blindness prevention programs in Asia, Africa, and Latin America/Caribbean . In addition to its global eye care and blindness prevention programs ORBIS develops experts and shares knowledge through:

• Long-Term Country programs in countries such as Bangladesh, China, Ethiopia, India, Vietnam, and South Africa
• Flying Eye Hospital - The world’s only airborne ophthalmic training and surgical facility
• Hospital-Based Training Programs and Fellowships - Intensive specialized training at local partner hospitals or at the world’s leading eye care institutions
• Cyber-Sight - A unique telemedicine initiative that uses the Internet to connect eye doctors throughout the world with ORBIS volunteer ophthalmologists and real-time consultation on patient cases and education on eye care techniques.