VIRTUAL TRAINING ON PATIENT COUNSELLING

Virtual Training on Patient Counselling

Virtual Training on Patient Counselling is a series of live, hands-on interactive sessions designed to build capacity of patient counsellors in various subspecialties. Kenneth Youngstein, CEO, Biocom Ltd., graciously extended his expertise for the regional training sessions across India
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Latest Blog

Eye Talk: Dr GVS Murthy on Pediatric Eye Care

From an exclusive interaction with Dr GVS Murthy, we bring to you a rationale on why pediatric eye care is important. His perspective helps one understand why NGOs like Orbis, the government and other stakeholders prioritize the cause of addressing childhood blindness in India.
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SEE CHANGE

COVID-19 Second Wave: How we continued our work in West Bengal

June 25, 2021

Orbis has collaborated with USAID to bring the community, especially children, of West Bengal sustainable primary eye care services.
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How we continued our work on Green Vision Centers in West Bengal with the generous support of USAID along with Susrut

About Orbis

OUR VISION & MISSION

We are an international non-profit transforming lives through the prevention and treatment of blindness.

With our network of partners, we mentor, train and inspire local teams so they can save sight in their communities.
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NEWS

Mucormycosis in the COVID Era-HOW CYBERSIGHT CONNECTED EXPERTS IN INDIA AND WORLDWIDE

June 25, 2021

The emergence of mucormycosis as an epidemic in several parts of India made it necessary to understand the unique roles of doctors from varied specialties, among whom, an ophthalmologist's role too is to be discerned. To address this need for a common platform to discuss addressing a common challenge, Orbis leveraged its Cybersight platform.

Qatar Creating Vision Features in the Sustainable Development Goals Good Practice Guide

June 23, 2021

The United Nation’s Department of Economic and Social Affairs has released their second group of programmes and initiatives which highlight examples of good practice, including those that could be replicated or scaled-up by others across the globe.

HOW WE ARE MAKING A DIFFERENCE

WE TRAIN

eye care teams, local physicians, nurses and leave a lasting footprint everywhere we go

WE TREAT

patients with a variety of eye health conditions to preserve and restore sight

WE EXPAND ACCESS

by supporting local hospitals and clinics with the infrastructure and systems to provide primary and tertiary care

WE STAY CONNECTED

through our digital tele-medicine and tele-education platform, Cybersight, and other initiatives

Our impact

1.75 crore children screened

Giving them access to the care they deserve

16 lakh children treated

Giving them the gift of good sight

1.8 lakh medically trained

Giving them expertise they need to identify & deliver quality eye care