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World Sight Day Special

WORLD SIGHT DAY SPECIAL: WE NEED TO FOCUS ON OUR CHILDREN’S EYE CARE

On the occasion of World Sight Day, and in the backdrop of the launch of the World Report on Vision by Vision 2020 INDIA to mark the day, Dr Rishi Raj Borah, Country Director, Orbis India, steers the conversation towards the importance of annual eye check up and ensuring we love our and our children's eyes
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MY VISION CAME TRUE

My biggest happiness is...I have an equally good team who work with me to further community optometry. Thanks to Orbis for this because before that I never had a specific team for this (school screening) activity. There were teams earlier too but most of them kept shifting jobs. But this dedicated (QCV-REACH) team made my vision come true.
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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

World NTD Day 2022: Celebrating Trachoma Elimination

January 29, 2022

January 30 is World NTD Day - a day to highlight the action needed to control & eliminate Neglected Tropical Diseases. It's also an opportunity to celebrate the progress made by the global community to help the 1.7B lives threatened by them. For 23 years we've been working in Ethiopia to tackle the spread of blinding trachoma.

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World Report on Vision Launch in India: Some Key Aspects

October 14, 2021

As Vision 2020 INDIA marks World Sight Day with the launch of the WHO report, we put together some key aspects, discussions and areas in eye care that can be done based on it. Also, see how Orbis work is aligned with the findings and observations of the World Report on Vision

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A new and improved way to REACH school aged children of India

October 13, 2021

Orbis's school screening program has new strategies and initiatives that make it an apt program to reach out to children enrolled in schools and otherwise. It also covers the scope of providing continuum of care to the community through the setup of vision centers

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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