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Enabling Access with Teleconsultation

Bridging the gap between quality eye care and patients, Orbis has rolled out the tele-ophthalmology consultation initiative at the Malbazar Green Vision Center in Siliguri, West Bengal, by leveraging the ease, efficiency, and outreach of telemedicine.

Expanding the Network of Green Vision Centers across the Country

Since 2019, Orbis, in collaboration with partner hospitals has been strengthening and establishing Green Vision Centers (GVCs) to ensure that eye care remains uninterrupted for millions of people located in remote rural regions in the country.

Celebrating 40 Years of Innovation.

It was March 1, 1982, when our iconic Flying Eye Hospital took off on its first ever sight-saving project. Over the four decades since, we have continually harnessed the power of innovation to reach new heights in the fight against avoidable blindness.

Greener OutREACH in Transforming Lives

Orbis, in partnership with Siliguri Greater Lions Eye Hospital (SGLEH) is implementing REACH project (Refractive Error Among Children) in four blocks of Siliguri subdivision, Darjeeling district, West Bengal to address the issue of lack of refractive error services in the district.

Top Three Barriers Keeping Children from Cataract Treatment in India

Orbis announced its collaboration on new research published in the latest issue of the top-tier peer-reviewed medical journal PLOS ONE. The research outlines the findings

Celebrating Women Leaders in Ophthalmology

World NTD Day 2022: Celebrating Trachoma Elimination

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.