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We’re working to make eye care available everywhere, for everyone, so no one has to experience avoidable blindness. 💙
#FlyingEyeHospital ✈️
#FlyingEyeHospital ✈️
Today, on #WorldPopulationDay, we’re highlighting an overlooked public health crisis: vision loss, and the gender inequality behind it.
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July 11, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Today, on #WorldPopulationDay, we’re highlighting an overlooked public health crisis: vision loss, and the gender inequality behind it.
Learn more 👉 bit.ly/3IotZRd
Learn more 👉 bit.ly/3IotZRd
👀✈️ The Orbis #FlyingEyeHospital is ready for takeoff! But where are we headed next?
Here’s a hint:
🌍 Known as the “Land of a Thousand Hills”
🎯 Find out where we’re going — and how we’ll be fighting avoidable blindness there: bit.ly/4eHqh0T
Here’s a hint:
🌍 Known as the “Land of a Thousand Hills”
🎯 Find out where we’re going — and how we’ll be fighting avoidable blindness there: bit.ly/4eHqh0T
July 10, 2025 at 10:21 AM
👀✈️ The Orbis #FlyingEyeHospital is ready for takeoff! But where are we headed next?
Here’s a hint:
🌍 Known as the “Land of a Thousand Hills”
🎯 Find out where we’re going — and how we’ll be fighting avoidable blindness there: bit.ly/4eHqh0T
Here’s a hint:
🌍 Known as the “Land of a Thousand Hills”
🎯 Find out where we’re going — and how we’ll be fighting avoidable blindness there: bit.ly/4eHqh0T
👓✨ Help children feel proud of their glasses with these 5 spec-tacular book picks 📚💙
Fun, magical, and confidence-boosting reads for little ones adjusting to a whole new view of the world.
📖 Read the blog: bit.ly/4ir3bMg
#OrbisUK #VisionForEveryChild #ChildrensBooks #GlassesConfidence
Fun, magical, and confidence-boosting reads for little ones adjusting to a whole new view of the world.
📖 Read the blog: bit.ly/4ir3bMg
#OrbisUK #VisionForEveryChild #ChildrensBooks #GlassesConfidence
5 Spec-tacular books to help your children love their glasses
Looking for children’s books about wearing glasses? These heartwarming stories help kids build confidence and feel proud of their specs.
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April 22, 2025 at 1:17 PM
👓✨ Help children feel proud of their glasses with these 5 spec-tacular book picks 📚💙
Fun, magical, and confidence-boosting reads for little ones adjusting to a whole new view of the world.
📖 Read the blog: bit.ly/4ir3bMg
#OrbisUK #VisionForEveryChild #ChildrensBooks #GlassesConfidence
Fun, magical, and confidence-boosting reads for little ones adjusting to a whole new view of the world.
📖 Read the blog: bit.ly/4ir3bMg
#OrbisUK #VisionForEveryChild #ChildrensBooks #GlassesConfidence
Orbis honours the extraordinary life of Dr. David Paton, a visionary whose ideas helped launch Orbis and our Flying Eye Hospital.
His belief in teaching and training continues to shape global eye care today.
Learn more about his enduring legacy: bit.ly/3Rsn4rm
His belief in teaching and training continues to shape global eye care today.
Learn more about his enduring legacy: bit.ly/3Rsn4rm
April 22, 2025 at 8:23 AM
Orbis honours the extraordinary life of Dr. David Paton, a visionary whose ideas helped launch Orbis and our Flying Eye Hospital.
His belief in teaching and training continues to shape global eye care today.
Learn more about his enduring legacy: bit.ly/3Rsn4rm
His belief in teaching and training continues to shape global eye care today.
Learn more about his enduring legacy: bit.ly/3Rsn4rm
When it comes to eye treatment - we're mainly here for the real thing...But we love this video of an 'eye surgery' with a happy outcome on the The Bear Ladies! @BBC 🧸🔧👀 www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p...
BBC One - The Repair Shop, Series 14, Episode 13, Recovering a pair of eyes lost inside a doll's head
The Bear Ladies’ Julie uncovers the secrets of a beloved doll’s blinking eyes.
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April 11, 2025 at 11:07 AM
When it comes to eye treatment - we're mainly here for the real thing...But we love this video of an 'eye surgery' with a happy outcome on the The Bear Ladies! @BBC 🧸🔧👀 www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p...
Born too soon, Gabriel’s sight was at risk from Retinopathy of Prematurity. But thanks to early intervention, his future is bright. 💙 Discover his journey & how Orbis is saving sight worldwide. 👁️✨
📖 Read more: bit.ly/3FWTeIV
#WorldHealthDay
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#WorldHealthDay
April 7, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Born too soon, Gabriel’s sight was at risk from Retinopathy of Prematurity. But thanks to early intervention, his future is bright. 💙 Discover his journey & how Orbis is saving sight worldwide. 👁️✨
📖 Read more: bit.ly/3FWTeIV
#WorldHealthDay
📖 Read more: bit.ly/3FWTeIV
#WorldHealthDay
👩⚕️ This International Women's Day, Dr Michelle Le Cheminant shares why empowering women in science matters. 🌍💙 See how she’s making a difference with Orbis & learn more:
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#InspireInclusion #WomenInSTEM #IWD2025
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#InspireInclusion #WomenInSTEM #IWD2025
A memory Orbis volunteer Michelle can't forget on International Women's Day
Blindness is not just a health issue; it’s a gender issue. Around the world, 112 million more women than men are living with vision loss, including blindness. The barriers women and girls face in acce...
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March 7, 2025 at 3:47 PM
👩⚕️ This International Women's Day, Dr Michelle Le Cheminant shares why empowering women in science matters. 🌍💙 See how she’s making a difference with Orbis & learn more:
bit.ly/4iaBGr0
#InspireInclusion #WomenInSTEM #IWD2025
bit.ly/4iaBGr0
#InspireInclusion #WomenInSTEM #IWD2025
From barely sensing light to squinting at the sun and drawing—four toddlers with severe blindness are seeing life-changing results from a gene therapy trial at Moorfields Eye Hospital. 🌟 Innovation is key to a future where everyone has access to eye care. Learn more: bit.ly/4i88SzH
Gene therapy experiment treats rare childhood blindness
Four toddlers born with a rare eye condition have seen "life-changing improvements", say UK doctors.
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February 27, 2025 at 9:38 AM
From barely sensing light to squinting at the sun and drawing—four toddlers with severe blindness are seeing life-changing results from a gene therapy trial at Moorfields Eye Hospital. 🌟 Innovation is key to a future where everyone has access to eye care. Learn more: bit.ly/4i88SzH
This #LowVisionAwarenessMonth, we’re focusing on how strabismus affects a child’s ability to learn, play, and connect. Without treatment, it can lead to permanent vision loss. Learn about how we're changing that in Zambia with expert training for local doctors: bit.ly/3EGA89w
Strabismus Training Project: Changing Children's Lives in Zambia
Learn how Orbis' strabismus training project in Lusaka, Zambia, is transforming children's futures by equipping local doctors with life-changing eye care skills. Discover how early treatment can preve...
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February 17, 2025 at 9:45 AM
This #LowVisionAwarenessMonth, we’re focusing on how strabismus affects a child’s ability to learn, play, and connect. Without treatment, it can lead to permanent vision loss. Learn about how we're changing that in Zambia with expert training for local doctors: bit.ly/3EGA89w
👁️ Did you know #trachoma is the world’s leading infectious cause of blindness? Nearly 2 million people live with sight loss due to this preventable disease.
This #WorldNTDDay, we’re committed to eliminating trachoma by 2030.
Learn more: bit.ly/40X2uFi
This #WorldNTDDay, we’re committed to eliminating trachoma by 2030.
Learn more: bit.ly/40X2uFi
It’s Time to Take Action for World Neglected Tropical Diseases Day
Did you know that Ethiopia is home to more than half of the world’s trachoma cases, a painful eye disease that can lead to blindness? Trachoma is preventable, yet it remains a leading cause of blindne...
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January 30, 2025 at 10:14 AM
👁️ Did you know #trachoma is the world’s leading infectious cause of blindness? Nearly 2 million people live with sight loss due to this preventable disease.
This #WorldNTDDay, we’re committed to eliminating trachoma by 2030.
Learn more: bit.ly/40X2uFi
This #WorldNTDDay, we’re committed to eliminating trachoma by 2030.
Learn more: bit.ly/40X2uFi
🌟 What’s next for Orbis in 2025? 🌟
From protecting the vision of premature babies to eliminating trachoma and empowering communities, we’re ready to make a bigger impact this year.
Discover how your support changes lives:
➡️ bit.ly/3PR5wUX
From protecting the vision of premature babies to eliminating trachoma and empowering communities, we’re ready to make a bigger impact this year.
Discover how your support changes lives:
➡️ bit.ly/3PR5wUX
Get ready for 2025 with Orbis
Thanks to the incredible support from people like you, 2024 was a year of great achievements for Orbis. Among our many successes, the Orbis Flying Eye Hospital touched down in Mongolia and Bangladesh,...
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January 27, 2025 at 4:27 PM
🌟 What’s next for Orbis in 2025? 🌟
From protecting the vision of premature babies to eliminating trachoma and empowering communities, we’re ready to make a bigger impact this year.
Discover how your support changes lives:
➡️ bit.ly/3PR5wUX
From protecting the vision of premature babies to eliminating trachoma and empowering communities, we’re ready to make a bigger impact this year.
Discover how your support changes lives:
➡️ bit.ly/3PR5wUX