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WATCH EPISODE 13: Beyond 2020 with the Andean Medical Mission
Welcome to the 13th episode of Beyond 2020, the video series from Andean Medical Mission | Bolivian Medical Charity that looks at strategies to eliminate avoidable blindness in countries with developing eyecare services and shares ideas and solutions to common...
Advocacy on the Airwaves: Pioneering eye health partnership doubles sight-saving child screenings in Zambian Province
A pioneering eye health programme is creating a legacy for children in Zambia, having almost doubled access to sight-saving eye screenings in its first two years of operation. Working in the heart of Zambia’s Copperbelt Province, the Qatar Creating Vision...
The Syrian Ophthalmologists Initiative (SOI): A lifeline to the future of ophthalmology in Syria
Syria, a nation with over 22 million people, has faced more than a decade of conflict that has severely impacted its healthcare infrastructure. Medical training has become fragmented, with many doctors lacking access to structured postgraduate education and essential clinical...
Andean Medical Mission in action 2025
Dear friends and supporters, What 12 months it has been for the Andean Medical Mission! Thanks to your encouragement and generosity, we’ve been able to continue our work to eliminate avoidable blindness in the Beni region of Bolivia — and...
Orbis and Heidelberg Engineering announce expansion of collaboration during a special visit to the Flying Eye Hospital in Rwanda
The medtech imaging and data solutions company, Heidelberg Engineering, and sightsaving nonprofit, Orbis, have come together on board the Orbis Flying Eye Hospital during its latest programme in Kigali, Rwanda, to announce the expansion of their collaboration in making educational...
Moorfields surgeons save the sight of 24 wounded Bangladeshi students
Moorfields Eye Hospital consultant ophthalmologists Mahi Muqit and Niaz Islam were invited to Dhaka by Bangladesh’s interim government to help 120 patients with bullet wounds to their eyes. Their injuries were a result of their involvement in protests against the...
VisionSpring, Eye Care Foundation, and Deckers partner to screen the vision of factory workers in Cambodia
VisionSpring, Eye Care Foundation (ECF) and Deckers Brands today announce a new collaboration to screen the eyesight of factory workers in Cambodia. They will conduct screenings for 4,600 factory workers over 18 days, including individuals who make footwear for Deckers...
Biotech Healthcare transforms lives through its CSR initiative, 'I See You'
Biotech Healthcare, one of the fastest growing companies in the ophthalmic industry, continues to make a meaningful impact with its transformative Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiative, 'I See You.' This program reflects the company’s mission of ‘Access to Innovation’ by...
International Women’s Day 2025: In Conversation With Dr Michelle Le Cheminant
Women make up 70% of the global health and social workforce but hold only 25% of leadership roles. In ophthalmology, women represent just 25-30% of ophthalmologists. Research shows that hospitals with increased female surgeons and anesthetists have lower odds of...
VCHP clinics visited by Canadian colleague
The VCHP team in Yorkshire has just welcomed a guest from the University of Montreal who is keen to learn more about the care delivery model for people experiencing homelessness. Dr Benoit Tousignant, Associate Professor from the Université de Montréal...
Orbis UK release 2024 highlights video
Orbis UK have released their 2024 highlights video, revealing some of the incredible achievements their supporters helped make possible last year. The Orbis Flying Eye Hospital completed two sight-saving missions to Mongolia and Bangladesh. Orbis's clinical staff and Volunteer medical...
Report: 75th Anniversary of the IOL Gala Dinner
The 29th November 2024 marked the 75th Anniversary of the first intra-ocular lens implant by Sir Harold Ridley who invented the lens in collaboration with John Pike of Rayner. In conjunction with Rayner and UKISCRS, the Ridley Eye Foundation held...
