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Success Stories

Thanks to your support, success stories are taking place every day. Please take a moment to read these success stories and join us in our sight-saving efforts. Your financial contribution can make a difference in so many lives.

"Seeing is Believing" in Dalian
Many people in Dalian’s rural outskirts are condemned to suffer from cataracts because of their local medical infrastructure’s inadequate eye care knowledge and treatment facilities. ORBIS and its partner, the Standard Chartered Bank are now bringing hope in sight for people at their Seeing is Believing project in Dalian. Read more...

Seven family members thank you for restoring their sight
Imagine how hopeless life would seem if your spouse and six of your kids were needlessly sightless and you could not afford even one treatment. Yet just two years ago, ORBIS helped 38-year-old Momutaz Begum of Bangladesh to totally transform her family’s life. Read more...

Singer's Love of Her Country is Music to the Eyes
Growing up Momtaz Begum saw her father suffer from cataracts as their family could not afford to cure his condition. Inheriting his beautiful voice, she has become a musical icon and is now helping to prevent others from suffering needlessly. Read more...

Like Mother, Like Son
Like his mother, Peul Bouttavong was born with a droopy-eyelid that obstructed his vision. Their condition could not be treated surgically in their northern province of Laos. A 24-hour bus journey brought them to a cure: volunteer doctors operating and teaching aboard the ORBIS Flying Eye Hospital. Read more...

Peruvian Artist Can Continue Painting
Artist Victor Mendoza Castillo of Peru lost his sight not once, but twice. Fortunately an ORBIS training program enabled a local ophthalmologist to learn the skills necessary to give Victor a corneal transplant. Now Victor can again bring beauty to people's lives through his paintings. Read more...

A New Pediatric Eye Care Center Takes Root in Lijiang, China
Until ORBIS partnered with Lijiang Charity Eye Hospital to establish a pediatric eye care center, children had to travel great distances to receive treatment. Most were too poor to make the journey. Read more...

Cornea Transplant a Success, Victoria Returns to Flying Eye Hospital to Encourage Others
It’s been two years since Victoria Nalwanga of Uganda had a cornea transplant on board the ORBIS Flying Eye Hospital. Once asked to leave school because of her failing eyesight, Victoria is now excelling in her studies. Read more...

With Eyes Aligned, Boy in India Can Thrive
Akash Matikar of Mumbai, India, was born with eyes that turned outward and upward in different directions. ORBIS changed all that, giving the little boy vision, confidence and an opportunity to grow up and help his family. Read more...

Tumor Removal Saves Life of Young Vietnamese Woman
No longer the insecure young woman she was two years earlier, when an orbital tumor threatened her sight, and her life, Nguyen Thi Phuong, 22, is now looking forward to the future — thanks to ORBIS International volunteer ophthalmologist Dr. Mark Cepela. Read more...

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