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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.

Postcard from Bangladesh - Restoring sight for three siblings
Poverty and blindness have both hampered 12-year-old Bangladesh girl Jakir’s life. Her tragedy has even affected her siblings… Read more...
How a 6-year-old's courage inspired his parents
Sometimes kids can even be more brave than adults! Check out to see how 6-year-old Liu Keli overcame eye disease with full of courage! Read more...
Postcard from the field - Ethiopia
While she’s not 100% sure exactly what a doctor does, boisterous Ethiopian three year old, Soliyana, already dreams of becoming one! Sadly, she was diagnosed with congenital ptosis on her left eye that might have caused blindness without prompt medical treatment… Read more...
Seeing Our Work in Action- A Visit to Welkite Primary Healthcare Centre and Girar Health Post, southern Ethiopia
"While chatting with patients and their relatives in the waiting room, I began to further appreciate the genuine respect and admiration the locals had for both ORBIS and our organization's commitment to eliminating avoidable blindness." said James Harold, ORBIS Ireland staff. Read more...
The mum who sacrificed surgery for her daughter
Berlina had serious cataracts with a steady decline in vision over the past few years. But her family failed to convince her to seek treatment until ORBIS Flying Eye Hospital arrived Philippines. Read more...
Same appearance, different fates!
Though these twin boys from Nigeria are almost identical, their fates were totally different. The elder twin always runs around while the smaller twin needs to be very cautious with every step due to a cataract! As the kids' Mum, Shola was determined to do all she could to save her younger son from darkness… Read more...
ORBIS in Nepal
Nepal's population of 13,200 blind and 39,600 visually impaired children is growing at a rate of seven youngsters daily. To resolve this serious problem, ORBIS established a Nepal Kids Sight Centre Network in July, 2010. Read more...
A tragedy passed from a Mum to her son
A five-year-old boy from Yunnan, China, Shunfu suffers from the same congenital strabismus that afflicts his Mum, Yang Yongchun. Because of his low vision, Shunfu was told to stay home from school and had no friends or toys except for a broken bike. Read more...
68 hours to first sight
This is about 68 hours in the life of an 8-month old boy Zhang Jun living in Wenshan Prefecture, Yunan that change his whole life. Read more...