One of the biggest problems in eye health is the lack of an adequately trained workforce. Our global network of volunteer medical professionals give up their free time each year to share their amazing skills with with eye teams around the world.
Volunteer Faculty
Our world-renowned Volunteer Faculty are the heartbeat of our training programs, both on the Flying Eye Hospital and in partner hospitals around the world. For more than 40 years the keystone of our work has been to teach and train local eye teams to provide quality eye care—we couldn't do it without their hard work and dedication.
Our world renowned Volunteer Faculty is the heartbeat of our organization.
This is the very reason Orbis was formed - to provide ongoing training and support. Comprised of world leading experts in eye health, our global force of 400 volunteer ophthalmologists, nurses, anaesthesiologists and biomedical engineers from over 30 countries, share their skills with local teams to help improve the level of eye care for generations to come.
In 2024, 170 Volunteer Faculty gave up their free time and energy to give in-person training in local hospitals or on board the Flying Eye Hospital, virtual training courses, online lectures, or Cybersight consultations on complex patient cases.
This is the very reason Orbis was formed—to provide ongoing training and support. Comprised of world leading experts in eye health, our global force of 400 volunteer ophthalmologists, nurses, anesthesiologists and biomedical engineers from over 30 countries, share their skills with local teams to help improve the level of eye care for generations to come.
By talking to our partner hospitals and their staff, we create teaching programs tailored specifically for their needs. Our volunteers conduct this training and pass on the tools to undertake more complicated procedures, improve surgical outcomes and most importantly of all, restore sight to those in need of assistance.
Take a look behind the scenes on board the Flying Eye Hospital with our Volunteer Faculty!
2024 Impact
170
Volunteer Faculty
shared skills in-person, virtually, in hospitals and via Cybersight.
60
Volunteer Faculty
60 Volunteer Faculty participated in Flying Eye Hospital, local hospital and virtual programs
130
Volunteer Faculty
conducted consults on Cybersight
Our Volunteer Faculty also mentor people from around the world through our telemedicine platform, Cybersight. With 89% of the globe’s blind population living in low income settings, this training is making eye care more accessible where it’s needed most.
The work of our Volunteer Faculty has had a lasting impact on global eye care. In 2024 alone:
Meet Some of Our Volunteer Faculty
