We all know that sight is very important to us. But sight is a gift, an ability that we shouldn’t take for granted: the World Health Organisation states that there are 39 million blind people worldwide but 80 percent of…
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People in Bangladesh who have been helped by our partner ORBIS International
Our People section introduces you to the people in Bangladesh who have been helped by our partner ORBIS International, the non-profit organisation that has been saving sight and helping the blind for more than 30 years. These people suffered from…
“Now I Can See”: Simul Babu, Through the ORBIS Lens
When it comes to cataract, people usually think of old people who suffer from it. But cataract is a disease which affects children too and since a child’s eye is very different from an adult’s, the diagnosis and surgical treatment of…
Focus on Sight: Cataract
Together with ORBIS we fight against cataract in Bangladesh, but what exactly does it mean to suffer from it? What is a cataract? What are the effects of cataracts? Learn more about this blinding disease through the example of Theresa…
