ORBIS

ORBIS is a nonprofit, global development organization whose mission is to eliminate avoidable blindness in developing countries. How do we do this? By strengthening the capacity of our local eye health partners to prevent and treat avoidable blindness.

Through capacity building, our partners gain self-sufficiency in providing quality eye care, and residents enjoy quality treatment that is affordable, accessible and sustainable.

Capacity building encompasses:
Clinical training
Technical assistance
Institutional development
Community education
Behavioral change
Health care reform

Cyber-Sight
In 2002, ORBIS International initiated Cyber-Sight, a telemedicine program providing ophthalmologists in developing countries the opportunity to connect with expert mentors through the Internet. What started as a simple sequence of e-mail communications during a 1998 ORBIS program in Havana, Cuba, now makes it possible for ophthalmology professionals in developing countries to benefit from the knowledge and experience of ORBIS volunteer faculty whenever the need arises. Cyber-Sight establishes an "extended presence," enabling ORBIS to further transfer knowledge outside the parameters of the Flying Eye Hospital or a hospital-based program. ORBIS volunteer medical faculty offer online assistance to local doctors in diagnosing and treating patients while giving them the opportunity to grow in skills and confidence.

Program components

Cyber-Sight has three distinctive program components to aid blindness prevention:

E-Consultation links partners with expert mentors for the purpose of patient consultation on all cases, including pediatric ophthalmology.

E-Resources provides convenient access to ophthalmology educational resources and materials geared to any eye care provider worldwide.

E-Learning allows enrolled doctors to take tests covering basic ophthalmic material while earning continuing medical education credit.

E-Resources components:
Question of the week
Video library
Clinical challenges
The Ophthalmology Minute
FAQ's
Ophthalmology Links
Grand Rounds Case presentations
Free Oniline journals



Download Ophthalmology books and manuals for free:

1, Binocular Vision and Ocular Motility by Gunter K. von Noorden, MD (Book)

2, Introduction to Eye Banking: A Handbook and Atlas (Manual)

3, Manual Small Incision Cataract Surgery (Booklet)

4, Medial Rectus Recession in Tenon's Capsule (Booklet)

5, Neuro-Ophthalmology: Clinical Signs and Symptoms (Book)

6, Ocular Differential Diagnosis (Book)

7, Ocular Syndromes and Systemic Diseases (Book)

8, Parent's Guide to Their Premature Baby's Eyes (Brochure)

9, Strabismus: A Decision Making Approach (Book)

10, Surgical Management of Strabismus: A Practical and Updated Approach (Book)