FREETOWN - A one-of-a-kind hospital is taking eye care to new heights. The Flying Eye Hospital is changing the lives of its patients and providing teaching opportunities around the world. Armed with ...

Orbis International’s Flying Eye Hospital first took off in 1982. Since then, the accredited ophthalmology teaching hospital — complete with a surgery suite, recovery room, and classroom — has flown ...

Last week, a fully functional hospital built onboard an MD-10 cargo aircraft spent several days at Fort Worth’s Alliance Airport to give Caribbean eye doctors the tools they need to better treat their ...

Orbis Flying Eye Hospital will be visiting the Vectren Dayton Air Show for the first time in June of this year. CONTRIBUTED Thunderbirds name new pilot, cancel more air shows to prepare Air Force ...

In a quiet corner of Bangladesh's Shah Amanat International Airport, a solitary plane sits on the tarmac, the November sun reflecting off the white exterior. Rather than holding ticketed passengers, ...

In the early 1970s renowned US eye specialist Dr David Paton travelled extensively throughout the developing world where he was shocked at how inadequate eye care services and ophthalmic teaching were ...

During this year’s World Routes event Abu Dhabi Airports Company (ADAC) will host the ORBIS Flying Eye Hospital which will be displayed at Al Bateen Executive Airport. The converted DC-10 aircraft, ...

Lam Vu Nhat Ni perches on her father’s lap, wearing hospital pajamas and squinting as she slowly counts the number of blurry fingers held just 3 feet in front of her. Subscribe to read this story ...