One reason Orbis is so determined to adapt and forge ahead with our mission despite the pandemic is that we’re facing a daunting challenge: the projected tripling of global blindness by the year 2050. Every member of the collective Orbis family is needed to change this trajectory, from staff and volunteers to partners, donors, the people we serve, and more.

In this episode, we discuss the need for connection and collaboration in the fight against preventable blindness. Nurse Sandy Burnett and pilot Captain Cheryl Pitzer join us to share their Orbis memories and their thoughts on why saving sight matters so much.

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In this episode, we explore the use of artificial intelligence (AI) and simulation technologies in the fight against global blindness,  the implications of these technologies on the future of eye care, and how the next steps may or may not be influenced by current events.

Guests Dr. Michael Abramoff, Founder and Chairman of Digital Diagnostics; Dr. Nicolas Jaccard, Principal AI Architect at Orbis International; and Captain Cyndhi Berwyn, FedEx Pilot, discuss the use of these cutting-edge technologies in eye care. Dr. Danny Haddad returns to discuss the power of simulation in ongoing education.  

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There are many factors that must be considered as we adapt eye health projects during and after the pandemic. In the first half of this episode, our guests Dr. Umang Mathur, Executive Director at Dr. Shroff’s Charity Eye Hospital in Delhi, and Dr. Rishi Raj Borah, Orbis Country Director in India, discuss COVID’s impact on eye care in India and how they are adapting.

In the second half of the show, Dr. Rahul Ali, former VP of Africa and Asia Program for Orbis International, and Dr. Munir Ahmed, Country Director for Orbis Bangladesh, share how community-based programs like vision centers are helping to ensure critical eye care can safely continue.

Learn more:

Dr. Mathur’s Cybersight lecture on Systems Management Post COVID Lockdown

Orbis’s work in India

The Rohingya crisis

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