Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. David Paton, the visionary ophthalmologist who converted a commercial airplane into a flying hospital, has died at 94. Dr. Paton’s ...

With support from the Alcon Foundation, FedEx, and OMEGA, the Orbis Flying Eye Hospital makes its fourth trip to Ghana for a three-week training project in Accra and Kumasi. This is the Flying Eye ...

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SALT LAKE CITY (ABC4) — A University of Utah doctor recently returned from a three-week trip to Mongolia where she performed eye surgeries and helped train medical professionals — aboard a plane. Dr.

Most recently, their expertise and generous contributions were key to the success of our Flying Eye Hospital training project in Bangladesh. For those unfamiliar, the Orbis Flying Eye Hospital is no ...

From the onset, this aircraft looks unassuming and normal. Inside, however, is a fully functioning eye hospital, which flies to countries and helps train local eye care teams. The front of the plane ...

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, ...

An inside look at the world’s only flying eye hospital has revealed the complex operation required to keep this unique aircraft in the skies to bring sight-saving care to thousands in the developing ...

The Orbis Flying Eye Hospital, in collaboration with Qatar Airways, is hosting public and private tours inside the one-of-a-kind aircraft, as well as holding on board workshops, including Nursing and ...

When the Orbis International Flying Eye Hospital touches down, it often creates a stir. Not many airplanes, after all, are equipped with an operating room, a laser-treatment center, a recovery room, ...