It seemed like every day Zipporah came home from school in tears. Zipporah cried because the other students teased her and called her names … all because of her eyes.
Zipporah was born with a severe and noticeable case of strabismus, a condition that caused her eyes to look in different directions when focusing. Without the necessary care, it can lead to life-long vision loss and blindness.
Today, her vision is clear. People just like you helped Orbis-trained doctors and nurses provide the vision-correcting surgery that Zipporah needed.
Around the world, nearly 90 million young people live with vision loss. Among them, about 2 million boys and girls are completely – but not irreversibly – blind.
That’s why it’s important that you support Orbis by making a generous gift today.
Looking ahead, I’m filled with hope. Hope for other children like Zipporah who will be able to grow up with healthy sight and lead rich, fulfilled lives.
Hope for the parents and grandparents who won’t have to worry that their beloved children will be held back by circumstances outside their control.
Hope for the doctors, nurses, and medical teams that will benefit from Orbis’s trainings – and extend the impact of your generosity by restoring and protecting the sight of thousands of patients and communities in the years that follow.
Will you consider making a gift today as, together, we work to restore sight – so that little girls and boys can grow up with the healthy sight they need to thrive!
With gratitude and excitement for the year ahead,
Derek W. Hodkey
President and CEO
