Wed, Jul 23, 2003
It's a DC-10 on the Outside; Inside... You'll Have to Take a
Look
The ORBIS Flying Eye Hospital, a
modified DC-10 aircraft, flies to developing nations around the
world, working to save sight through hands-on training, public
health education, and improved access to eye care. Since
1982, ORBIS has completed more than 500 programs in 81
countries.
It has trained in excess of 63,000 ophthalmologists, nurses,
biomedical engineers and other healthcare workers who, in turn,
provide treatment and training in their countries. Worldwide, more
than 130,000 patients have been directly treated by ORBIS eye care
specialists and through the multiplier effect, more than 17.5
million people benefited from the work of ORBIS.
If you can get to Oshkosh, you'll have a chance to meet some
fine people:
-
Hal Biestek, United
Airlines (ret), ORBIS volunteer pilot
- Ken Burnham, United Airlines (ret), ORBIS chief volunteer
pilot
- Gil Chase, United Airlines (ret), ORBIS volunteer flight
engineer
- Gary Dyson, FedEx, ORBIS volunteer pilot
- Dr. Thomas France, Wisconsin, ORBIS volunteer
ophthalmologist
- Dr. Dale Heuer, Wisconsin, ORBIS volunteer ophthalmologist
- Mark Larson, Wisconsin, ORBIS volunteer eye banking
specialist
- Dr. Kevin Lavery, Michigan, ORBIS volunteer
ophthalmologist
- Jim Nugent, United Airlines (ret), ORBIS volunteer pilot
- Gordon Platt, FedEx, ORBIS volunteer flight engineer
- Jim Rosater, United Airlines (ret), ORBIS volunteer pilot
- Dr. Michael Vrabec, Wisconsin, ORBIS volunteer
ophthalmologist
- Dr. Joel Weinstein, Wisconsin, ORBIS volunteer
ophthalmologist
- Mark Zenner, United Airlines, ORBIS volunteer flight
engineer
Not Just a Glamour
Gig
Just so you know, it's not all about just glamorous flying
around in DC-10s. ORBIS International is dedicated to preserving
and restoring sight in developing countries, where 90% of the
world's blind population lives.
In addition to the ORBIS DC-10, ORBIS conducts hospital-based
medical training programs in the developing world, and sponsors
long-term in-country programs in Bangladesh, China, Ethiopia,
India, and Vietnam.
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