Hoya’s support will bolster Orbis’ provision of eye screenings for children across India. Credit: Rishang Mangaonkar

Hoya Vision Care has signed a three-year partnership with non-profit Orbis to fight avoidable blindness around the world.  

The partnership’s focus is on helping schoolchildren access eyecare in low- to middle-income countries and on training eyecare professionals around the world through Cybersight, Orbis’ award-winning telemedicine and e-learning platform.  

Over the next three years, Hoya’s generous contribution will enable Orbis to screen more than 500,000 children and provide more than 15,000 eyeglasses as part of the REACH (Refractive Error Among Children) programme in India, said Dr Rishi Raj Borah, country director, Orbis India. “Our partnership with Hoya has been instrumental in bringing eye health services within children’s reach and enabling them to realise their potential. We are excited to continue this partnership to further expand our outreach and impact and touch many more lives over the next few years." 

Hoya first partnered with Orbis in 2021, helping the REACH team pivot to an innovative door-to-door screening model when schools were closed during the Covid-19 pandemic.