Orbis receives Champion for Vision award

VANCOUVER, British Columbia — Orbis International, sometimes better known as the Flying Eye Hospital, was lauded as a Champion for Vision at the American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus meeting here.The Orbis organization first invited a pediatric ophthalmologist to join its flight team 30 years ago and has since established or strengthened more than 50 pediatric eye care centers across the globe, AAPOS President M. Edward Wilson, MD, told colleagues at the award presentation.