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About 285 million people around the world are blind or have other eye problems. However, many people don't have money for treatment. ORBIS uses its Flying Eye Hospital to help them.
The ORBIS plane travels all around the world helps people with eyes problems in poor areas. Most of people there cannot to go to hospital, so ORBIS doctors go to them. Operations are done to help people eye problems. The do not have to pay because ORBIS is a charity. Local doctors' and nurses are also invited on to learn new skills. By training , ORBIS doctors hope to help more people.
Dr Ma is a doctor on the ORBIS plane. He feels to help people see again. Dr Ma thinks that modern medicine is developing and now most eye problems can be and cured, but more money is needed to support their work.