Orbis India

What Orbis India does

Orbis India is the India Country Office of Project Orbis International, Inc., a US-incorporated 501c3 non-profit dedicated to preventing and treating avoidable blindness. Operating in India since 2000, the organization runs an integrated portfolio of pediatric and primary eye care programs — including the school-based REACH screening initiative, a network of 33-34 Children's Eye Centers (CECs) across 17 states, solar-powered Green Vision Centers serving rural communities, mobile Vision Vans, the global Cybersight telemedicine platform, Digital Training Hubs, and the Flying Eye Hospital — to deliver screenings, treatments, spectacles, and surgeries at no or reduced cost to underserved populations, particularly children.

Underlying the program delivery is a blended technology stack: Cybersight functions as the telemedicine and tele-education backbone, offering courses, webinars, virtual case discussions, remote mentorship, and AI-assisted grading of color fundus images for glaucoma, macular disease, and diabetic retinopathy. Digital Training Hubs extend this with wet labs, artificial eyes, VR simulation, and tele-mentorship capabilities co-located at partner hospitals (e.g., H.V. Desai Eye Hospital in Pune and Dr. Shroff's Charity Eye Hospital in Delhi). Green Vision Centers add a digital patient data management layer on solar-powered infrastructure for rural continuity of care.

As a non-profit, Orbis India does not sell services in a commercial sense; instead, its revenue mechanics are donations and charitable contributions from individuals, corporations, and foundations, supplemented by grant funding from institutional partners such as the Qatar Fund for Development, Foundation for Health and Mind Development, and Santen Pharmaceutical. The 16-person India Country Office in Gurugram coordinates programs and partnerships with more than ten Indian hospitals — including Sankara Netralaya, AIIMS (Dr. R.P. Centre), Akhand Jyoti Eye Hospital, and SGLEH — under the leadership of Country Director Dr. Rishi Raj Borah. In 2024 the India programs reported 292,000 community screenings, 6,200 partner trainings, and 70,000 patient facility visits, with a cumulative historical footprint of 1.85 crore children screened and 1.9 lakh professionals trained.

Name

Orbis India

Legal name

Project Orbis International, Inc.

Website

https://ind.orbis.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2000

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Orbis India, the India Country Office of US-based non-profit Project Orbis International, prevents and treats avoidable blindness by operating the world's largest network of Children's Eye Centers across 17 Indian states, school-based REACH screenings, Green Vision Centers, Digital Training Hubs, and the Cybersight telemedicine platform, serving underserved children and rural communities.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Gurugram

HQ country

India

HQ region

Asia

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Donations and Charitable Contributions: As a 501c3 non-profit organization, Orbis India relies on donations and charitable contributions from individuals, corporations, and foundations to fund its eye care programs.
2. Partnership and Grant Funding: Funding from partners including Qatar Fund for Development, corporate sponsors, and government agencies to support specific programs like the India Childhood Blindness Initiative.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels7 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Orbis India is a non-profit organization that prevents and treats avoidable blindness in India through school-based screening programs (REACH), a network of pediatric Children's Eye Centers, solar-powered Green Vision Centers for rural primary eye care, Digital Training Hubs that build ophthalmic workforce capacity, and the Cybersight telemedicine platform for remote mentorship and AI-assisted diagnosis.

Product overview

Orbis India operates as a non-profit organization focused on preventing and treating avoidable blindness across India. The organization offers a comprehensive portfolio of eye care programs including school-based screening through the REACH initiative, a network of 34 Children's Eye Centers for pediatric care, solar-powered Green Vision Centers for rural primary care, Digital Training Hubs for professional development, and the global Cybersight telemedicine platform. These offerings work together as an integrated eye care ecosystem: prevention and early detection programs feed into specialized pediatric centers and vision centers, while training infrastructure (Digital Training Hubs and Regional Training Centers) builds local capacity to sustain service delivery. The Flying Eye Hospital provides advanced surgical training, and mobile Vision Vans extend reach to underserved communities.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• REACH (Refractive Error Among Children) School-based eye screening program that identifies and treats refractive errors among children aged 5-18, providing eye exams, free spectacles, and referrals to vision centers or partner hospitals. Targets school children in underserved areas.
• Children's Eye Centers (CECs) Network of 33 dedicated pediatric eye care centers across 17 states providing comprehensive eye services including screenings, treatments, and surgeries for conditions like childhood cataract, glaucoma, refractive errors, and strabismus. Targets children needing specialized ophthalmic care.
• Green Vision Centers (GVCs) Solar-powered primary eye care centers equipped with digital data management systems that provide uninterrupted, environmentally sustainable eye care services to rural communities, including basic consultations and referrals.
• Digital Training Hubs (DTHs) Training facilities equipped with wet labs, artificial eyes, virtual reality setups, and tele-mentorship capabilities to enhance ophthalmic professionals' skills through simulation and hands-on training. Targets eye care professionals at partner hospitals.
• Cybersight Telemedicine and tele-education platform that delivers courses, webinars, virtual case discussions, and connects ophthalmic professionals with global experts; supports AI-powered grading of color fundus images for glaucoma, macular disease, and diabetic retinopathy. Targets eye care professionals globally.
• Flying Eye Hospital Fully accredited ophthalmic teaching hospital aboard an MD-10 aircraft featuring an operating room, classroom, and live surgery broadcast capabilities for training eye care professionals globally.
• Vision Van / Drishti Saathi Mobile eye care units equipped with state-of-the-art ophthalmic equipment and staffed by qualified optometrists and opticians to extend outreach eye care services to remote and underserved communities.
• Regional Training Centers for Patient Communication Training centers focused on strengthening patient counseling skills and communication practices among eye health professionals to improve patient-centered care outcomes. Located at partner hospitals and serving as hubs for patient communication courses and consultancy support.
• Competency Based Assessment (CBA) Rubrics Assessment framework launched to benchmark and evaluate patient counselor competencies in eye hospitals, helping identify training needs and guide recruitment and development of patient communication staff.

Quantifiable outcome

• 292,000 community eye screenings and examinations in 2024
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers9 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

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AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Vivekananda Mission Asram Netra Niramay Niketan (VMANNN)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 18 September 2023Orbis inaugurated a Regional Training Center for Patient Communication at VMANNN, Kolkata. The center serves as a hub for patient communication and education, offering regular courses and consultancy support to other eye hospitals. Supported by Foundation for Health and Mind Development.
• Dr. Shroff's Charity Eye HospitalcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 24 March 2023Orbis and Dr. Shroff's Charity Eye Hospital inaugurated a Digital Training Hub at their Delhi facility. The hub focuses on glaucoma training and provides simulation training, tele-mentorship, and hands-on training to accelerate ophthalmic care capacity.
• Dr. R.P. Centre for Ophthalmic Sciences, AIIMScoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 23 March 2023Orbis and Dr. R.P. Centre, AIIMS unveiled the Eye Care Manual on Mapping of Human Resource and Infrastructure for Pediatric Eye Care Services in India. The manual maps and boosts human and material resources for treatment and management of visual impairment.
• PBMA's H.V. Desai Eye HospitalcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 21 March 2023Orbis and H.V. Desai Eye Hospital inaugurated a Digital Training Hub equipped with state-of-the-art wet lab, artificial eyes, and virtual reality. The hub combines digitization, simulation, tele-mentorship, and telemedicine to enhance capacity of ophthalmologists and nurses.
• Sitapur Eye HospitalcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 14 February 2023Orbis partnered with Sitapur Eye Hospital to address childhood blindness in three districts of Uttar Pradesh (Sitapur, Lakhimpur Kheri, and Bahraich), establishing Children's Eye Center services.
• Siliguri Greater Lions Eye Hospital (SGLEH)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2022Orbis in partnership with SGLEH implements the REACH project in four blocks of Siliguri subdivision, Darjeeling district, West Bengal. SGLEH serves as the referral hospital for children identified through school screenings.
• Sir Ganga Ram HospitalminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2021Orbis along with Dr Shroff's Charity Eye Hospital collaborated with Sir Ganga Ram Hospital for a special lecture on mucormycosis, bringing together experts from multiple specialties for a multidisciplinary approach.
• Quality & Accreditation Institute (QAI)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 12 November 2020Orbis partnered with QAI to release comprehensive guidelines for ophthalmology hospitals/clinics in India on COVID-19 safety protocols, reviewed by WHO SEARO and Centers of Excellence including Aravind, LV Prasad, AIIMS, and Sankara Nethralaya.
• IpsosminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 8 October 2020Orbis India collaborated with Ipsos to launch the 'Status of Child Eye Health in India: A Comprehensive Report' on World Sight Day 2020, providing data-driven insights for policy and scaling initiatives.

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Sightsavers: International NGO focused on preventing avoidable blindness and supporting inclusive education in low- and middle-income countries, including India. Directly comparable to Orbis India as a donor-funded eye-care nonprofit operating in similar geographies and beneficiary populations.
• Dr. Shroff's Charity Eye Hospital: Indian non-profit eye hospital and Orbis partner (Digital Training Hub, Children's Eye Center, glaucoma training). Comparable in pediatric eye care delivery and medical training, with overlapping geography in North India.
• Sankara Netralaya: Major Indian non-profit eye hospital and training institution, and Orbis's Pediatric Ophthalmology Learning and Training Center partner since 2001. Comparable as a leading non-profit pediatric eye care provider with overlapping mission, training programs, and beneficiary base in India.

Broad incumbents

• CBM (Christoffel-Blindenmission): International disability and eye health INGO working in low- and middle-income countries, including India. Comparable in mission, donor model, and focus on avoidable blindness, but with a broader disability mandate.
• Aravind Eye Care System: One of the largest eye care providers in the world, headquartered in Tamil Nadu, India, operating a network of hospitals, vision centers, and training institutes. Comparable to Orbis India in mission and rural vision-center model, but as a much larger operating incumbent that also delivers direct clinical care at scale.
• LV Prasad Eye Institute: Premier Indian eye care institution providing clinical care, training, and research, with a network of tertiary, secondary, and rural vision centers. Comparable as a partner-caliber Indian eye care institution; Orbis has historically partnered with similarly-positioned hospitals for training.

Regional players

• Akhand Jyoti Eye Hospital: Non-profit eye hospital in Bihar partnered with Orbis India for childhood blindness prevention and treatment. Comparable in serving underserved pediatric populations in Eastern India, though smaller in geographic scope.
• PBMA's H.V. Desai Eye Hospital: Pune-based non-profit eye hospital and Orbis partner (Digital Training Hub, Regional Training Center for Patient Communication). Comparable as a regional non-profit eye care provider co-developing training infrastructure with Orbis India.

Emerging players

• HelpMeSee: Global non-profit focused on training specialists in manual small-incision cataract surgery using simulation-based training. Comparable to Orbis India in its use of simulation, VR, and tele-training infrastructure to scale ophthalmic capacity in low-resource settings.
• VisionSpring: Social enterprise providing affordable eyeglasses to low-income populations in developing countries, including India. Comparable in addressing refractive error among underserved communities, but operates a market-based distribution model rather than a free-service non-profit model.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Funding overview

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