Patient Education and Counseling Resources

Introduction: Integrated people-centered eye care (IPEC) is an important approach to delivering eye care services and a key part of the WHO’s World Report on Vision (2019) with which Orbis aligns its approach. The IPEC approach aims to shift focus from disease to whole people and expanding that care through the various levels of the … Read more

The Eye Book: An Illustrated Guide for Patients

This book is intended for use by physicians, nurses and healthcare professionals who work in the area of ophthalmology, as a tool to facilitate their discussions with patients, parents, family members, or caregivers. Developed & Funded by: Kenneth Youngstein, Biocom Ltd. (Zurich, Switzerland) Download The Eye Book: An Illustrated Guide for Patients in English Download … Read more

Хүүхдийн зурагт ном: Туяа ба шидэт зүлэг

Зохиолч Кеннет Йонгштэйний бичсэн Туяа ба шидэт зүлэг номонд бяцхан охин Туяа-д тохиолдсон сургамжит адал явдлыг өгүүлнэ. Харааны хугарлын гажигтай хүүхдэд тохиолдох асуудлуудыг энэ номонд бичжээ. Зохиолч өөрт нь багад нь тохиолдсон явдалд тулгуурлан уг номны санааг гаргасан байна. Монгол хэлээр Туяа ба шидэт зүлэг татаж авах  

Book: Tuya and The Talking Grass

Tuya and The Talking Grass is a book by Kenneth Youngstein.  It speaks of the problem of visual impairment due to refractive error in children. The story of Tuya and her “talking grass” is inspired by the author’s personal experiences as a child. Download Tuya and The Talking Grass in English Download Tuya and The … Read more

Book: The Singing Tree

The Singing Tree is a book by Kenneth Youngstein. It speaks of the problem of visual impairment due to refractive error in children. The story of Anita and her “singing tree” is inspired by the author’s personal experiences as a child. Download the Singing Tree in English (India Version) Download the Singing Tree in English … Read more

El Árbol Parlanchín

El Árbol Palanchin l The Singing Tree

El vídeo del cuento “El Árbol Parlanchín” es una conmovedora historia educativa ambientada en la serranía de América del Sur. Esta historia nos cuenta los retos y dificultades que enfrenta una niña al vivir con discapacidad visual. El vídeo de El Árbol Parlanchín se inspiró en el libro del mismo nombre, escrito por el Sr. … Read more

Vision Screening Handbook for School Teachers

Vision and learning are closely related to each other and school is the first formal space for learning. When children have difficulty in school — from learning to read to understanding lessons taught to seeing the blackboard — many teachers often suspect the child to be having a vision problem which often ends up being … Read more