FREETOWN - A one-of-a-kind hospital is taking eye care to new heights. The Flying Eye Hospital is changing the lives of its patients and providing teaching opportunities around the world. Armed with ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. David Paton, the visionary ophthalmologist who converted a commercial airplane into a flying hospital, has died at 94. Dr. Paton’s ...

From quick hits to deep dives, this Mashable series cuts through the noise to explain what on Earth is going on and what you should know about it. This cargo plane has been transformed into a ...

Orbis Flying Eye Hospital will be visiting the Vectren Dayton Air Show for the first time in June of this year. CONTRIBUTED Thunderbirds name new pilot, cancel more air shows to prepare Air Force ...

Last week, a fully functional hospital built onboard an MD-10 cargo aircraft spent several days at Fort Worth’s Alliance Airport to give Caribbean eye doctors the tools they need to better treat their ...

In a quiet corner of Bangladesh's Shah Amanat International Airport, a solitary plane sits on the tarmac, the November sun reflecting off the white exterior. Rather than holding ticketed passengers, ...

During this year’s World Routes event Abu Dhabi Airports Company (ADAC) will host the ORBIS Flying Eye Hospital which will be displayed at Al Bateen Executive Airport. The converted DC-10 aircraft, ...

With support from the Alcon Foundation, FedEx, and OMEGA, the Orbis Flying Eye Hospital makes its fourth trip to Ghana for a three-week training project in Accra and Kumasi. This is the Flying Eye ...

Medical workers from the Eye and ENT Hospital of Fudan University conduct checkups for a patient aboard the "flying hospital" in Vientiane, Laos, on Sunday. Kaikeo Saiyasane/Xinhua A "flying Eye and ...

Lam Vu Nhat Ni perches on her father’s lap, wearing hospital pajamas and squinting as she slowly counts the number of blurry fingers held just 3 feet in front of her. “Mot, hai, ba, bon,” the ...