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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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, ...

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 ...

MEMPHIS — From the outside, the world's only airborne eye hospital resembles a normal aircraft. But, instead of first-class and coach seats, this plane has a 46-seat classroom and 3-D film and ...

SALT LAKE CITY (ABC4) — A University of Utah doctor recently returned from a three-week trip to Mongolia where she performed eye surgeries and helped train medical professionals — aboard a plane. Dr.

Tune in November 17 at 8 pm ET to discover how aviation is increasing access to eye care in communities around the world. Sign up for a reminder: https://s.si.edu/3gpemep The Orbis Flying Eye Hospital ...

An idealistic ophthalmologist, he came up with an ingenious way to treat blindness in far-flung places: by outfitting an airplane with an operating room. By Michael S. Rosenwald David Paton, an ...