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VAN CHARLES LANSINGH, MD, PHD, FICO (Hon)
Chief Medical Officer, HelpMeSee
Dr. Charles Lansingh is the Chief Medical Officer of HelpMeSee. He is a frequent lecturer and a prolific writer, with over 200 publications and book chapters. Dr. Lansingh’s various health-related postings include work in Mexico, Papua New Guinea, Australia and Latin America, and he served as the IAPB’s VISION 2020 regional coordinator in Latin America from 2004 until January 2015.
In 2019 he was named Voluntary Associate Professor of Ophthalmology, and in 2021 Voluntary Associate Professor in the Department of Public Health Sciences of the Miller School of Medicine at the University of Miami.
Dr. Lansingh received his M.D. in 1987 from the Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico City, Mexico, doing a residency and postgraduate work in Mexico City (APEC/UNAM). In 2005 he was awarded a Ph.D. from the University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia, in health sciences after fieldwork with Aboriginal communities in Central Australia. Dr. Lansingh also holds an MBA from the Quantic School of Business and Technology.
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HelpMeSee is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization registered in the United States.
The HelpMeSee mission is to eradicate preventable cataract blindness globally. We achieve this through an innovative, scalable simulation-based cataract surgical training program. Our program covers Manual Small Incision Cataract Surgery (MSICS), Phacoemulsification Simulation-based Training Course (PSTC), Suturing Simulation-based Training Course (SSTC), Complications Management Course (CMC), Phacoemulsification to MSICS Differences Course (PMDC), and MSICS to Phacoemulsification Differences Course (MPDC). These offerings empower eye care professionals to refine their skills, master vital procedures, and excel in ophthalmology. We are dedicated to restoring vision for those with severe visual impairment and cataract-induced blindness worldwide.
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