By Laura Straub Picture the first time you created a clear corneal incision, a capsulorrhexis, or inserted an IOL into the anterior chamber. Your hands weren’t steady. Your movements weren’t […]

For generations, cataract surgery education followed a familiar model: observe experienced surgeons, practice under supervision, and gradually gain confidence through live patient cases. While this apprenticeship model has produced skilled

How simulation, objective performance assessment, and deliberate practice are redefining how cataract surgeons learn. Imagine evaluating a pilot solely by whether an airplane landed safely. The outcome matters, but it

Today, about 45% of all global blindness is due to cataract. (1) After more than a decade of training surgeons across India, Madagascar, China, Mexico, and beyond, HelpMeSee has learned

Cataract remains the leading cause of reversible blindness worldwide, and the demand for cataract surgery is expected to rise dramatically as populations age and life expectancy increases. For ophthalmologists working

By Laura Straub Imagine an elderly woman in Nigeria who can’t recognize the faces of her grandchildren. A farmer in Ghana who can no longer navigate his own fields. A

In cataract surgery, success is measured in microns and the difference between a smooth capsulotomy and a complication often comes down to something difficult to teach and even harder to

For young ophthalmologists, the question many have early in their career is where can their cataract surgery skills take them? In an era of widening disparities in eye care access,