by HelpMeSee | May 26, 2021 | HelpMeSee News
Cataract continues to be the world’s leading cause of Blindness in 2021, with 100 million visually impaired people. Of those, 17 million are bilaterally blind, and 83 million have moderate to severe vision loss. With cataract surgery, those blind and severely visually...
by HelpMeSee | Sep 30, 2020 | Stories of Hope
Growing up in Cameroon, Dr. Jeanne Mayouego Kouam struggled with vision issues. Her father took her to visit an eye doctor where, in a very dark room, the doctor performed an examination called a retinoscopy. Retinoscopy is a technique used to determine the refractive...
by HelpMeSee | Jul 20, 2020 | Stories of Hope
I want to train a cataract specialist to restore vision to people just like farmer Paul. Donate Today! Our work training cataract specialists is life-changing. Last year, HelpMeSee Medical Officer, Jean-Marie Andre, launched a training program to teach African...
by HelpMeSee | Jul 10, 2020 | HelpMeSee News
On June 10, 2020, Dr. Van Lansingh, HelpMeSee Chief Medical Officer, participated in a United Nations (UN) High-Level Political Forum virtual panel entitled “Vision for Everyone as a Catalyst for the Decade of Action.” The meeting was convened by the...
by HelpMeSee | Jun 24, 2020 | Stories of Hope
“Grandpa, we’ve got to give all of our money to help the blind.” A grandfather and HelpMeSee donor, Joe G., shared a story with us when he decided to teach his 8-year-old granddaughter the family values of assisting the less fortunate and helping her to...
