by HelpMeSee | Nov 4, 2021 | HelpMeSee News
In Madagascar, cataracts are the cause of a mounting public health crisis, as more than two hundred thousand people are blind or visually impaired, in a nation of 28 million. While many cases of cataract blindness can be resolved through cataract surgery, the...
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 | 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 | May 5, 2019 | HelpMeSee News
Today, HelpMeSee and Eye Hospital Wenzhou Medical University (EH-WMU) in China inaugurated the Sclerocorneal Tunnel Construction Course (STCC) to their first class of ophthalmology residents. STCC incorporates surgical skills instruction and practice utilizing two...
by HelpMeSee | Jun 7, 2018 | HelpMeSee News
In China, many blind live in rural areas, but most of the eye doctors live in urban areas, which means most of the cataract patients cannot access treatment timely. According to statistics, there are approximately 17 million people in China suffering from moderate to...
by HelpMeSee | Dec 3, 2017 | HelpMeSee News
The International Society of Small Incision Cataract Surgeons (ISMSICS) has named Dr. M.S. Ravindra as the first recipient of the Dr. Jatin Shah Award for Excellence in Manual Small Incision Cataract Surgery (MSICS). The award was presented in a ceremony to Dr....
