During a ceremony at the Comprehensive Cataract Conference (CCC), the International Society of Manual Small Incision Cataract Surgeons (ISMSICS) presented Appasamy Associates with the Excellence in Ophthalmic Manufacturing Award.
The award was given in recognition for their accomplishments manufacturing HelpMeSee’s surgical kit for Manual Small Incision Cataract Surgery (MSICS). As the manufacturer of the first single-use, pre-sterilized surgical kit developed by HelpMeSee, Appasamy have revolutionized eye care by providing cataract specialists with all the instruments, consumables, and pharmaceuticals needed for a complete MSICS procedure, even in the most remote regions of the world.
Desde 1978, Appasamy es uno de los principales fabricantes y distribuidores de equipos oftálmicos, microscopios, láseres, LIO, instrumentos microquirúrgicos y productos farmacéuticos. La dedicación de Appasamy al apoyo de la atención oftalmológica se ha convertido en una referencia entre los proveedores médicos, innovando con nuevas técnicas de fabricación para satisfacer las necesidades y especificaciones de la comunidad oftalmológica.
While presenting the award during CCC 2017, ISMSICS chairman Dr. Amulya Sahu said:
“Appasamy Associates have become an industry leader, striving to make modern technology and equipment within the easy reach of ophthalmic surgeons and eye care professionals. We thank them for their work supporting MSICS as the safe global standard for improving cataract treatment for patients around the world.”
Dr. Amulya Sahu
Presidente y cofundador, ISMSICS - Mumbai, India
Jacob Mohan Thazhathu, Presidente y Director General de HelpMeSee, ha declarado:
“Over the last three decades of work, Appasamy’s commitment to manufacturing quality has been widely appreciated throughout the world. HelpMeSee is proud to work together with Appasamy in developing our single-use surgical kit for MSICS, and thanks to this breakthrough technology, hope can be restored to millions of people in need cataract surgery.”
Jacob Mohan Thazhathu
President and CEO, HelpMeSee – U.S.A.
SOBRE ISMSICS
The International Society of Manual Small Incision Cataract Surgeons (ISMSICS) is an organization to promote excellence and accessibility in cataract surgery. The organization aims to improve outcomes of cataract surgery while providing better vision to patients at an affordable cost. The organization is surgeon focused and surgeon driven- of, for and by cataract surgeons. ISMSICS is dedicated organization to research and development in the field of cataract surgery, especially manual small incision cataract surgery, to make cataract surgery more accessible, affordable and give patients the best of vision.
Acerca de HelpMeSee
HelpMeSee es una organización sin ánimo de lucro comprometida con poner fin a la crisis sanitaria mundial de la ceguera por cataratas. Centrándose en la formación de especialistas en cataratas mediante simulación, HelpMeSee ha desarrollado soluciones sostenibles para aumentar el acceso a tratamientos seguros y asequibles. El objetivo de HelpMeSee es mejorar la calidad y ampliar el acceso a la atención quirúrgica de las cataratas, incluida una red de miles de especialistas en cataratas formados para prestar atención oftalmológica en todo el mundo en desarrollo.
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