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…

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….

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…

HelpMeSee has signed a 5-year agreement with The International Society of Manual Small Incision Cataract Surgeons (ISMSICS) to become a global sponsor of the Comprehensive Cataract Conferences (CCC) to promote safe cataract surgeries for eliminating the backlog of…

The International Society of Manual Small Incision Cataract Surgeons (ISMSICS) and HelpMeSee jointly announce a series of events for the upcoming Comprehensive Cataract Conference 2017 (CCC 2017), including demonstrations of HelpMeSee’s simulation-based training…

HelpMeSee presented the first US public demonstration of the breakthrough Eye Surgery Simulator at the 41st Annual Meeting of the Christian Ophthalmology Society (COS) in Lake Junaluska, North Carolina. This annual meeting hosted the largest attendance in…

Dr. Van Charles Lansingh, Chief Medical Officer for Latin America at HelpMeSee, has been selected by the Pan-American Association of Ophthalmology (PAAO) to receive the Benjamin F. Boyd Humanitarian Award for 2017. First awarded in 1987, the Benjamin F. Boyd…

DEVELOPMENT FOR ALL: THE FIGHT TO END GLOBAL POVERTY Statement to the 55th Session of the United Nations Commission for Social Development (CSocD55) By Jacob Mohan Thazhathu, President & CEO, HelpMeSeeTuesday February 7, 2017 Subscribing to the United Nations 2030…

HelpMeSee, a global campaign to eliminate cataract blindness – proudly shares the work of the Pilotfish design team as they are awarded the Good Industrial Design Award for 2014 for the HelpMeSee Eye Surgery Simulator. The Eye Surgery Simulator, which is being…

Dr. Van Charles Lansingh, HelpMeSee’s Chief Medical Officer for Latin America, has been selected by the American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO) as this year’s winner of the International Blindness Prevention Award. This award, given to Dr. Lansingh in honor of his…