{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"programa","provider_url":"https:\/\/helpmesee.org\/es","author_name":"admin","author_url":"https:\/\/helpmesee.org\/es\/author\/admin\/","title":"The Clock Is Ticking on Cataract Blindness - HelpMeSee","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"WZ9aV1BwNk\"><a href=\"https:\/\/helpmesee.org\/es\/the-clock-is-ticking-on-cataract-blindness\/\">The Clock Is Ticking on Cataract Blindness<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/helpmesee.org\/es\/the-clock-is-ticking-on-cataract-blindness\/embed\/#?secret=WZ9aV1BwNk\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"\u00abThe Clock Is Ticking on Cataract Blindness\u00bb \u2014 HelpMeSee\" data-secret=\"WZ9aV1BwNk\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script>\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/helpmesee.org\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n<\/script>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/helpmesee.org \/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Clock-is-ticking-web.jpg","thumbnail_width":688,"thumbnail_height":521,"description":"New research published in\u00a0The Lancet Global Health\u00a0underscores the fact that training more cataract surgeons is paramount.\u00a0If\u00a0we are\u00a0going to achieve universal eye health coverage for all, including meeting the WHO targets for effective cataract surgical coverage, we need to train more cataract surgeons globally.\u00a0Cataract is\u00a0the leading cause of blindness worldwide.\u00a0Although treatable with\u00a0Manual\u00a0Small Incision Cataract Surgery (MSICS),\u00a0the condition\u00a0continues to rob tens of millions of people\u00a0worldwide\u00a0of their sight\u00a0largely because\u00a0too few\u00a0eye care specialists\u00a0are\u00a0trained\u00a0to\u00a0perform it. A major study by McCormick et al published in\u00a0The Lancet Global Health\u00a0earlier this year\u00a0depicts a\u00a0drastic\u00a0treatment gap,\u00a0making a clear\u00a0case\u00a0for exactly the kind of solution\u00a0HelpMeSee\u00a0has been building for more than a decade.\u00a0"}