One of our most ambitious partners in Madagascar happens to be the youngest. At just 27, Dr. Onja is already a highly effective cataract surgeon. She volunteered to begin work at our second partner hospital in Madagascar even before we finished the launch of the…

Almost every one of our medical partners has a story about their inspiration to become a cataract surgeon. For some, it was a course they took in school that sparked an interest. For others, it was a patient they met when they began their training and saw how a brief…

Dr. Rashmi Ingale works as an ophthalmologist at HelpMeSee’s partner hospital in Chitrakoot, India, a town about ten hours southeast of New Delhi. Two years ago, she decided to join the ranks of surgeons as one of the 18 female ophthalmologists on staff at Sadguru…

Haddy Sohna approaches her work with a rare sense of ease. Taking care of four children would be a full-time job for most, but Haddy manages to balance that responsibility with her work as both a cataract surgeon and partnership coordinator for the HelpMeSee campaign…

Africa Day celebrates the independence and progress of nations across the African continent, with this year’s theme devoted to “Harnessing the Demographic Dividend Through Investments in Youth.” Indeed there has been great progress over the years, with many countries…

There is an old African proverb that “It takes a village…” to raise a child, and that’s true to this day in The Gambia, where we started working with local surgeons and community health agents to treat cataract blindness. And that saying still rings true for Aisatou…

Togolese ophthalmologist Abram Wodome had a vision. He saw the devastating effect of blindness due to cataract all over Togo, affecting children, adults and seniors alike. Dr. Wodome kept looking for a solution to the ever-growing problem, but he lacked the support he…

In the September 2016 issue of National Geographic magazine, the publication highlighted the global health challenge of blindness in a series of published articles and interactive stories. The following is a letter to the editor of National Geographic…