CATARACT AWARENESS MONTH - Help Restore Sight. Change a Life Forever

CATARACT AWARENESS MONTH | Help Restore Sight. Change a Life Forever.

CATARACT AWARENESS MONTH

Help Restore Sight. Change a Life Forever.

Your Gift Can Restore Someone's Sight

More than 100 million people live with preventable cataract blindness and most of them will never receive the surgery they need without help. In partnership with host Meg Ryan,  Dr. Bonnie An Henderson, Dr. Minal ShahBaldota, Dr. Nicoletta Fynn-Thompson, and Dr. Karla Pamela Gonzalez Daher, share how HelpMeSee is shining a light on this urgent global public health crisis.

The solution to eliminating the cataract blindness backlog exists. What it needs is your support.

Your Gift Can Restore Someone's Sight

More than 100 million people live with preventable cataract blindness and most of them will never receive the surgery they need without help. In partnership with host Meg Ryan,  Dr. Bonnie An Henderson, Dr. Minal ShahBaldota, Dr. Nicoletta Fynn-Thompson, and Dr. Karla Pamela Gonzalez Daher, share how HelpMeSee is shining a light on this urgent global public health crisis.

The solution to eliminating the cataract blindness backlog exists. What it needs is your support.

À propos d'Empowered

18 ANS D'INNOVATION

Empowered with Meg Ryan has been a platform for elevating stories that often go untold, shining a light on individuals and organizations that are making a profound difference in the world. In partnership with HelpMeSee, the series brings attention to one of the most urgent and solvable global health crises: cataract blindness.

HelpMeSee is answering the call. Through cutting-edge simulation-based training, thousands of cataract specialists are being trained to deliver sight-saving surgeries in regions that need them most.

Ensemble, nous travaillons à un avenir meilleur. Rejoignez-nous dès aujourd'hui. Grâce à votre soutien, nous pouvons restaurer la vue et transformer des vies.

Cataract Blindness Affects 100 Million Lives

Cataract blindness or visual impairment affects 100 million lives worldwide, but women bear the greatest burden

Women are far less likely to receive sight-restoring cataract surgery. Too often, the youngest daughter in a family must leave school or give up work to care for a mother or grandmother living in preventable cataract blindness. This cycle of lost education, lost income, and lost opportunity repeats across generations.

As featured in the Renforcer les moyens d'action program, HelpMeSee is bringing global awareness to these disparities and the extraordinary impact of training cataract surgeons in Manual Small Incision Cataract Surgery (MSICS). Each cataract surgeon trained can potentially perform up to 30,000 cataract surgeries over the course of their career reaching patients in the most underserved corners of the world.

HelpMeSee is proud to be featured by Renforcer les moyens d'action to highlight how restoring sight uplifts entire families and communities and breaks cycles of poverty that have persisted for generations.

Cataract patient standing beside the surgeon who restored her vision.
Families and community members benefiting from improved access to eye care.

The Crises. The Cause. Your Impact.

Les visages derrière les chiffres 

Understand the real struggles of women and families living with cataract blindness in underserved communities. In some countries, there is just one cataract specialist for every 1 million people making access to surgery nearly impossible without intervention.

Autonomiser les femmes, transformer des vies  

When women regain their sight, they reclaim their futures. Increasing access to cataract surgery allows women to return to school, re-enter the workforce, and resume their roles as essential contributors to their families and communities.

Des solutions innovantes pour relever les défis mondiaux

The HelpMeSee Simulation-Based Training Program equips cataract surgeons with the surgical skills to bring life-changing procedures to low-income countries where the need is greatest and the resources are fewest.

Be Part of the Solution

When you donate to HelpMeSee, your gift funds training and expanding cataract surgeon training. A cataract surgeon who will spend their career restoring sight to thousands of patients who would otherwise live in preventable darkness. One contribution. Generational impact. Your support makes it possible.

MOYENS DE SURVEILLANCE

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