{"id":21239,"date":"2025-06-02T16:51:54","date_gmt":"2025-06-02T16:51:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.helpmesee.org\/?page_id=21239"},"modified":"2025-09-18T02:07:19","modified_gmt":"2025-09-18T02:07:19","slug":"cataract-blindness-treated-by-training-cataract-specialists","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/helpmesee.org\/fr\/cataract-blindness-treated-by-training-cataract-specialists\/","title":{"rendered":"HelpMeSee FAQ"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"21239\" class=\"elementor elementor-21239\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ba5881d e-con-full elementor-hidden-mobile e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"ba5881d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3bb3da3 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3bb3da3\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d5587ae e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d5587ae\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5c50f7b elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5c50f7b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Why HelpMeSee is Addressing Cataract Blindness Through Surgical Training of Cataract Specialists<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5995298 border-image elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5995298\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"70\" height=\"2\" src=\"https:\/\/helpmesee.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/9b76e245-gradient-yellow-orange-bar_102f002000000000000028.png.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-96\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-157690a elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"157690a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW25271776 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW25271776 BCX0\">At <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW25271776 BCX0\">HelpMeSee<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW25271776 BCX0\">, <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW25271776 BCX0\">we\u2019re<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW25271776 BCX0\"> working to end preventable blindness caused by cataract by training cataract specialists in low-income countries in Manual Small Incision Cataract Surgery (MSICS).<\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW25271776 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW25271776 BCX0\">Our <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW25271776 BCX0\">S<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW25271776 BCX0\">imulation-based <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW25271776 BCX0\">T<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW25271776 BCX0\">raining <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW25271776 BCX0\">P<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW25271776 BCX0\">rogram equips <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW25271776 BCX0\">cataract specialists<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW25271776 BCX0\"> avec le <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW25271776 BCX0\">ca<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW25271776 BCX0\">taract <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW25271776 BCX0\">chirurgicale <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW25271776 BCX0\">skills they need to restore sight safely, affordably, and at scale\u2014especially in regions where access to advanced technology is limited.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW25271776 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-345b821 e-con-full elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"345b821\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8263cf5 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8263cf5\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-557e565 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"557e565\" 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data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"70\" height=\"2\" src=\"https:\/\/helpmesee.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/9b76e245-gradient-yellow-orange-bar_102f002000000000000028.png.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-96\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9b00d5b elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9b00d5b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW25271776 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW25271776 BCX0\">At <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW25271776 BCX0\">HelpMeSee<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW25271776 BCX0\">, <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW25271776 BCX0\">we\u2019re<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW25271776 BCX0\"> working to end preventable blindness caused by cataract by training cataract specialists in low-income countries in Manual Small Incision Cataract Surgery (MSICS).<\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW25271776 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW25271776 BCX0\">Our <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW25271776 BCX0\">S<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW25271776 BCX0\">imulation-based <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW25271776 BCX0\">T<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW25271776 BCX0\">raining <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW25271776 BCX0\">P<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW25271776 BCX0\">rogram equips <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW25271776 BCX0\">cataract specialists<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW25271776 BCX0\"> avec le <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW25271776 BCX0\">ca<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW25271776 BCX0\">taract <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW25271776 BCX0\">chirurgicale <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW25271776 BCX0\">skills they need to restore sight safely, affordably, and at scale\u2014especially in regions where access to advanced technology is limited.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW25271776 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f2ce198 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f2ce198\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9ce7a06 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"9ce7a06\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2e488c0 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2e488c0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Questions fr\u00e9quemment pos\u00e9es<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-571bf16 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"571bf16\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ae55da4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ae55da4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Which cataract surgery technique does your training program emphasize, and is it commonly used in the United States?<\/span><\/b><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\" style=\"font-style: inherit; text-align: var(--text-align);\">We support simulation-based training for Manual Small Incision Cataract Surgery also known as MSICS. MSICS is an effective and cost-efficient procedure with similar outcomes to phacoemulsification, which is the cataract surgery usually performed in the United States and Europe.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\" style=\"font-style: inherit; text-align: var(--text-align);\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">MSICS doesn\u2019t rely on costly machines or electricity. It\u2019s performed with precision and skill by hand. MSICS is better suited for developing countries where cost and limited supplies of electricity and medical equipment need to be considered.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Why does HelpMeSee prioritize funding the training of cataract specialists instead of directly financing individual cataract surgeries<\/span><\/b><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\" style=\"font-style: inherit; text-align: var(--text-align);\">While that may seem like a quick fix, it doesn\u2019t solve the root problem. We believe in empowering local professionals\u2014training people <\/span><i style=\"text-align: var(--text-align);\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">in-country<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\" style=\"font-style: inherit; text-align: var(--text-align);\"> to become cataract specialists. That way, the community gains a permanent solution, not just a temporary visit.&nbsp;<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\" style=\"font-style: inherit; text-align: var(--text-align);\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">This crisis of cataract blindness is caused by the shortage of cataract surgeons. Funds used to support cataract removal surgeries can treat only a fixed number of people.&nbsp;<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Les op\u00e9rations de cataracte pourraient soulager la grande majorit\u00e9 des cas, mais il n'y a pas assez de chirurgiens comp\u00e9tents. Le nombre de personnes n\u00e9cessitant une op\u00e9ration de cataracte d\u00e9passe celui des chirurgiens disponibles, surtout dans les zones du monde o\u00f9 les taux de perte de vision sont les plus \u00e9lev\u00e9s.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">We use your donations to fund cutting-edge training of cataract specialists who can be the cure to cataract blindness in their community which will result in many more sight-restoring cataract surgeries. We want to equip the communities and their professionals with tools for addressing the problem of cataract blindness today and tomorrow. It is an issue of scale.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">How does simulation-based training actually work, and why is it so important?<\/span><\/b><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\" style=\"font-style: inherit; text-align: var(--text-align);\">HelpMeSee uses advanced simulation technology with our HelpMeSee Eye Surgery Simulator alongside an instructor-led curriculum to train cataract specialists safely and effectively. This method allows trainees to build surgical skill through repetition without ever risking a patient&#8217;s eye. It&#8217;s a scalable, standardized, and life-saving approach to solving the global cataract blindness crisis.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\" style=\"font-style: inherit; text-align: var(--text-align);\">&nbsp;<\/span><br><\/p>\n<p><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Is my donation really making a long-term difference?<\/span><\/b>&nbsp;<\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Yes. When you support a trained cataract specialist, you&#8217;re not just giving sight to one person\u2014you\u2019re unlocking a lifetime of cataract surgeries for thousands of people in their community. Your donations build the capacity for permanent, local solutions to cataract blindness.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Comment puis-je obtenir de l'aide pour ma cataracte si je vis aux \u00c9tats-Unis ?<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\" style=\"font-style: inherit; text-align: var(--text-align);\">\u00c0 l'heure actuelle, nous ne pratiquons pas d'op\u00e9rations de la cataracte aux \u00c9tats-Unis. Notre mission, qui consiste \u00e0 r\u00e9soudre la crise mondiale de la c\u00e9cit\u00e9 due \u00e0 la cataracte, s'adresse aux personnes souffrant de cataractes graves dans les pays en d\u00e9veloppement. Les personnes r\u00e9sidant aux \u00c9tats-Unis peuvent contacter Medicare, Medicaid ou les r\u00e9gimes d'assurance m\u00e9dicale priv\u00e9e pour obtenir des informations sur la couverture de l'op\u00e9ration de la cataracte.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\" style=\"font-style: inherit; text-align: var(--text-align);\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">En outre, ces organisations fournissent des conseils gratuits ou peuvent proposer des soins chirurgicaux de la cataracte \u00e0 prix r\u00e9duit aux \u00c9tats-Unis :<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">R\u00e9seau d'assistance Cornerstone<\/span>&nbsp;<br><span data-contrast=\"auto\">3500 Noble Avenue<\/span>&nbsp;<br><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Fort Worth, TX 76111<\/span>&nbsp;<br><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Phone:\u202f<\/span><a href=\"tel::817-632-6000\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">817-632-6000<\/span><\/a>&nbsp;<br><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Fax:\u202f<\/span><a href=\"tel::817-632-7001\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">817-632-7001<\/span><\/a><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Lions Clubs International<\/span>&nbsp;<br><span data-contrast=\"auto\">300 West 22nd Street<\/span>&nbsp;<br><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Oak Brook, IL 60523<\/span>&nbsp;<br><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Phone:\u202f<\/span><a href=\"\/fr\/t\u00e9l:630-571-5466\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">630-571-5466<\/span><\/a><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Vision USA<\/span>&nbsp;<br><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Phone:\u202f<\/span><a href=\"tel:800-766-4466\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">800-766-4466<\/span><\/a>&nbsp;<br><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Web:\u202f<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aoa.org\/visionusa\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">www.aoa.org\/visionusa<\/span><\/a><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Mission Cataracte USA<\/span>&nbsp;<br><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Phone:\u202f<\/span><a href=\"tel:559-797-1629\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">559-797-1629<\/span><\/a><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Eye Care America<\/span>&nbsp;<br><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Phone:\u202f<\/span><a href=\"tel::877-887-6327\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">877-887-6327<\/span><\/a><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">I live outside the U.S. and cannot see due to cataract\u2014can HelpMeSee help me directly?<\/span><\/b>&nbsp;<br><span data-contrast=\"auto\">HelpMeSee does not currently provide direct surgery to patients, but we support the training of local cataract specialists in countries around the world. You may be able to find help through government hospitals or charitable eye programs in your area. 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