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Study Demonstrates Effectiveness of the HelpMeSee Simulation-Based Training System that Leads to Fewer Errors in Real Life Cataract Surgery.

May 26, 2021

Cataract continues to be the world’s leading cause of Blindness in 2021, with 100 million visually impaired people. Of those, 17 million are bilaterally blind, and 83 million have moderate to severe vision loss. With cataract surgery, those blind and severely visually...

HelpMeSee names Saro Jahani as President and CEO

Sep 9, 2020

HelpMeSee, the not-for-profit global campaign to end cataract blindness, announces the appointment of Saro Jahani as President and CEO of HelpMeSee. He is also joining the Board of Directors. Mr. Jahani succeeds Jacob Mohan Thazahathu, who retired after ten years of...

Dr. Van Lansingh, HelpMeSee Chief Medical Officer, Participates In United Nations “Vision for Everyone” Conference

Jul 10, 2020

On June 10, 2020, Dr. Van Lansingh, HelpMeSee Chief Medical Officer, participated in a United Nations (UN) High-Level Political Forum virtual panel entitled "Vision for Everyone as a Catalyst for the Decade of Action." The meeting was convened by the Friends of Vision...

HelpMeSee and The Eye Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Launch Pilot for Innovative Simulation Training Program to Reduce Cataract Blindness in China

May 5, 2019

Today, HelpMeSee and Eye Hospital Wenzhou Medical University (EH-WMU) in China inaugurated the Sclerocorneal Tunnel Construction Course (STCC) to their first class of ophthalmology residents. STCC incorporates surgical skills instruction and practice utilizing two...

HelpMeSee Receives Donation from NEX Group plc on First NEX Giving Day in Hong Kong region

Jun 7, 2018

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...

Dr. M.S. Ravindra Receives Inaugural Excellence in MSICS Award from ISMSICS

Dec 3, 2017

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....