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The HelpMeSee Mission is featured in the Healthier Together series, presented by WHO Foundation and produced for them by BBC StoryWorks Commercial Productions

OUR MISSION

Eradicate Cataract Blindness Worldwide Through Groundbreaking Simulation-based Training

OUR MISSION

Eradicate Cataract Blindness Worldwide Through Groundbreaking Simulation-based Training

OUR GLOBAL IMPACT

2000

Cataract Specialists
Trained

One cataract specialist can perform up to 30,000 surgeries in their career, equating to 900 million surgeries when 30,000 cataract specialist are trained.

A reduction in surgical errors of up to 50% was observed as trainees began operating on live patients.

Reduction in Errors*

OUR GLOBAL IMPACT

4000+

Cataract Specialists Trained

One cataract specialist can perform up to 30,000 surgeries in their career, equating to 900 million surgeries when 30,000 cataract specialists are trained.

A reduction in surgical errors of up to 50% was observed as trainees began operating on live patients.

50%

Reduction in Errors*

OUR FOCUS

Increasing access to quality eye care worldwide to meet the rising demand for cataract surgery in low-income countries

OUR FOCUS

Increasing access to quality eye care worldwide to meet the rising demand for cataract surgery in low-income countries

OUR FOCUS

Increasing access to quality eye care worldwide to meet the rising demand for cataract surgery in low-income countries

100+ MILLION PEOPLE

are suffering from cataract blindness or vision impairment due to the global shortage of surgeons.

100+ MILLION PEOPLE

are suffering from cataract blindness or vision impairment due to the global shortage of surgeons.

100+ MILLION PEOPLE

are suffering from cataract blindness or vision impairment due to the global surgeon shortage.

NEWS

HelpMeSee Names Doug May President and Chief Executive Officer

September 30, 2026

The HelpMeSee Board of Directors has
appointed Doug May President and Chief Executive Officer. May, previously the
organization’s Chief Operating Officer, assumed the role on September 16, 2026, and will lead its work training Manual Small Incision Cataract Surgery (MSICS) — a high-quality procedure that restores sight to people blinded by cataract at a fraction of the cost of the alternatives.

HelpMeSee Accelerates MSICS Training in India with New Guwahati Cataract Learning Center to Build Immediate Surgical Capacity

May 21, 2026

HelpMeSee and HMS Vision Private Limited announced the launch of a cataract surgery simulation-based training initiative in Guwahati, India, in partnership with Sri Sankaradeva Nethralaya (SSDN), aimed at building immediate surgical capacity in Northeast India. Training began in April at SSDN’s campus.

HelpMeSee Featured in “Healthier Together,” Presented by the WHO Foundation, Highlighting Efforts to Reduce Cataract Blindness Through Surgical Training

March 11, 2026

HelpMeSee is featured in Healthier Together, a branded content series presented by the WHO Foundation. The short film showcases how HelpMeSee is addressing the global cataract backlog by training cataract surgical skills through high-fidelity, simulation-based surgical education. The content was paid for by Cisco and produced by BBC StoryWorks Commercial Productions, the commercial content division of BBC Studios.

HelpMeSee, Eleta Eye Institute, and Christian Blind Mission Launch Nigeria’s First Simulation-based Cataract Surgery Training Center to Combat Public Health Crisis

February 25, 2026

In a major milestone for eye health in Africa, HelpMeSee, in collaboration with Eleta Eye Institute (EEI) and Christian Blind Mission (CBM), is launching the HelpMeSee Simulation-based Training Center at EEI in Ibadan, Nigeria — a pioneering initiative designed to address the region’s cataract blindness epidemic through the most comprehensive Manual Small Incision Cataract Surgery (MSICS) simulation-based training program in the world.

OUR APPROACH

Train thousands of surgeons to provide treatment for the

100 MILLION PEOPLE

suffering from cataract blindness and vision impairment

OUR APPROACH

Train thousands of surgeons to provide treatment for the

100 MILLION PEOPLE

suffering from cataract blindness and vision impairment

OUR APPROACH

Train thousands of surgeons to provide treatment for the 100 MILLION PEOPLE suffering from cataract blindness and vision impairment

MSICS is the key to eradicating the cataract blindness public health crisis

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WHAT OPHTHALMOLOGISTS ARE SAYING

“For our team at Aravind, the HelpMeSee simulation-based training has helped in better surgical training to significantly minimize the surgical complications, thereby improving the quality of patient care we provide through our residents.”

“HelpMeSee has a beautiful mission – to cure blindness – and an approach to simulation-based training that delivers a unique, immersive experience. The training intersects three key things: an instructor, who is a trained and experienced surgeon, that is coaching you every step of the way; a powerful simulator; and an eBook that is rich in assets for learning. The quality of the images and the haptic feedback creates a combination that is the dream team for anyone learning modern cataract surgery.”

“At Columbia University, we have integrated the HelpMeSee simulation-based training into our overall curriculum for our residents. Their model of an instructor-led course of concentrated, high-fidelity simulation training represents a paradigm shift in ophthalmic education that will make our residents stronger surgeons.”

“After a hiatus, transitioning to my own practice led to a decline in my surgical skills. I regained confidence and expertise, thanks to expert guidance during immersive training at HelpMeSee. As a cataract surgeon, mastering MSICS through simulation enhances my ability to offer safer options for challenging cases, expanding patient care possibilities.”

“It was truly an amazing experience, and I am extremely impressed with the HelpMeSee Eye Surgery Simulator’s capabilities. The surgical simulation was incredibly realistic, with accurate tissue response and a genuine “feel” to the controls. I was able to adapt quickly to the simulation-based training environment and controls which made the experience immersive and enjoyable. I was particularly impressed with the feedback information provided by the HelpMeSee Eye Surgery Simulator including the dissection depth gauge and the blade angle indicator. These unique cues are incredibly helpful even for experienced surgeons, and I believe they can greatly improve surgical technique. Overall, this is hands down the best surgery simulator I have ever tried.”

“I don’t think anybody with any number of years’ experience would be bored or find the course not valuable. What’s great about the instructors is that they have done cataract surgery several times which is invaluable. During the training, when we had questions that pop up, we can talk to the instructors and ask what did you do when this happened to you?”

“It was an excellent program and it was like a condensed residency. It was great not only was the hands-on aspect extremely valuable, the ability to do repetition after repetition but because of the instant feedback. That is one of the most amazing things about surgery in general in the world of medicine – you get feedback. To have this instant feedback from the technical data from the machine, and from two experts watching with a wealth of knowledge providing feedback along with it. The consistancy and condense nature of it was invaluable.”