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HelpMeSee (www.HelpMeSee.org) is a global campaign to eliminate cataract blindness, the leading cause of preventable blindness worldwide. The HelpMeSee mission is make the sight-restoring surgery available to millions of poor through financial support and the training of thousands of highly skilled specialist cataract surgeons recruited from within their communities. HelpMeSee has designed and is now producing a virtual reality surgical simulator and training program to be implemented worldwide.

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To all of us at HelpMeSee, every day is World Sight Day. There are millions of people in the world suffering from blindness caused by curable cataract and the awareness of this tragedy is something we should all recognize every single day.

Jim Ueltschi, co-founder, chairman & treasurer, HelpMeSee

“The success of the HelpMeSee campaign is dependent on enabling remote and austere communities to access high-quality surgical services on a sustained basis. We expect to have a cataract surgical clinic available for every 250,000 population - capable of delivering 2,500 surgeries every year. We estimate this is the surgical saturation required to eliminate cataract blindness and address visual impairment due to cataracts.

Mohan Jacob Thazhathu, president and CEO, HelpMeSee

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HelpMeSee Helps Create Cataract Backlog Free Zone in India

Tue, Jul 29, 2014 19:05 CET

Historical Achievement in Chitrakoot Proves Unprecedented Program OutcomesNew York – July 29, 2014 – HelpMeSee – a global campaign to eliminate blindness due to cataract – and Sadguru Netra Chikitsalaya (SNC), Shri Sadguru Seva Sangh Trust (SSSST; founded by Param Pujya Shri Ranchhoddasji Maharaj) – one of the largest rural eye care organizations in India – partnered together in with one goal in mind – to implement an evidence-based approach for eliminating blindness due to cataracts. Nearly three years into the partnership, and with the generous support and direction of HelpMeSee, SSSST

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HelpMeSee Helps Create Cataract Backlog Free Zone in India