Cataract Blindness and Simulation-Based Training for Cataract Surgeons
An Assessment of the HelpMeSee Approach
Nonfiction, Health & Well Being, Medical, Allied Health Services, Medical Technology, Specialties, Optometry
| Author: | James R. Broyles, Peter Glick, Jianhui Hu, Yee-Wei Lim | ISBN: | 9780833077257 |
| Publisher: | RAND Corporation | Publication: | February 21, 2013 |
| Imprint: | RAND Corporation | Language: | English |
| Author: | James R. Broyles, Peter Glick, Jianhui Hu, Yee-Wei Lim |
| ISBN: | 9780833077257 |
| Publisher: | RAND Corporation |
| Publication: | February 21, 2013 |
| Imprint: | RAND Corporation |
| Language: | English |
Cataracts cause about half of all cases of blindness worldwide, largely in developing countries. HelpMeSee Inc. is developing a simulator-based method for rapid cataract surgical training that RAND researchers determined could significantly help to close the backlog of cataract cases, expected to be 32 million globally by 2020. For this to occur, challenges in the areas of outreach, quality monitoring, and public acceptance must be met.
Cataracts cause about half of all cases of blindness worldwide, largely in developing countries. HelpMeSee Inc. is developing a simulator-based method for rapid cataract surgical training that RAND researchers determined could significantly help to close the backlog of cataract cases, expected to be 32 million globally by 2020. For this to occur, challenges in the areas of outreach, quality monitoring, and public acceptance must be met.
