Cataract blindness and simulation-based training for cataract surgeons : an assessment of the HelpMeSee approach /
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...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Santa Monica, CA :
RAND,
[2012]
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | 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. |
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| Item Description: | Electronic resource. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource : illustrations |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN: | 9780833077271 0833077279 9780833077257 0833077252 |