For the World to See: Nonprofit Deploys GPU-Powered Simulators to Train Providers in Sight-Saving Surgery
NVIDIA: Healthcare
OCTOBER 20, 2023
GPU-powered surgical-simulation devices are helping train more than 2,000 doctors a year in lower-income countries to treat cataract blindness, the world’s leading cause of blindness , thanks to the nonprofit HelpMeSee. While cataract surgery has a success rate of around 99% , many patients in low- and middle-income countries lack access to the common procedure due to a severe shortage of ophthalmologists.
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