Humanitarian missions and visual outcomes in cataract surgery: A literature review.

The limited accessibility to ophthalmological services in remote regions of developing countries poses a significant challenge in visual healthcare. Cataracts and refractive errors are prominent causes of visual impairment, and surgery, despite being an efficient option, faces barriers in developing countries due to financial and geographical constraints. Humanitarian missions play a vital role in addressing this issue. The improvement in the accuracy of calculating IOL power through techniques such as keratometry and biometry is a fundamental step towards optimizing surgical outcomes and the quality of life for patients in these underserved regions. In this context, the consideration of keratometry and immersion ultrasound biometry as preoperative assessment standards in cataract surgeries in developing countries is presented as a pertinent and advisable strategy.

Descripción de la logística para una expedición humanitaria de alta producción quirúrgica de cirugías de cataratas / Logistics description of a high yield cataract surgery non-profitable expedition

Objetivo Describir el método logístico para realizar una campaña humanitaria de alto volumen quirúrgico. Método Estudio descriptivo basado en la experiencia tras múltiples campañas humanitarias con el objetivo de operar cataratas. Resultados El método se basa en la planificación, búsqueda de financiación, captación de voluntarios, acuerdo con el país a colaborar, organización y puesta en marcha de la campaña humanitaria a nivel clínico y quirúrgico. Conclusiones La ceguera por catarata puede ser evitada. Consideramos que con esta planificación otras organizaciones pueden adquirir conocimientos para tomar bases y poder realizar campañas humanitarias similares. La planificación, la coordinación, el apoyo económico, el esfuerzo y la buena voluntad es imprescindible para el buen funcionamiento y desarrollo de una campaña humanitaria exitosa (AU)

Purpose To describe the logistics and methodology of a high yield surgical non-profitable campaign. Methods A descriptive study based on previous non-profitable campaigns dedicated to cataract surgery. Results The method is based on planification, finance acquisition, volunteer support, foreign affairs with the collaborating country where the surgeries are going to be performed, team organization, and overall, summoning all the stated items to materialize a global humanitarian campaign to eradicate cataracts by clinical and surgical procedures. Conclusions Blindness due to cataracts can be over-ruled. We consider that through our planification and methodology, other organizations may acquire some knowledge to improve their methodology and carry out similar volunteering surgical campaigns. Planification, coordination, financial aid, determination, and a strong will power are altogether compulsory for a successful non-profitable surgical campaign (AU)

Logistics description of a high yield cataract surgery non-profitable expedition.

PURPOSE: To describe the logistics and methodology of a high yield surgical non-profitable campaign. METHODS: A descriptive study based on previous non-profitable campaigns dedicated to cataract surgery. RESULTS: The method is based on planification, finance acquisition, volunteer support, foreign affairs with the collaborating country where the surgeries are going to be performed, team organization, and overall, summoning all the stated items to materialize a global humanitarian campaign to eradicate cataracts by clinical and surgical procedures. CONCLUSIONS: Blindness due to cataracts can be over-ruled. We consider that through our planification and methodology, other organizations may acquire some knowledge to improve their methodology and carry out similar volunteering surgical campaigns. Planification, coordination, financial aid, determination, and a strong will power are altogether compulsory for a successful non-profitable surgical campaign.