A story published on Mashable features portfolio company, Fundamental VR, the fully immersive surgery simulator aimed at providing a safe & realistic practice environment for medical students training in ophthalmic surgery, particularly cataract.

Cataracts – the cloudy patches formed on the lens of a person’s eye — are one the most common causes of blindness worldwide, according to the World Health Organisation, even though they are also among the most easily treatable eye conditions. This discrepancy is largely to due to a global shortage of ophthalmologists, which means that people, especially those in low- and middle-income countries, often live with a visual impairment that could have been prevented.

Using the power of haptic feedback, the simulation allows trainees to experience the feel of human tissue in a safe virtual environment. The program is already running in hospitals in Ethiopia, Bangladesh, India, China, and Mongolia.

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