Dr. Helles completed medical school and ophthalmology residency at the Univer sity of Yaoundé I. She underwent additional training in cataract surgery (MSICS) at MICEI and Medial Retina training at MICEI and at the West African College of Surgeons training center in Accra, Ghana. She is the first female vitreoretinal surgeon in Central Africa.
At MICEI, current activities of Dr. Helles include cataract surgery and subspecialty patient care in the Retina Department. She currently manages patients requiring laser photocoa gulation and anti-VEGF injections. She is part of the cataract surgery faculty at MICEI and is interested in surgical retina. Dr. Helles completed her Vitreoretinal surgery fellowship at MICEI in 2023.