eye screening

A prototype smartphone camera add-on that can detect UV damage to the eye
By  Adam Ang 01:48 am June 25, 2024
Australia has one of the world's highest levels of ultraviolet radiation, a proven carcinogen that causes skin cancer and eye diseases. UV damage is said to accumulate from childhood, and the risk of developing UV-associated diseases increases with age. Reportedly, one Australian is diagnosed with melanoma every 30 minutes, while 50 people are diagnosed with UV-related cataracts daily. Early...
VUNO's Hativ P30 home ECG device
By  Adam Ang 03:27 am October 14, 2022
VUNO scores government approval for at-home ECG device Medical AI developer VUNO has received the approval of the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (MFDS) for its at-home ECG device. Called Hativ P30, the medical device not only provides a 6-lead heart signal measurement within 30 seconds, but it also analyses data to check for sinus rhythm, atrial fibrillation, bradycardia, and tachycardia.  The...
A newborn child with their parents
By  Adam Ang 03:29 am September 8, 2022
A new screening programme in India leverages machine learning to reduce the risk of preventable blindness due to retinopathy of prematurity among premature babies. ROP is a condition that occurs when abnormal blood vessels grow in the retina. WHAT IT'S ABOUT CleaVision, a social venture supported by enterprise software provider SAP, developed a solution that automates the identification of retina...