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Samsung upcycles older phones to diagnose eye diseases in impoverished communities

By Thiru Gunasegaran 05:52 am April 15, 2021

Samsung has developed a medical device that uses older models of its Galaxy smartphone line to screen for eye diseases in underserved areas. The global electronics firm teamed up with International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness and Yonsei University Health System in South Korea to create the EYELIKE fundus camera under its Galaxy Upcycling programme, which started in 2017. WHAT IT DOES...

Study: iPhone better than a PC for some ophthalmology images

By Neil Versel 05:22 am July 16, 2012

Another study has come along to support the iPhone as a reliable tool for remotely reviewing medical images and assessing patients when a standard workstation is not available. This time, the Apple smartphone is proving its mettle in ophthalmology. In an article appearing in the July issue of the Archives of Ophthalmology, researchers from Emory University in Atlanta studied images from 350...