4 Topic Commentaries

Smartphone Imaging System Supports Remote Cataract Screening

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  Ramesh Raskar, PhD

  Computational imaging; digital health

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  Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Media Lab

  I like to think of this as a radar for the human eye.

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  Vitor F. Pamplona, PhD student

  Computational imaging; ophthalmic device innovation

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  MIT Media Lab / Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul

  scans the lens of the eye and creates a map showing position, size, shape and density of cataracts.

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  Joseph B. Ciolino, MD

  Ophthalmology (Cornea)

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  Harvard Medical School; Massachusetts Eye and Ear

  Cataracts are the leading cause of blindness worldwide and a large problem in the developing world.

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  David Myung, MD, PhD

  Ophthalmology (Cornea & Cataract); Teleophthalmology

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  Byers Eye Institute, Stanford University School of Medicine

  Now, the technicians can transmit Paxos Scope photos to Tilganga, where physicians can advise them on which patients need to be seen right away

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