Australian doctor's AI eye-screening company has now screened 150,000 patients
Dr Zachary Tan's company Optain Health has raised US$50 million. They have put AI screening tools in 500 sites around the world.
Dr Zachary Tan is a University of Queensland alumnus. Tan founded Optain Health three years ago to solve a problem: how to bring eye care to people in remote areas.
The company uses AI and a tabletop camera to screen for retinal diseases like diabetic retinopathy, glaucoma and age-related macular degeneration. The device captures clear retinal images in under a minute.
It provides a diagnosis right away. Optain screened 150,000 patients across 500 sites worldwide in the past year.
About 20,000 were found to have some form of disease. Tan raised US$50 million to fund the expansion.
The technology has been approved by Australia's Therapeutic Goods Administration.
- 150,000 in past 12 months
- Patients screened
- 20,000
- Disease cases found
- 500
- Global sites
- US$50 million
- Funding raised
Why it mattersEarly detection of eye disease stops blindness. Bringing diagnosis to remote areas means patients catch problems before they get worse. They can also avoid long trips to see a specialist.
AustraliaAn Australian-built technology now screening patients across the world, with major applications for rural and remote Australia where eye specialists are scarce.
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