Samsung to screen 1.5 Lakh Indians for eye diseases
Samsung on Thursday said it has set a target of screening 150,000 individuals in India for eye diseases using its unique 'Eyelike Fundus' camera by the end of 2023.
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New Delhi: Samsung on Thursday said it has set a target of screening 150,000 individuals in India for eye diseases using its unique 'Eyelike Fundus' camera by the end of 2023. The camera has been developed by Samsung in partnership with the International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness (IAPB), Yonsei University Health System (YUHS) and Lab SD, Inc.
To screen patients, Samsung has partnered with four eye hospitals Sitapur Eye Hospital in Uttar Pradesh; Aravind Eye Hospital in Pondicherry; Guruhasti Chikitsalya in Jodhpur, Rajasthan; and Dr. Shroff's Charity Eye Hospital in New Delhi. So far, Samsung has upcycled nearly 200 units of old Galaxy smartphones and distributed the cameras to partners in India.
Dr Sahil Bhandari, Senior Ophthalmologist at Guruhasti Chikitsalya said: "The device comes in handy as it is very easy to use and can be operated by a semi-trained technician as well because of the on-device AI that tell them if the image is normal or abnormal.
