Arizona – UA faculty and students were awarded a grant for three years of development and research to create devices that will change the way eye examines are given around the world.
Researchers at the UA are finding new and innovative ways to use smartphones to scan eyes in order to detect and quickly determine whether or not patients will be at risk of losing their sight.
Wolfgang Fink, a professor of electrical and computer engineering and biomedical engineering, is heading the investigation. Funded by the National Science Foundation Partnership for Innovation, the research is attempting to create a hand-held device that can examine particular parts of the eye.
Fink said that the technology will allow the doctors or examiners to go to the patient, instead of the patient going to the doctor, allowing for faster response to eye problems.
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