The end of what? Blindness? Or our profession-as-we've-known-it?
If this technology takes off, it means thousand, if not millions, more eyes to
image. More images to review, more data to be stored, organized, and
catalogued. More people to be trained. And, most importantly, less human misery
and hardship due to preventable blindness in underserved populations. That's
good news in my book.
I wish them well.
-jcp
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John C. Peterson, MBA-ITM
Director of Ophthalmic Imaging
UC Davis Eye Center
4860 Y St., Rm. 2467
Sacramento, CA 95817
(916) 734-6926
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From: optimal-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:optimal-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On ;
Behalf Of Egnatz, Thomas
Sent: Wednesday, March 29, 2017 5:57 AM
To: optimal@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [optimal] Phone your eye exam in!
I don't know if anyone has posted this lately:
https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/peek-retina-help-fight-avoidable-blindness#/updates
PEEK (Portable Eye Examination Kit). In one of the videos, the price of 60
pounds is mentioned, less for NGOs and health organizations. Great for
screening in the wilds of Africa.
Denice is right: The End Is Near.
Tom