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Eye Exam App Brings Previously Unavailable Care to Kenya

Eye Exam App Brings Previously Unavailable Care to Kenya
A smartphone app is now diagnosing cataracts and other eye-related problems for people in developing countries.

A smartphone app is now diagnosing cataracts and other eye-related problems for people in developing countries.

The Portable Eye Examination Kit (Peek) includes an app-based diagnosis tool and clip-on hardware to examine cataracts and retina problems.

Peek Vision can be used to examine the retina at the back of the eye and the images can be transmitted to experts anywhere in the world.

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