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Probatim

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7. Similar tests for diabetic retinopathy already exist and are pretty cheap - no reason these...

Reply to doc03 (Reply #1)

Wed Oct 5, 2022, 08:25 AM

Oct 2022

wouldn't be. It's literally a high res photo of your eye. Physicians have been using similar tests to screen for DR for years now. New AI provides results in under 30 minutes.

Loss of vision is a big problem for diabetic patients. Having your PCP diagnose DR in the office without a second visit to an ophthalmologist ensures a much higher compliance rate for the patient. And way better outcomes for the patient.

I imagine a tweak of the algorithm would provide similar results to a DR test.

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What will that test cost us in the US $100,000? doc03 Oct 2022 #1

It will probably go like CT heart scans. Expensive at first then "But wait if you act today" mitch96 Oct 2022 #4

Similar tests for diabetic retinopathy already exist and are pretty cheap - no reason these... Probatim Oct 2022 #7

While no doubt this is more refined, Eyegounds have always been used for cardiovascular health JohnSJ Oct 2022 #2

"Eye rounds have always been used " What are the eye rounds that you speak? mitch96 Oct 2022 #3

Eyeground examination. Typing error. It is a funduscopic examination done by an opthalmologist JohnSJ Oct 2022 #5

Ahh ok, got it. I thought it was something new. After leaving the medical field I like to keep mitch96 Oct 2022 #6

Sorry about that Mitch. My mistake JohnSJ Oct 2022 #8

No worries mate, shit happens. Compared to whats going on in the world this is light stuff. nt mitch96 Oct 2022 #9

+++ JohnSJ Oct 2022 #10

This sounds like something that could be an app for a smartphone. Midnight Writer Oct 2022 #11