Strategic Partnerships drive new advances at Phelcom
Created by Brazilian scientists the company combines purpose, technology, and social impact.
Phelcom US: Expanding Innovation in Eye Care from Cambridge
At the heart of one of the world’s most innovative ecosystems, the Cambridge Innovation Center, Phelcom’s US team advances its mission by building connections and bringing accessible eye care to communities around the world.
Database of Images from the Eyer Portable Fundus Camera Featured in Nature Article
mBRSET is the first public dataset of fundus images captured with a portable fundus camera in real-world, high-demand scenarios. These images were obtained using Eyer during the Itabuna Diabetes Campaign, held in 2022 in Bahia, Brazil.
EyerCloud: the new era in ophthalmic examination management
The platform upgraded with improvements in security, accessibility and design to optimize diagnoses and facilitate the work of ophthalmologists and healthcare professionals.
Google ADS for doctors: know the benefits and how to use
Google ads for doctors is a tool that helps you bring new patients to your office. We all know that people search on Google for what to do, where to go, what to buy and even which doctor to choose. This resource allows your ad to be shown exactly when someone is...
Augmented reality in healthcare can generate more diagnostic and procedural accuracy
Augmented reality in health allows a real-time combination of images never before achieved, with new possibilities to diagnose diseases, which can increase accuracy in surgical procedures. That is, it can potentially improve patient quality of life. In real time, the...
“Eyer is a game changer in the detection and treatment of diabetic retinopathy and other retinal diseases,” says Gustavo Melo
In early 2019, a colleague introduced the Phelcom Eyer smartdevice to ophthalmologist and retina specialist Gustavo Melo. Coupled to a smartphone, the device carries out high-quality fundus exams, in few minutes and without need of pupil dilation. It connects to an...
Cigarette and eyes: smoke can kill cells, as study reveals
Everyone already knows that cigarettes are bad for health. This includes the eyes. For example, smoke is a risk factor for various diseases such as dry eye syndrome, glaucoma, cataract, and age-related macular degeneration (AMD). A recent study made in Japan revealed...
Doctor and stress: 8 tips to have balance in the routine
Unfortunately, doctor and stress may walk side by side. The routine of these professionals is often quite troubled, with long days in different workplaces, several patients, relationship with suffering and death and difficult decision-making. The pandemics worsened...
Research identifies a new cell type in retina
Retinal neurons were first identified more than 100 years ago. But now scientists at the University of Utah in the United States have discovered a new type of retinal cell. Published in the Proceedings of National Academy of Sciences, United States, the research found...
Step-by-step: learn how to use Google My Business for doctors
Google is the most used search engine on the internet. There are 5.5 billion searches a day worldwide. In fact, the platform brings answers to countless and unimaginable types of questions. In addition, it also takes the internet user wherever he/she wants. With...
One out of ten people in the world have diabetes. Half of those people don’t even know they have the disease.
The World Health Organization (WHO) has long warned about the danger of diabetes. The disease grows year by year around the world, and in the past 40 years the number of cases has quadrupled. According to the 10th edition of the Diabetes Atlas, published by the...
6 practical tips to reduce office costs
Managing medical clinics can, indeed, be a real challenge for doctors. Office management involves various simultaneous responsibilities, such as organizing data, financial control, personnel administration, marketing and patient experience, inter alia. So, many...
How BI in healthcare contributes to more assertive management
Business Intelligence (BI) is a concept aimed to assisting business management from collection, management and analysis of data. Even in the healthcare area. More and more offices, clinics, hospitals and other institutions in the sector have joined the system. Its...
Study points out that eye diseases may be a risk factor for developing dementia.
For some time now, researchers have been investigating whether eye diseases can be a risk factor to manifest other health problems. For example, scientists at Sun Yat-sen University in China found that one in four people with eye disorders also develops depression....
Discover the advantages of Clubhouse for doctors
Have you heard about the advantages of Clubhouse for doctors? One of the latest social networks has stood out due to the quality content shared by professionals who are references in the health area. One of the great features in the new platform is the exclusive use...

