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Phelcom US: Expanding Innovation in Eye Care from Cambridge
Phelcom Technologies is proud to expand its mission of transforming eye care globally. The company’s presence in the United States is a key part of that journey, led by a passionate team based in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Located in the heart of Kendall Square,...
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.
NGO brings eye care to 500 indigenous people in Amazonas
With Eyer, doctors of the Amazon have diagnosed diseases such as diabetic retinopathy, glaucoma, AMD and asteroid hyalosis, among others.
Phelcom donates Eyer for ROP screening in Uganda, Africa
Dr. Iddi Ndyabawe, an ophthalmologist and ROP specialist in Uganda, has been using Eyer since 2023
A Siblings Love: the inspiring history behind Phelcom
Eyer, the company’s first equipment, is a result of co-founder Diego Lencione’s genuine interest in helping his brother Welber and other’s with sight problems.
“Retinal examination is essential for diagnosing glaucoma”, says ophthalmologist and researcher at Wills Eye hospital Fábio Lavinsky
Eyer portable fundus camera offers specific tools for diagnosing glaucoma, such as the stereophoto feature and CDR – Cup to Disk Ratio
Robotics in health: meet three promising fields
The use of robotics in health has grown increasingly in recent years. By 2025, global investment in this sector is expected to increase approximately 20%, according to a report from Zion Market Research. The technology generates several advantages for doctors and...
Study identifies ocular syphilis with Optical Coherence Tomography
Ocular syphilis is a manifestation of syphilis that can arise when the disease is not treated properly. This stage occurs years after infection and has a challenging diagnosis. Despite directing lesions, we call the treponema palidum (etiological agent of the disease)...
How retinography helps diagnosing and monitoring choroidal nevus
The choroidal nevus is a dark spot that occurs at the eye fundus and is only detectable through routine examinations such as retinal mapping. Usually, treatment only includes an yearly follow-up. There are also skin nevi, which dermatologists follow-up with...
Optogenetic therapy partly recovers the vision of patient blind by retinitis pigmentosa
A patient with retinitis pigmentosa was able to recover part of the vision after undergoing optogenetic therapy and light stimulation. For the first time, this technique has achieved partial recovery of visual function, according to clinical trial researchers. The...
How federated learning in medicine can generate assertive diagnoses
Artificial Intelligence (AI), through machine learning technique, uses huge amounts of data to find disease patterns and provide more accurate diagnoses without human intervention. However, reaching clinical-level accuracy demands analyzing a great volume of...
Study reports cases of rejection of corneal transplant after covid-19 vaccine
Since the beginning of the pandemic, several researches have investigated how the new coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) can affect the eyes. A recent study has described two cases of patients who have suffered corneal transplant rejection after being immunized against...
Eyes and covid-19: reports of rare infection that may affect the eyes of patients
Several countries are investigating if covid-19 potentiates infections by other pathogens, such as fungi. In Brazil, a study by the Federal University of São Paulo (Unifesp) analyzed the first two cases of Candida auris in a hospital in Salvador (BA), in December....
How do solutions from healthtechs improve access to healthcare?
Undoubtedly, one of the trends in health technology in 2021 is the consolidation of healthtechs. These startups have spread widely in recent years. Since 2014, they sum up US$ 430 million in investments, according to the survey Healthtech Report Brazil 2020....
How do solutions from healthtechs improve access to healthcare?
Undoubtedly, one of the trends in health technology in 2021 is the consolidation of healthtechs. These startups have spread widely in recent years. Since 2014, they sum up US$ 430 million in investments, according to the survey Healthtech Report Brazil 2020....
Genetic treatment is a long hope of vision recovery
Imagine losing sight in childhood and regaining it partially after many years? This happened to a patient who received an experimental genetic treatment aimed to recover the vision of patients with Leber Congenital Amaurosis (LCA) and severe visual impairment. The...
5 uses of virtual reality in medicine
Virtual reality (VR) is a computer-simulated environment that provides visual, sound and even tactile effects to the user. It allows complete immersion in the virtual scenario, as if the person was actually present there. It requires using technologies with...
Glasses and coronavirus: study indicates a reduction of the risk of contamination by up to three times
Since last year, scientists raised the hypothesis that glasses help to bar the contamination by the new coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) through the eyes. This is because this region is also an open door for the virus, as well as a source of contagion. Now, a recent study...
