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NGO Renovatio boosts service with Eyer
Aug 19, 2024SocialResults of Renovatio, a non-profit organization that brings visual health and prescription glasses to those who need them the most, saw more than 410,000 eye treatments in 25 Brazilian states and three countries. They also donated more than 180,000 glasses. According...
NGO brings eye care to 500 indigenous people in Amazonas
Jul 22, 2024SocialWith Eyer, doctors of the Amazon have diagnosed diseases such as diabetic retinopathy, glaucoma, AMD and asteroid hyalosis, among others.
“Retinal examination is essential for diagnosing glaucoma”, says ophthalmologist and researcher at Wills Eye hospital Fábio Lavinsky
Mar 11, 2024CompanyEyer portable fundus camera offers specific tools for diagnosing glaucoma, such as the stereophoto feature and CDR – Cup to Disk Ratio
Doctor presents a project with the Eyer at BRICS forum.
Jan 23, 2024InnovationGustavo Gameiro spoke about applications of basic models and the use of Eyer’s portable fundus camera with artificial intelligence for teaching ophthalmology.
Pediatric ophthalmology: Real stories of how Eyer has made a difference in the care of infants and children
Jan 23, 2024CompanyRecently, Dr. Patrícia de Freitas Dotto, MD, PhD was able to diagnose retinal lesions in a baby suffering from Shaken Baby Syndrome thanks to the fundus examination performed using a portable fundus camera.
From social media to the doctors office: understand how ophthalmologist Juliana Barbi gets patients from all over Brazil through Instagram.
Nov 17, 2023MarketDr. Barbi has produced social media content since 2018. Currently, she invests in TikTok, her own website and in service improvements. These improvements include the acquisition of the Eyer fundus camera.
How retinography helps diagnosing and monitoring choroidal nevus
Jul 10, 2021InnovationThe 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
Jul 7, 2021InnovationA 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
Jun 30, 2021UncategorizedArtificial 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
Jun 15, 2021UncategorizedSince 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
Jun 2, 2021UncategorizedSeveral 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?
May 21, 2021Undoubtedly, 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?
May 21, 2021UncategorizedUndoubtedly, 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
May 4, 2021UncategorizedImagine 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
Apr 30, 2021UncategorizedVirtual 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
Apr 6, 2021HealthSince 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...
Unprecedented artificial corneal transplant restores sight to elderly man
Mar 24, 2021InnovationCurrently, it is estimated that 1.5 million people worldwide lose their vision each year due to corneal injuries and diseases. Thus, problems in this membrane are the third largest global cause of visual impairment, behind only cataracts and glaucoma. Even though...
With Eyer, research detects retina alteration in severe covid-19 patients
Mar 23, 2021CompanyA research carried out in two referral centers for covid-19 in Rio de Janeiro (RJ) identified alteration in the retina of patients hospitalized in serious condition. The study occurred in May 2020, in the clinical hospitals Mario Lioni and from Jacarepaguá, and was...
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