NGO Renovatio boosts service with Eyer
Results 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
With Eyer, doctors of the Amazon have diagnosed diseases such as diabetic retinopathy, glaucoma, AMD and asteroid hyalosis, among others.
Pediatric ophthalmology: Real stories of how Eyer has made a difference in the care of infants and children
Recently, 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.
Dr. 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.
Study on Diabetic Retinopathy Screening Efficiency with Eyer Presented at ARVO
The use of a low-cost portable camera with embedded AI system and mydriasis (when necessary), achieved suitable images in 90% of cases in a real-world setting with limited resources.
How Eyer Can Be Used in Neurology
Doctor Marcos Christiano Lange Uses the Portable Retinal Camera for Screening and Follow-up.
“Eyer is an increasingly important diagnostic toolbox in the ophthalmic practice”, says Dr. Flávio Germano
During the XIX Caipira Congress, in June 2029, in Bauru (SP), the ophthalmologist Flávio Augusto Schiave Germano met the newly released smart device Phelcom Eyer. Coupled to a smartphone, the device carries out high-quality fundus exams, in few minutes and without...
Coronavirus and the eyes: new study points to nodules in severe cases.
Eyes are an open door. Contaminated tears as a possible source of contagion. Conjuntctivitis. Retina alterations. Glaucoma. From symptoms as conjunctivitis to possible sequelae as retinopathy and glaucoma, diverse studies and reports point to the relation of the...
Learn six advantages of non-mydriatic examination.
Mydriasis is common in ophthalmological exams that require a complete visualization of the eye structure. As the practice allows to evaluate the whole extension of the lens, it helps to diagnose diseases as glaucoma, diabetic retinopathy, AMD and others. However,...
Phelcom’s Artificial Intelligence and Handheld Fundus Camera is featured in international journal by identifying Diabetic Retinopathy patients
Algorithm was runned during the Itabuna Diabetes Campaign and helped the health professionals to screen and refer more than 820 Diabetic Retinopathy patients.
Retinal exam uses artificial intelligence for Parkinson’s early diagnosis
Undoubtedly, diagnosing Parkinson's disease is a challenge. Some procedures to identify signs of the disease have high costs, such as computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging. In addition, millions of people worldwide do not have access to these...
Eyer wins WSA 2020
Phelcom Eyer is one winner of the renowned World Summit Awards (WSA) 2020, in the category Health & Well-Being. The global award recognizes the digital innovation that contributes to achieve the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDGS). On the whole,...
Multiple surgery of macular hole and cataract receives scientific approval
Cataract is one of the most frequent side effects on patients who undergo macular hole surgery. For some time now, specialists already indicate that multiple surgical procedure to correct the diseases. Now, the simultaneous treatment of macular hole and cataract has...
A cure for Diabetes? Stem cell research solves problem in mice
The search for a cure for diabetes is one of the main aspects of the health research sector. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), 422 million people suffer from the disease worldwide. It is also responsible for 1.6 million annual deaths. Scientists at the...
Connected to a smartphone, Eyer handheld fundus camera offers high quality images at an affordable cost
Have you ever thought that having an eyer handheld fundus camera in your clinic can be a real advantage? After all, having quicker access to your patients’ fundus images can assist in early diagnosis, treatment initiation and monitoring various diseases: glaucoma,...
Study uses gene therapy to regenerate damaged optic nerve
Can you imagine regenerating the damaged optic nerve with gene therapy and being able to recover patients with glaucoma? A research from the University of Cambridge (United Kingdom) has achieved promising results in this regard. Through gene therapy, scientists have...
Artificial intelligence in the diagnostic medicine
In fact, artificial intelligence in the diagnostic medicine has been showing positive and promising results. More than that, the development of more and more innovative software has been revolutionizing the sector by delivering more speed, precision, quality,...
Phelcom Eyer hits 100,000 exam mark
Startup Phelcom Technologies has a lot to celebrate. Its first product, Phelcom Eyer handheld fundus camera, has carried out 100,000 exams. The equipment was released to market only 1 year and 4 months ago. Anterior segment and color retinography exams are the most...
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