Breakthrough in Eye Care: Portable OCT System Revolutionizes Disease Diagnosis
- No Comments on Breakthrough in Eye Care: Portable OCT System Revolutionizes Disease Diagnosis
- Physics
- Forecast for 6 months: Siloton is expected to deploy its first research-only systems commercially, which will be handheld binocular-style devices that users can hold up to their faces. These devices will be used to monitor disease progression in patients with eye diseases such as diabetic macular oedema, retinal vein occlusion, and age-related macular degeneration.
- Forecast for 1 year: By the end of next year, Siloton aims to have fully miniaturized its OCT system into a handheld binocular device, making it possible for patients to use it in their own homes. This will enable timely treatments as soon as disease progression is detected, saving hospitals substantial amounts of money.
- Forecast for 5 years: In the next five years, Siloton’s portable OCT system is expected to become a standard tool in eye care, revolutionizing the way eye diseases are diagnosed and monitored. The system will also be used to screen for other conditions such as optic neuritis, a common early symptom in patients with multiple sclerosis.
- Forecast for 10 years: By the end of the next decade, Siloton’s portable OCT system will have expanded its applications beyond ophthalmology, potentially being used to diagnose and monitor other conditions such as neuro-ocular syndrome, which affects astronauts on long-duration space missions.
Tags: development, finance, health, innovation, research
