Diabetic eye disease could be more effectively treated before it leads to severe loss of vision with a new software program that promises to help doctors detect early signs of retinal abnormalities.
The technology, called iGrading, from Daresbury-based retinal-screening specialist
, works with the normal digital screening kit used to examine diabetic patients' eyes.
Such screening is conducted with a digital camera that has a wide view to take photos of the patient's retina. The image is loaded onto a computer and currently is analysed by a team of specialists who make an assessment over whether there is early indication of eye disease.
Such assessment requires a considerable amount of training and it can be very laborious, said Edward French, investment director at Enterprise Ventures, the UK venture capital group that backs Medalytix. The iGrading software uses a sophisticated algorithm to make assessments with the same, or better, accuracy of a highly trained ophthalmologist.
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