Posts Tagged ‘Digital Ophthalmology’
Q&A with Michael Brownell
Michael Brownell, CEO of Gobiquity, explains how his company is turning smartphones into a critical diagonstic tool to treat pediatric vision. Speaking With: Michael Brownell Michael Brownell joined Gobiquity as CEO in 2012, with prior experience in a variety of leadership roles in ophthalmology and other industries. Gobiquity closed Series A financing with Interwest in…
Read MoreGoogle Eyes Ophthalmology
Google and Alcon executives shared the stage to answer some questions about thier unique partnership. Alcon executives Laurent Attias, Head, Global Commercial Strategy and Franck Leveiller, PhD, VP, Head of Research & Development Vision Care and Brian P. Otis, PhD, founder of the Smart Contact LensProject at Google X answered questions from OIS Co-Chair Gil…
Read MoreCheckedUp
iDoc Inc. wants to revolutionize how doctors and patients interact. Its mobile platform allows doctors to educate patients, help them make decisions, and provide interactive tools for follow-up or chronic care. Founder and CEO Richard M. Awdeh, MD reported that in a recent clinical trial in four high-volume practices, CheckedUp reduced the share of patients…
Read MoreGobiquity
Gobiquity Inc. is an app-based company that has already commercialized its first product and is bringing in revenue. The GoCheck Kids app allows pediatricians to screen children for amblyopia simply by taking a smartphone photo. The app is easy to use and provides immediate results. As part of its mission to bring specialty testing into…
Read MoreVestrum Health
Vestrum Health’s mission is to capture the value of electronic clinical health record (EHR) data to benefit of physicians and their patients. Chairman Tom Brogan explained that his company’s technology enables physicians to securely send EHR data to the Vestrum servers, where they are kept and analyzed in a proprietary database. Physicians and patients are…
Read MoreDigiSight
DigiSight Technologies Inc. is integrating mobile diagnostics into clinical care, with a focus on using technology to administer well-established tests like visual acuity, Amsler grid, and more than 10 others—the results of which all become available through their physician portal. CEO Doug Foster reported that the company has plans in all areas of mobile health,…
Read MoreGobiquity Goes Big In Mobile Imaging Diagnostics
[creativ_pullleft colour=”light-gray” colour_custom=”” text=”Episode 010″] Gobiquity CEO Michael Brownell breaks down the mobile ophthalmology market from the viewpoint of a start-up that’s set to change how kids are diagnosed with amblyopia, the number one cause of vision loss in kids. Podcast Guest Michael Brownell Michael Brownell joined Gobiquity as CEO in 2012, with prior experience…
Read MoreOphthalmic Innovation 2013 – “A View from the AAO”
David Parke, CEO for the American Academy of Ophthalmology, speaks to the audience of the 5th Annual Ophthalmology Innovation Summit @ AAO, about the importance, benefits and overall successes surrounding the use of clinical registries, namely the IRIS Registry. Highlighting the value proposition for ophthalmologists, David shares the Academy’s hope for the registry to reduce…
Read MoreCheckedUp Digitizes Communication in Eye Care
Richard Awdeh MD, Founder & CEO for CheckUp, begins by sharing the high number of patients that ophthalmologists see each day and the incredibly low average of time an ophthalmologist has to spend with each patient. Utilizing technology to enhance communication between patient and doctor, Richard explains how his digital communication platform can enhance the…
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