"It's an issue Eyebot thinks it has solved with its kiosk, which shrinks the time taken from 20 minutes to closer to three minutes. Plus, you don't need to book an appointment where an optician will lean too close in to your face while trial and error-ing corrective lenses. As mundane a subject as a visit to the eye doctor is, this device could have some fairly massive ramifications."
"But accessibility is a big issue, especially in areas where there aren't enough eye doctors to efficiently process tests. Hofmann added that this issue is far worse in rural areas, where people may need to drive for an hour or more to see an eye doctor, and then wait two weeks for their prescription to be filed. It's these two maladies that Eyebot's kiosk is meant to address,"
Eyebot's kiosk enables walk-up eye tests without appointments, reducing test time from about 20 minutes to roughly three minutes. The kiosk targets adults aged 18 to 64 and uses a touchscreen to guide users through screening questions and a standard letter test. Users then focus on a hot air balloon image while two banks of three infrared cameras scan the eyes to build a 3D model of the retina and optic nerve. Patients provide an email address and the kiosk files their prescription. The kiosk aims to improve accessibility, especially in rural areas with few eye doctors.
Read at Engadget
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