Through your donations we will be able to run field trials in developing countries and provide limited free monthly usage of its new non-invasive, easily accessible screening tool which makes screening for anaemia as simple as taking a selfie. Photos are sent to our servers via text, mail or other means. Preliminary studies in Australia show that we can detect up to 95% of cases of severe anaemia.
Anemia affects about 25% of the world's population. It is a condition that is associated with many debilitating symptoms such as erratic heart beats, dizziness and exhaustion. It can also be a symptom for serious diseases like malaria and bowel cancer. Cheap methods of diagnosis involve physicians checking the underside of eye lids to see if they're pale which would indicate a possibility that the patient is anemic. Unfortunately, this method has a low detection rate of 20-80%.
Eyenaemia provides a simple, easily accessible and non invasive method for screening anaemia. This enables early detection and prevention of the consequences of anaemia. Eyenaemia works by analysing a photo of the underside of the eyelid which can be taken on any camera enabled device. For example, Eyenaemia can work on smart phones, feature phones as well as on a computer. Eyenaemia is a simple solution which can be used with minimal training and enables prompt, targeted treatment of anaemia.
Eyenaemia is a paradigm shifting solution that can transform the screening and diagnosis of anaemia especially in low resource environments. As anaemia is often easily treatable in its early stages we hope to improve outcomes by identifying those at risk early and enabling prompt, targeted treatment. Eyenaemia has the potential to improve healthcare for the millions of people in developing countries by targeting one of the most common diseases in the world.
