Massachusetts Institute of Technology Media Lab
Team members: Ramesh Raskar, Vitor Pamplona, David Schafran; full team
NETRA is an inexpensive mobile visual testing tool, which is a clip-on eyepiece for mobile phones that can instantly screen for eye conditions and transmit data to an optometrist, allowing for early treatment of common refractive eye disorders and cataracts. The device exploits emerging high-resolution screens of mobile devices and a software that analyzes the patient interaction. It will lead the way to addressing the most common, treatable visual impairments that, because of a lack of access to technology, disable more than half a billion people worldwide.
Project Site: http://EyeNetra.com
Meet the Winners
2011 Winner NETRA Ramesh Raskar team member -
2011 Winner NETRA David Schafran team member -
2011 Winner SMART Diaphragm Larry Rand team member -
2011 Winner SMART Diaphragm Mozziyar Etemadi team member -
2011 Winner Cool Comply Aya Caldwell team member -
2011 Winner Cool Comply Anna Young team member -
2011 Winner Cool Comply Kristian Olson team member
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