eyeMITRA

eyeMITRA prototype

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Team members: Ramesh Raskar, Ph.D., Karin Roesch, Ph.D., and Everett Lawson

Ramesh Raskar, Ph.D.: eyeMITRA team member
Karin Roesch, Ph.D.: eyeMITRA team member
Everett Lawson: eyeMITRA team member

A mobile phone attachment for imaging of the retina, the nervous tissue in the back of the eye, to provide real-time health status assessment and potentially diagnosis. The tool is targeted towards detection and monitoring of retinal diseases as well as systemic illnesses that manifest in the retina (e.g. Diabetes).

Project Site: http://eyeMITRA.com/


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