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SUSTAINABILITY
IN SURGERY
Surgery is particularly carbon intensive, with a typical single
operation estimated to generate between 150-170kgCO2e,
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We can help you reduce the environmental
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UK manufacture and repair
Extensive reusable surgical instrumentation
Repair and refurbishment of instrumentation
Repair of endoscopes and power tools
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The Eye in AI: Revolutionizing Eye Exams
Evolution Optiks Introduces AI Framework to its Light Field Powered Tele-Refractor
Imagine it was as easy to have your eyes checked as it is to get a cappuccino from your favourite coffee shop. What if you could avoid the dreadful
process, the guesswork of trying to tell under stress if the letters in view 1 look better than the ones in view 2, never sure in the end if you truly
picked what’s right for you?
This time is different though. You learn that your eye exam can be done downstairs, in the cafeteria where you work, and there is no need to
drive anywhere. Right after lunch, you go there, sit down, and look through a compact device placed in front of you. No special room, no chart on
the wall, and your eye care professional is interacting with you remotely, through a tablet that controls the device. To your surprise, as you look
through the binocular-like instrument, you no longer have to play the memory guessing game. Two or four slightly different prescriptions are shown
to you simultaneously and you can easily pick what looks best. Just a few more questions from your examiner and you are done. Your prescription
has already been sent to your phone, and from start to 昀椀nish, this was quicker than it usually takes you to 昀椀nd a parking spot.
But it didn’t end there. In the few minutes spent with your remote eye care professional over the video call, you are told that your vision is good,
however, you likely have an iron de昀椀ciency that you should get checked out, that there are indications of a possible concussion and that your intake
of caffeine might be too high. Immediately you recall that you need to re昀椀ll your anemia prescription. Also, you had a fall the other day playing
tennis and still feel dizzy, and you’ve upped your coffee intake a lot since the last hard deadlines at work.
This is just one example of the new reality Evolution Optiks Limited has set out to create for you. While it’s still early days for AI, it already has
the power to improve many aspects of one’s health. Our Optokare product line, driven by light 昀椀eld technology, state-of-the-art optics and eye
tracking, is perfectly poised to capitalize on the immediate bene昀椀ts of AI, improving the value of a typical eye exam for practitioners and patients
alike.
“The eye is the window to our health. Hundreds of problems can be detected just by looking at a person’s eyes, with the right technology. While
75% of the world is struggling to integrate AI in a meaningful way, we are facing the opposite, where the struggle is to keep up with the substantial
impact we can make. We want to make eye exams a comprehensive health check-up that can be performed a lot more frequently, improving
longevity through predictive health”, says Raul Mihali, President & CEO of Evolution Optiks Limited.
Optokare was created to make eye care more accessible, affordable and effective, and to empower everyone’s health and wellness. Based on
well-proven science, there is a broad spectrum of AI-based diagnostics and health patterns that can be captured through the eye (and indirectly
the brain), ranging from minor conditions such as poor focus, lack of sleep, or vitamin de昀椀ciencies, to signs of serious diseases like glaucoma,
diabetes, or even Alzheimer’s.
The convergence of our light 昀椀eld expertise and AI opens the door to a future 昀椀lled with unprecedented possibilities, with health and wellness
being at our core. With ongoing advancements in AI, the potential to revolutionize industries across the board is limitless. This is no doubt one of
the most exciting times in the tech world and we at Evolution Optiks are thrilled to be right in the middle of it.
Contact: Evolution Optiks Limited
www.evolutionoptiks.com
www.optokare.com
info@evolutionoptiks.com
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