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Curing Blindness in the Developing World

Curing Blindness in the Developing World. The Team. Aidan Lynch Architecture & User Interface. Eoin O' Brien Level Design. Ros McMahon User Input. Maria O' Connor Models & Web. Daniel O'Byrne Mentor. The Need. 45 Million people Blind Worldwide

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Curing Blindness in the Developing World

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  1. Curing Blindness in the Developing World

  2. The Team Aidan Lynch Architecture & User Interface Eoin O' Brien Level Design Ros McMahon User Input Maria O' Connor Models & Web Daniel O'Byrne Mentor

  3. The Need • 45 Million people Blind Worldwide • Over 20 Million due to cataracts www.who.int

  4. What is a Cataract? • A clouding of the natural lens, the part of the eye responsible for focusing light and producing clear, sharp images. • This may be removed in under 10 minutes, restoring sight

  5. Right To Sight

  6. UN Millennium Goals Eradicate Extreme Poverty and Hunger

  7. UN Millennium Goals Achieve Universal Primary Education

  8. UN Millennium Goals Reduce Child Mortality

  9. UN Millennium Goals Combat Diseases

  10. UN Millennium Goals Foster a Global Partnership for Development

  11. How We Can Help

  12. Current Solution • The EYESi is the only simulator currently available • Still in the development stage • Costs between €70,000 and €140,000 http://www.vrmagic.com/

  13. Our Solution • Built Using Microsoft Software • Run on any Microsoft Windows Computer • Using Motion Sensitive Controllers and Infra-red LED’s

  14. Cost Windows Computer: €315 x2 Motion Sensitive Controllers: €60 Rechargeable Battery: €16 x4 Infra-red LED’s: €6 _____________________________________ Total Price: €397 www.amazon.co.uk

  15. Demo

  16. Sounds great Does it work?

  17. Latest Research • Virtual reality training improves wet-lab performance of capsulorhexis * • Exponential decrease in complications • Shortens this learning period • Measured and controlled environment. * Elisabeth M. Feudner et al, Graefes Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol [DOI 10.1007/s00417-008-1029-7], Accepted Springer Verlag 2009

  18. Impact • Reduce direct supervision needed • Enable online leaning • More students trained • Keep skills sharp • Help restore sight to millions of people

  19. Technology • Motion Sensitive Controller • Bluetooth • Infrared LED / Camera

  20. Technology

  21. Technology

  22. Innovation • Tackling a serious, real world problem in a unique way • Adapting existing technology to be used in new, imaginative ways • Provided an affordable solution to a long standing global problem facing millions of people

  23. To Date • The most important surgical steps modeled • Hand-eye coordination levels • Detailed scoring system • Varying difficulty levels • Online Community

  24. Extendibility • Not Just Cataract Surgery... • Not just medical applications Vitreo-Retinal Glaucoma surgery Corneal surgery Strabismus surgery Oculoplastics

  25. Extendibility

  26. Roadmap

  27. To Recap • 45 million blind worldwide. • 1 Cataract surgeon per million. • 50% of blindness worldwide due to cataracts. • Our simulator offers the chance to dramatically speed up the training of new surgeons.

  28. After Surgery

  29. Questions

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