Project Grant 1647279

This Project Grant award from the National Eye Institute (NEI), under the Vision Research federal grant program (CFDA 93.867), is providing $306,462 to Ifocus Imaging LLC to develop a software platform called OCT-ART-DR. The platform will automate the diagnosis and staging of diabetic retinopathy using optical coherence tomography angiography (OCTA) imaging and artificial intelligence. The key products to be delivered under this award include: 1) Improved AI-based segmentation of OCTA image...

This Project Grant award from the National Eye Institute's Vision Research program (CFDA 93.867) provides funding of $179,440 to Kennesaw State University to develop an innovative smartphone-based retinal imaging system and deep learning algorithms for detecting diabetic retinopathy in Egypt. The two-phase project aims to create a portable and cost-effective retinal imaging solution that can enhance access to screening for this serious diabetes complication, which can lead to vision loss without...

This $745,607 Project Grant award from the National Eye Institute (CFDA 93.867 Vision Research) supports the development of the RETIVUE ENTIREEYE, a handheld, high-resolution, non-contact, single-image, widefield retinal screening camera for premature and healthy newborn babies. The device utilizes a novel all-digital, no moving parts scanning light module to capture a seamless, high-quality, diagnostic ultra-widefield image of the entire baby eye in a single shot. This technology has the...

This federal Project Grant award of $315,825.00 from the National Eye Institute (CFDA 93.867 Vision Research) supports the development of a new, non-invasive, remote photonic technology for intraocular pressure (IOP) biomonitoring in glaucoma patients. The technology, called Photonic IOP Biomonitoring (PIB), uses sound waves and laser speckle pattern monitoring to deduce IOP without the need for physical eye contact or clinician interpretation. The goal is to miniaturize PIB into monoculars or...

This National Science Foundation (NSF) Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I award, under the NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (TIP) program (CFDA 47.084), provides $275,000 to Envision Health Technologies Inc. to develop a novel adaptive perimetry software solution for the early detection and monitoring of vision loss due to glaucoma. The project aims to create a fully automated adaptive perimetry test that combines the standardization of static automated perimetry (SAP)...

The Project Grant award from the National Eye Institute (CFDA 93.867 Vision Research) supports the development of an accurate, non-invasive, and automated 24-hour intraocular pressure (IOP) monitoring device. The overarching goal is to create a wearable IOP monitor that can improve the clinical management of glaucoma, the leading cause of irreversible blindness. The $713,964 award will fund research activities over a 5-year period from March 2025 to February 2030 at the University of California,...

This Project Grant award from the National Eye Institute (CFDA 93.867 - Vision Research) supports the development of a novel, noninvasive, and sensitive diagnostic method to measure retinal dysfunction. The $491,466 award will fund research at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) from January 1, 2025 to December 31, 2026. The project aims to create a scalable diagnostic tool that can detect the earliest signs of retinal diseases like diabetic retinopathy and retinitis pigmentosa,...

This Project Grant award of $375,940 from the National Eye Institute (NEI) under the Vision Research federal grant program (CFDA 93.867) aims to conduct a feasibility study for using the NeuroVEP system developed by Neurofieldz Inc. to provide objective diagnostic information on neuro-ophthalmic diseases affecting the afferent visual system. The key products or services to be delivered under this Phase I Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) project include: 1) Developing custom tests for...

This Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships program totaling $100,000 aims to develop a computational solution to evaluate optic nerve function. Specifically, the University of Nevada, Reno will use the funding to potentially create an affordable, convenient head-mounted display capable of remotely and routinely assessing the health of the optic nerve through afferent pupillary defect tests. This screening tool may allow doctors, including...

The National Eye Institute (NEI) awarded Kineolabs, Inc. a $300,001 Project Grant under the Vision Research program (CFDA 93.867) to develop a portable, low-cost line-scan swept-source optical coherence tomography (LS-SS-OCT) imaging system. The objective is to use this LS-SS-OCT technology for early detection and monitoring of age-related macular degeneration (AMD), diabetic retinopathy, and other eye diseases. The project aims to make OCT imaging more affordable and accessible to reduce the...