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[FONT="]Cult of Mac reports today on a new device that has been developed by researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). Called CATRA, the device is actually just a plastic lens that when clipped to the iPhones screen can be used to build a map of the cloudy areas in the eye that could indicate the start of cataracts. Apparently the diagnosis takes just a few minutes to carry out, and you dont need to be trained in order to use it. CATRA works on the iPod touch as well as other smartphones, and as the MIT researchers say, it could really come into its own in developing countries. According to MIT news, the equipment used to conduct the standard test to detect cloudy patches in the eyes lens costs $5,000, so not at all practical in rural developing areas. CATRA is a lot cheaper, and actually provides even more information than the standard test, as, in the words of Media Lab graduate student Vitor Pamplona, one of CATRAs development team, it scans the lens of the eye and creates a map showing position, size, shape and density of cataracts.[/FONT]
[FONT="]Source: [/FONT]MIT Researchers Use iPhone To Detect Cataracts | Cult of Mac,
[FONT="]Radar for the human eye - MIT News Office[/FONT]
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V2BXSWuQO0M&feature=player_detailpage"]YouTube - CATRA: Cataract Maps with Snap-on Eyepiece for Mobile Phones[/ame]
[/FONT][FONT="]Cult of Mac reports today on a new device that has been developed by researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). Called CATRA, the device is actually just a plastic lens that when clipped to the iPhones screen can be used to build a map of the cloudy areas in the eye that could indicate the start of cataracts. Apparently the diagnosis takes just a few minutes to carry out, and you dont need to be trained in order to use it. CATRA works on the iPod touch as well as other smartphones, and as the MIT researchers say, it could really come into its own in developing countries. According to MIT news, the equipment used to conduct the standard test to detect cloudy patches in the eyes lens costs $5,000, so not at all practical in rural developing areas. CATRA is a lot cheaper, and actually provides even more information than the standard test, as, in the words of Media Lab graduate student Vitor Pamplona, one of CATRAs development team, it scans the lens of the eye and creates a map showing position, size, shape and density of cataracts.[/FONT]
[FONT="]Source: [/FONT]MIT Researchers Use iPhone To Detect Cataracts | Cult of Mac,
[FONT="]Radar for the human eye - MIT News Office[/FONT]
