S.M.A.R.T. = Small, mobile, affordable, reliable technology
"We can treat keratoconus using cross-linking, the earlier, the better. But before treatment comes detection, with a few privileged percent of the global population only having access "
Nikki Hafezi
Founder, Light for Sight Foundation
Although tiny, the SBK is a full grown placid-based topographer. It can be used handheld, but also mounted on a base, next to the slit lamp.
Comparing our SBK images with benchmark Scheimpflug and placido-based devices shows a high level of accuracy, sufficient for large- scale screening purposes.
SBK
Placido-based
Stationary device
Scheimpflug
Stationary device
Although tiny, the SBK is a full grown placid-based topographer. It can be used handheld, but also mounted on a base, next to the slit lamp.
The SBK is currently in its prototype phase and has been successfully used in a pilot study.
The next step is industrialisation.
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