This year's theme was to:
'ELEVATE skills and knowledge'
Start-ups are at the forefront of this this elevation, driving cutting-edge solutions to address everything from Keratoconus to Glaucoma to Macular Degeneration.
𝗛𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝟭𝟲 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗽𝘀 𝗽𝘂𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗲𝘆𝗲 𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗲:
👁️Epion Therapeutics – EpiSmart transformative cross-linking system to treat keratoconus ( cornealectasia)
👁️Maculaser Ltd – Technologies for precise temperature control of the macula during laser treatments
👁️BEYEONICS™ Vision – A digital microscope and AR headset providing a HD 3Dimaging platform to aid ophthalmicsurgeons
👁️Azalea Vision – Smart ContactLenses for patients with corneal irregularities, Keratoconus, Presbyopia, and LightSensitivity
👁️Avisi Technologies – VisiPlate novel nanotechnology enabled implant used to treat glaucoma
👁️iSTAR Medical – Miniject MIGS device for patients with open-angle glaucoma to enhance fluid outflow and reduce IOP
👁️Bionic Vision Technologies - retinal prosthesis system delivers visual information to the brain to improve awareness of external surroundings
👁️Eyetronic – Non-invasive electrical stimulation of the opticnerve for glaucoma patients
👁️CorNeat Vision – EverMatrix permanent, tissue-integrating implants, overcoming foreign body responses
👁️CILIATECH - Glaucoma Innovators – glaucoma surgery implant that leaves the anterior chamber untouched
👁️ReVision Implant – prosthetic implant for blindness using microelectrodes and stimulation algorithms to transmit images to the visualcortex
👁️Smartlens – miLens non-invasive contact lens-based device designed to monitor IOP
👁️Radiance Therapeutics – Developers of a next-generation ophthalmic betatherapy applicator
👁️Samsara Vision – SINGIMT implantable miniature telescope for patients suffering from late-stage AMD
👁️Zilia - ocular fundus camera to measure oxygenation in targeted regions of the retina
𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙛𝙪𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙚 𝙤𝙛 𝙤𝙥𝙝𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙡𝙢𝙤𝙡𝙤𝙜𝙮 𝙞𝙨 𝙞𝙣 𝙛𝙤𝙘𝙪𝙨 - 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙞𝙩’𝙨 𝙡𝙤𝙤𝙠𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙨𝙝𝙖𝙧𝙥!