What do space flight, UN development goals, and eye charts have in common?
Our new blog post at the Translational Research Institute for Space Health website explores the relationship between engineering for human exploration of space and health technology innovation on terra firma…our collaboration in space flight health research is already influencing our technology development strategy for the potential benefit of billions of us here. Read the story […]
PlenOptika partners with Sightsavers and the Fred Hollows Foundation for innovative task reallocation study
Cambridge, Massachusetts, June 12 – PlenOptika’s partnership with two non-profits, Sightsavers and the Fred Hollows Foundation, pilots a new vision care strategy that aims to dramatically increase global access to vision correction. It’s estimated that, worldwide, one billion people need prescription glasses. While the demand for eye care services is increasing, low and middle income […]
Vision Monday Leadership Summit spotlights technology innovation to increase access to eye care
Vision Monday hosted their annual Leadership Summit in New York, on the eve of one of the eye care industry’s major meetings, Vision Expo East. Under the theme “Insight, Unseen: How Leaders Uncover, Design, and Scale Innovations,” participants explored the frontiers of technology and care innovation, expanded the boundaries of what’s possible, and showed how […]
PlenOptika demonstrates analytical technology to predict subjective refraction
New research in Nature Scientific Reports shows potential for breakthrough technology innovation in vision care In research published this week in Nature Scientific Reports, authors demonstrate that dynamic retinal image analysis using wavefront aberrometry can dramatically improve the accuracy of autorefraction results to predict a vision correction prescription. In “Predicting subjective refraction with dynamic retinal […]
PlenOptika wins 2022 SPIE Prism Award
At a ceremony in San Francisco on January 26, PlenOptika was named the Prism Award winner in the Biomedical Devices category. The awards, presented by the SPIE, the international society for optics and photonics, honor the best new optics and photonics products on the market ranging from scientific instruments to virtual reality and autonomous driving. […]
PlenOptika named a finalist for 2022 SPIE Prism Award
Today, PlenOptika was named a finalist in the 2022 Prism Awards presented by SPIE. The awards, presented by the SPIE, the international society for optics and photonics, honor the best new optics and photonics products on the market. “The 2022 Prism Award finalists represent the most impactful innovations of the optics and photonics industry,” said […]
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PlenOptika participates in spaceflight vision testing
Yozo Hirano (L), Alexander Misurkin (C) and Yusaku Maezawa (R) will be traveling to the International Space Station arranged by Space Adventures in partnership with Roscosmos. (Photo/Roscosmos) Handheld autorefractor to be used in Translational Research Institute for Space Health (TRISH) research Cambridge, Massachusetts, November 29 – PlenOptika, Inc., creator of QuickSee™, the world’s most accurate handheld […]
PlenOptika recognized with prestigious Eddie Award for innovation
thinking design, creative solutions Cambridge, Massachusetts, November 4 – PlenOptika, Inc., creator of QuickSee™, the world’s most accurate handheld autorefractor, was recognized with an Eddie Award from Mass Innovation Network. Previous winners of this prestigious award include Ben & Jerry’s Ice Cream, Staples, Genzyme, MassChallenge, Carbonite, KRONOS, ZipCar, iRobot, Keurig, and Vistaprint. “PlenOptika is grateful […]
World Sight Day Places Focus on Preventable Blindness
thinking design, creative solutions World Sight Day, Oct. 14, 2021, is an annual day of awareness to focus global attention on vision impairment, including blindness. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), at least 1 billion people have near or distance vision impairment that could be prevented or has yet to be addressed. Vision impairment […]
