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
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 for the recognition of […]
World Sight Day Places Focus on Preventable Blindness
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 affects people of all […]
2021 START Winners Reshape the Present and Future of Life Sciences
Today MassVentures published a blog post highlighting the impact in biomedical science of the early stage companies they’re supporting this year with Stage 1 and Stage 2 grants. Such grants are especially valuable to life science and deep tech startups, since the investments of time and capital take longer to realize impacts due to the […]
Help your patients with schoolchildren start the academic year with clear vision
Hey ODs and Ophthalmologists! School season is back already, and some of the kids out there need vision care to help them excel in class and have fun outside it. Here are some social media posts you can share in your networks to remind parents of the importance of regular comprehensive eye exams. Got other […]
PlenOptika Recognized by Prestigious Startup Innovation and Small Business Technology Transfer Program MassVentures
Cambridge, Massachusetts, 3 August 2021 – PlenOptika, Inc., creator of QuickSee™, the world’s most accurate handheld autorefractor, has been recognized as a Stage II “START” winner by MassVentures, a venture capital firm that helps transfer research and early-stage innovations into technology businesses and jobs in Massachusetts. Last year, PlenOptika was one of 10 Stage I […]
PlenOptika CEO and Co-founder a Panelist for Prestigious IAPB Global Webinar
Cambridge, Massachusetts, July 19 – Shivang Dave, PhD, CEO and Co-founder of PlenOptika, Inc. is one of six global eye care experts who will present a webinar, “Strategies and Tactics”, as part of the Advocacy to Action campaign sponsored by the International Agency to Prevent Blindness (IAPB). The webinar will educate health policy advocates from […]
QuickSee handheld autorefractor can dramatically increase access to accurate eyeglass prescriptions, study finds
Device designed to meet the global burden of uncorrected refractive error CAMBRIDGE, MASSACHUSETTS, 21 JUNE 2021—A new paper published by researchers at the Aravind Eye Institute in India, Johns Hopkins University, and the Massachusetts Eye and Ear Institute found that eyeglasses made from QuickSee handheld autorefractor measurements were accepted equally to those made from subjective […]
SECO 2021: 4 ODs who have already evolved patient care
Cambridge, Massachusetts, April 1 – This month, the Southern Educational Conference of Optometry (SECO) is offering “a first look at the research, technology, and techniques that are evolving patient care and propelling the optometric profession forward.” One instrument maker noted that ODs should be aware of four colleagues who have been evolving patient care in […]
QuickSee evaluated in TVST article
INDEPENDENT RESEARCHQuickSee technology found to be reliable compared to retinoscopy in TVST study Research conducted at the LV Prasad Eye Institute in Bhubaneswar, India was published in Translational Vision Science and Technology in the article Does the Accuracy and Repeatability of Refractive Error Estimates Depend on the Measurement Principle of Autorefractors? The study was designed to “determine […]