Ever Heard of star trek Tricorder?, that my friend is where smartphones of this recent times are heading to And with the development of PEEK (an acronym for Portable Eye Examination Kit), I think it has almost gotten to its destination.
PEEK is a project lead by the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine in conjunction with other medical organizations that hope to bring better medical care to the third world. It's currently being tested on 5,000 people in Kenya who might not have access to an eye doctor. The app uses the smartphone's camera to scan the eye for cataracts and activates the camera flash to scan the back of the eye for disease. It uses a shrinking letter on the screen to conduct eye exams in the field. track of patients progress are stored on the smartphone, as the GPS chip also store information about their location during the test.
Although things are looking promising, The product is only in the trial stage. The research team says that results of an on-going study on the PEEk's eye test have been encouraging, and the International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness calls PEEK "a huge game changer." if this really interests you, you can contact the PEEK website to try it your self or join the "Test Team".
In recent times, we've seen apps come out that can do everything from scanning your body for skin cancer to monitoring your heart rate. Don't get carried away. Even though your phone now does a lot of things that your doctor does, your phone is not and never will be your doctor. But, i still think we are heading to the times where we could ask " Hey phone, what the hell is wrong with me".
Report By - MrLylkyd
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