Reykjavik, June 27, 2019. The Lions Club of Iceland have donated two OCT eye scanning cameras to the University Hospital of Iceland and the Service Center for the Visually Impaired in Reykjavík. These state-of-the-art cameras can detect the onset of diabetic retinopathy, supporting the predictive tool in the Retina Risk App. The Director of the…
Here a few things every diabetes patient should know[1]: Diabetes will eventually affect the blood vessels in your eyes. This is called diabetic retinopathy (DR), and it can lead to visual impairment and blindness. By controlling your blood sugar and blood pressure, you can reduce the damage diabetes can cause in your eyes. However, your…
Last week, Dr Sibylle Scholtz, our German representative and collaborator, presented the Retina Risk app to the Lions Club of Karlsruhe, Germany. This presentation is part of our continued engagement with Lions Clubs around the world, who serve to improve quality of life for those living with diabetes and to prevent avoidable blindness –…
As the global users of the Retina Risk app know well, systematic eye screening and preventive treatment dramatically reduce diabetic blindness. This has been shown to be true in Iceland, where over the past thirty years, there has been a dramatic drop in vision loss due to diabetes to the point that diabetic blindness has…
Why Retinal Screening Matters (This is the first of three short pieces dealing with retinal screening, which can mitigate the risk of diabetic retinopathy) Retinal screening is a key aspect of diabetes patient care. However, non-attendance at eye clinics has been recognized as an independent risk factor for poor outcomes from diabetic retinopathy (DR). In…
This post is written by Silla Jónsdóttir, CEO of Retina Risk This week, I attended Startup Iceland in Reykjavik’s beautiful ‘Harpa’ conference center. This is a great event that has been held annually for eight years now. Founded by RETINA RISK Board Chairman, Bala Kamallakharan, Startup Iceland serves as the springboard and key annual event…
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