November 24, 2020
On its website, the World Health Organization (WHO) posted an article featuring the success of the “Preventing Blindness from Diabetic Retinopathy” project led by the Armenian EyeCare Project’s (AECP) and sponsored by the World Diabetes Foundation. In this national project in Armenia, over 20,000 patients were screened by Eyenuk’s EyeArt AI system for diabetic retinopathy, more than 8,500 were diagnosed with diabetic retinopathy and/or diabetic macular edema, and at least 1,229 people received laser treatment.
Learn more about AECP’s use of the EyeArt system here.
Read the full article on WHO’s website: https://www.euro.who.int/en/health-topics/noncommunicable-diseases/diabetes/activities/world-diabetes-day-2020/armenia-targeted-screening-approach-aims-to-prevent-diabetic-sight-loss