Eye-phone That Could Help Prevent Blindness, University of St Andrews Study

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Visionary scientists have developed an adapted smartphone that can carry out eye tests and diagnose problems with vision.

The portable eye examination kit, created by scientists at the University of St Andrews, the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine and NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde, is currently being tested in Kenya as a potential tool to revolutionise the prevention of blindness in low-income countries.

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