OUI Inc.
Commitment
OUI Inc. will utilize the Smart Eye Camera (SEC), a smartphone attachment ophthalmic device, to reduce the number of people who are blind in Asia and Africa and contribute to Universal Health Coverage (UHC) by 2025, which will include;
- Providing eye care to 10,000 patients in 100 medically underserved areas
- Building a model of telemedicine by local ophthalmologists to underpopulated areas
- Collecting information on ophthalmic diseases in the target area and submitting research papers on epidemiology
- Training of 1,000 local doctors and medical staff in eye examinations
October, 2020
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Progress
In Kenya, with the support of International Financing Corporation (IFC) from the World Bank Group, we launched a new pilot project using SEC with Gertrude's Children's Hospital. We also started working with local leading players of the eye care sector such as City Eye Hospital, Kisii Eye Hospital and Omega Opticians to establish a new remote-diagnosis model of ophthalmology.
Our pilot projects are currently underway in Vietnam, India, Nepal, Sudan, Democratic Republic of Congo, Mozambique, Brazil, Australia, and other countries in collaboration with local medical and research institutions.
Completed the registration of medical devices in Europe and became eligible for CE marking.
In Japan, we started new pilots of Doctor to Doctor consultations using SEC in collaboration with local doctors in remote-island areas such as Izu Shichito and Ogasawara Islands.
In collaboration with MEGANE TOP, we donated 570 pairs of eyeglass frames and more than 1,500 pairs of lenses to the Blantyre Institute for Community Outreach (BICO), an NGO in the Republic of Malawi, our pilot partner using SEC.
Published the following research papers about the functionality of SEC to peer-reviewed medical journals.
- Yazu H et al. Clinical Observation of Allergic Conjunctival Diseases with Portable and Recordable Slit-Lamp Device Diagnostics 2021, 11(3), 535.
https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4418/11/3/535- Shimizu E, Yazu H, Aketa N, Yokoiwa R, Sato S, Yajima J, Katayama T, Sato R, Tanji M, Sato Y, Ogawa Y, Tsubota K. A Study Validating the Estimation of Anterior Chamber Depth and Iridocorneal Angle with Portable and Non-Portable Slit-Lamp Microscopy. Sensors. 2021; 21(4):1436.
https://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/21/4/1436- Shimizu E, Yazu H, Naohiko A, Yokoiwa R, Sato S, Katayama T, Hanyuda A, Sato Y, Ogawa Y, Tsubota K. Smart Eye Camera: A Validation Study for Evaluating the Tear Film Breakup Time in Human Subjects Translational Vision Science & Technology April 2021, Vol.10, 28.
https://tvst.arvojournals.org/article.aspx?articleid=2772519 Future plans and outlook
- Will proceed with local registration of medical devices in Vietnam and Kenya, and then will start full-scale business development in these countries.
- In August 2021, OUI Inc. will participate in COECSA2021, an international conference of ophthalmologists from Eastern, Central, and Southern African countries.
- In Japan, OUI Inc. will promote the Doctor to Doctor consultation model, taking advantage of the achievements of our pilots in remote islands.
References
Background information- World Health Organizatoin (WHO), World Report on Vision
https://www.iapb.org/wp-content/uploads/world-vision-report-accessible1.pdf- International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness (IAPB) Vision Atlas
http://atlas.iapb.org/- Bourne RRA, et al. Lancet Glob Health. 2017
https://www.thelancet.com/action/showPdf?pii=S2214-109X%2817%2930293-0Scientific evidences of SEC by OUI Inc.- Shimizu E, Ogawa Y, Yazu H, Aketa N,et al. "Smart Eye Camera": An innovative technique to evaluate tear film breakup time in the murine dry eye disease model. PLoS One. 2019 May 9;14(5):e0215130.
https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article/comments?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0215130- Yazu H, Shimizu E, Okuyama S, et al. Evaluation of Nuclear Cataract with Smartphone-Attachable Slit-Lamp Device. Diagnostics (Basel). 2020;10(8):E576. Published 2020 Aug 9.
https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4418/10/8/576- Shimizu E, Yazu H, Naohiko A, Yokoiwa R, Sato S, Katayama T, Hanyuda A, Sato Y, Ogawa Y, Tsubota K. Smart Eye Camera: A Validation Study for Evaluating the Tear Film Breakup Time in Human Subjects Translational Vision Science & Technology April 2021, Vol.10, 28.
https://tvst.arvojournals.org/article.aspx?articleid=2772519- Shimizu E, Yazu H, Aketa N, Yokoiwa R, Sato S, Yajima J, Katayama T, Sato R, Tanji M, Sato Y, Ogawa Y, Tsubota K. A Study Validating the Estimation of Anterior Chamber Depth and Iridocorneal Angle with Portable and Non-Portable Slit-Lamp Microscopy. Sensors. 2021; 21(4):1436.
https://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/21/4/1436- Yazu H et al. Clinical Observation of Allergic Conjunctival Diseases with Portable and Recordable Slit-Lamp Device Diagnostics 2021, 11(3), 535.
https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4418/11/3/535 Contact information
Company: OUI Inc.
Person in charge: Shintaro NAKAYAMA, VP of Global Business
E-mail: p.shintaro "at" ouiinc.jp
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