Unusual apps: NETRA and CATRA

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Health Power to the People

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NETRA: Interactive Display for Estimating Refractive Errors

and Focal RangeVitor Pamplona Ankit Mohan Manuel M. Oliveira Ramesh Raskar

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Millions have poor vision, but are not getting corrected…

Kenya

India

6.5 Billion people

4.5B have a cell phone

2B haverefractive errors

0.6B have URE

Photography in 1960s

Photo: Illana TamirPhoto: Roboppy

Today, cameras are everywhere

Photo: Derek K. Miller

Photo: Tyler

Photo: John Kannenberg

Corneal TopographerWavefront Aberrometer

Phoropter

Optometry Today

Snellen chartTrial set of lenses Lasers

NETRA: low-cost easy-to-use clip on for cell phones

Do the test at home, by yourself, in 2 minutes

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Shack-Hartmann Wavefront Sensor

Expensive; Bulky, Requires trained professionals

Wavefront aberrometer


Laser

Sensor Microlens Array

Planar Wavefront

Spot Diagram

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Laser

Sensor

Displacement = Local Slope

of the Wavefront

Spot Diagram


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NETRA = Inverse of Shack-Hartmann

Spot Diagram on LCD

Cell Phone Display

Eye Piece

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Spot Diagram on LCD

Inverse of Shack-HartmannUser interactively creates the Spot Diagram

Displace 25 points but 3 parameters

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Spot Diagram on LCD

Inverse of Shack-HartmannUser interactively creates the Spot Diagram

Displace 25 points but 3 parameters

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Human Eye

Human EyeCornea(~40D) Crystalline lens

(10~20D)

Retina

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Human Eye

Human EyeCornea(~40D) Crystalline lens

(10~20D)

RetinaAccommodation

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Infinity

Perfect Vision System

Human Eye

Infinity

Subject can focusat infinity

10cm

Normal Vision

Accommodation Range

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Myopia (nearsightedness)

Infinity

Subject cannot focusat far distances

10cm

Normal Vision

Myopia

Wrong focal point

Accommodation Range

Infinity

Human Eye

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Myopia Correction

Infinity

Subject can focusat infinity

10cm

Normal Vision

Myopia

Divergent Lens

Corrected Myopia

Accommodation Range

Infinity

Human Eye

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Hyperopia (farsightedness)

Infinity 10cm

Normal Vision

Myopia

Hyperopia

Wrong focal point

Accommodation Range

Infinity

Human Eye

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Hyperopia Correction

Infinity

Accommodation Range

10cm

Normal Vision

Myopia

Hyperopia

Convergent Lens

Corrected Hyperopia

Infinity

Human Eye

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Refractive Errors and Shifted Range

Perfect vision

Myopia

Hyperopia

10cmInfinity

Need to measure

1m 33cm Distance

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Refractive Errors and Shifted Range

Perfect vision

Myopia

Hyperopia

10cmInfinity

-10D0D

Diopter = 1/Distance

-3D-1D

1m 33cm

+1D+3D

Distance

Diopter

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Eye

Relaxed Eye with Myopia

Blurred point

Red pointat infinity

perfect vision

myopia

hyperopia

~10cminfinity

Focusing Range

25

Eye


Distinctimage points

perfect vision

myopia

hyperopia

~10cminfinity

Focusing Range

Pinholes

Red pointat infinity

Scheiner’s Principle

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Eye


Virtual red pointat infinity

perfect vision

myopia

hyperopia

~10cminfinity

Focusing Range

A

B


Display

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A

B

perfect vision

myopia

hyperopia

~10cminfinity

Focusing Range

Virtual red pointat finite distance

Move spots towards each

other

Display

Eye


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B

A

Points overlap


Display

perfect vision

myopia

hyperopia

~10cminfinity

Focusing Range

Eye



other

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B

A

Points overlap


Display

perfect vision

myopia

hyperopia

~10cminfinity

Focusing Range

Eye



other

d

30

Points overlap


perfect vision

myopia

hyperopia

~10cminfinity

Focusing Range

Eye

d

d

1

Point at infinity

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Relaxed Eye with Hyperopia

perfect vision

myopia

hyperopia

~10cminfinity

Focusing Range

A

B

Display

Virtual red pointat infinity

Eye

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Points overlap


Virtual point“beyond” infinity

Move spots away from each other

perfect vision

myopia

hyperopia

~10cminfinity

Focusing Range

Display

A

B

Display

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Points overlap


Virtual point“beyond” infinity

Move spots away from each other

perfect vision

myopia

hyperopia

~10cminfinity

Focusing Range

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NETRA: Using pinholes

Patterns on an LCD

Pinhole array

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Patterns on an LCD

Microlens array

NETRA: Using Lens to Increase Light

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Pixel Pitch

Virtual Depth

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Interactive Method

Farthest Focal Point(myopia, hyperopia)

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Interactive Method


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Interactive Method


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Overview• Inverse of Shack Hartmann Wavefront Sensor• Hi-res displays + interaction

• Measuring Spherical Error• No moving parts, lasers• Blur -> Alignment problem• ~ Lightfield Display for Single Eye

• Astigmatism• Novel Patterns• Focal Range• User Study

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Astigmatism: angle-dependent refractive error

http://www.elizabethpope.co.uk/eyeinfo/astigmatism.html

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Refractive Power as a Function of Angle

Cylinder SphereAxis Cyl.Unknowns:

SCP )(sin( 2

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Astigmatism

Cross or points may never meet with a 1d search !

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Astigmatism

Lines reduce the problem to a 1d search

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Interactive Method

Farthest Focal Point(myopia, hyperopia, astigmatism)

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Interactive Method


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Interactive Method


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Interactive Method


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Interactive Method


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Measuring the Accommodation Range

Perfect vision

~10cmInfinity

Myopia

Hyperopia

Step 1: Far limit Step 2: Near limit

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Perfect vision

~10cmInfinity

Myopia

Hyperopia


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Perfect vision

~10cmInfinity

Myopia

Hyperopia


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Points overlap

A

B

Display

Virtual Point at the far limit

Relaxed Eye

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Points overlap

A

B

Display

Accommodated Eye

Virtual pointgetting closer

Move points towards each other

Subject Accommodates to fix the “blur”

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Points overlap

A

B

Display

Accommodated Eye



Subject Accommodates to fix the “blur”

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Points overlap

A

B

Display

Accommodated Eye



Subject cannot accommodate more than the previous point

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Patterns for Alignment Task

Displayed

Subject view

Displayed

Subject view

Visual Cryptography

A B A B A B A B A B

A B A B A B A B A B

[NaorShamir94]

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Patterns for Alignment Task

Displayed

Subject view

Displayed

Subject view

Visual Cryptography

A B A B A B A B

A B A B A B A B A B

A B

[NaorShamir94]

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Summary of Interaction

Farthest Point(myopia, hyperopia, astigmatism)

Nearest Point(presbyopia)

Accommodation Range

Phoropter

Snellen chart

Trial lenses

Reading Charts• Accuracy

– Sharpness Estimation is subjective– Brightness affects results– Pupil size variation and DoF

• Cost– Trial Lens Set > $150– Bulky

Retino scope w/

Lenses

Auto-refracto-

meter

Chart with

Lenses

In-Focus: Focometer Optiopia

Solo-health: EyeSite

NETRA

Technology Shining Light plus lenses

Fundus Camera

Moving lenses + target

Moving lenses + target

Reading chart on monitor

Cellphone + eyepiece

Cost to buy $2,000* ~$10,000 ~$100 ~$495 ~$200 -- $30

Cost per test ~$36 ~$36 ~$5 -- -- -- ~$1

Data capture No Comp. No No No Comp. Phone

Mobility <500g >10Kg 2kg 1kg <5kg >10Kg <100g

Speed Fast Fast Medium Medium -- Fast Fast

Scalability No No No Yes Probably No Yes

Accuracy 0.15 0.15 0.5 0.75 -- -- <0.5

Self evaluation No No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

Electricity Req No Yes No No -- Yes No

Astigmatism Yes Yes Yes/No No -- Yes Yes

Network No Yes No No No Yes Yes

Training High High High Medium Medium Low Low

* Phoropter-based: $5,000.00

Needs expert, Moving parts, Shining lasers

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Limitations

• Children• Ability to align lines

• Single Eye test– Other eye for convergence-forced accommodation

• Resolution is a function of the display DPI– Samsung Behold II – 160 DPI – 0.35D– Google Nexus One – 250 DPI – 0.2D– Apple iPhone 4G – 326 DPI – 0.14D

BBC CNN NBC

MIT News

Gizmodo

O Estado de SP - Brazil

NY Times Time - Wellness

Media Coverage

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NETRA Prototypes Worldwide29 partners in 14 countries.

Clinical Testing Partners

NETRA Team at LVPEI, India

OneSight, Kenya

Tufts U. (Boston) NETRA vs Manifest Refraction

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LVPEI (India)NETRA vs Retinoscopy

Validation: Side by Side Trials

Preventable Blindness

WHO 2004

Unique, quantitative lens mapping for size and density of eye opacities

CATRA: Cataract Screening Tool

Testing the Presence of Cataracts

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Cell Phone Display

Pinhole

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Point Spread Function Mapping

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Cell Phone Display

Pinhole

Lens

Point Spread Function Mapping

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Pinhole

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Traditional User Driven

Mass-use Devices Scientific Instruments

For the Future• Ophtalmology for Masses

– >.5 billion URE. > 2.5 billion RE. -> Devices for all

• Quality of phones (resolution) will increase exponentially

• New features (recently cataracts, next Retinal Netra)

• Smart phones will take over the market in developing world countries like India in next 5 years.

• Hardware store

EHREHR

DeliveryDeliveryDiagnosticDiagnostic EyecareProvidersEyecare

Providers

New Ecosystem

Asynchronous

Medical IT Systems

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