Iain: This video captures the reference standard: We then formalised the build into an iPad app, Peekaboo Vision, which is an app that is CE marked as a medical device, and is the new clinical standard for infant vision testing in our Trust.ĭaniel: Can you share what the physical ‘cards’ look like that are typically used for this type of eye test? It’s incredible that Hype can make these tests easier and cheaper to administer at scale and improve health outcomes. There, we recognised that a lower cost digital platform could be quite transformative, and undertook a clinical evaluation, echoing our findings from the adult cohort. We then took the prototype to Malawi, where we do a course teaching ophthalmic clinical officers (non-medical) in Malawi to test vision in the very young. We formally evaluated this test with adult volunteers using a range of blurring lenses, and observed the paradigm was actually more reliable (better test-retest repeatability) than the reference standard. It was also ultra-portable and much faster. It worked a charm, and I quickly noticed that children preferred a tablet-based test to the traditional cards, with the animated cartoon rewards increasing their interest and engagement. I used Hype years ago to make a proof of concept test, where a child presses on a grating target and gets an animation and sound reward. Iain: Infant vision tests have remained largely unchanged for over 30 years, comprising a set of large, expensive cards. Could you give me a brief explanation of the project and the goals behind it for a non-medical audience? Iain was kind enough to answer some questions about this project and his upcoming research in the area of infant vision:ĭaniel: It would be great to know a bit more about how you created this test platform in Hype and how you translated the testing platform and research question into the prototype. In January of 2019, Iain published Testing Pediatric Acuity With an iPad: Validation of “Peekaboo Vision” in Malawi and the UK in Translational Vision Science & Technology covering his research, which was prototyped in Hype and is coming soon to the App Store.
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Iain developed a more portable and accurate tool to test infant vision, improving upon techniques created in the 80s. We’re happy to introduce a project created by Iain Livingston, an ophthalmologist and researcher based in NHS Forth Valley, Scotland. The project featured below pioneers a new medical examination technique. When unique and interesting projects built with Hype come across our desk at Tumult, we like to reach out and learn more about the individuals and the stories behind the work.
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