Kineolab Inc

LINE SCAN SWEPT SOURCE OCT (LS-SS-OCT) - PROJECT SUMMARY – LS-SS-OCT THE OBJECTIVE OF THIS PROJECT IS TO DEVELOP A PORTABLE, LOW-COST LINE-SCAN SWEPT-SOURCE OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY IMAGING SYSTEM (LS-SS-OCT) FOR APPLICATION IN EARLY DETECTION AND MONITORING OF AGE-RELATED MACULAR DEGENERATION (AMD), DIABETIC RETINOPATHY, AND OTHER EYE DISEASES. THE PROJECT ADDRESSES THE RECOGNIZED NEED FOR A MORE AFFORDABLE OCT SYSTEM ALLOWING THE TECHNOLOGY TO BE MORE WIDELY ADOPTED TO REDUCE THE PREVALENCE OF AMD RELATED VISION LOSS AND LEGAL BLINDNESS BY EARLIER DETECTION OF AMD IN PATIENTS (EARLIER SCREENS) AND MORE FREQUENT MONITORING OF PROGRESSION OF AMD. DRY AMD, IF NOT MONITORED AND TREATED APPROPRIATELY, CAN PROGRESS INTO THE WET FORM OF AMD WHICH IS CURRENTLY RESPONSIBLE FOR MORE THAN 90% OF THE CASES OF LEGAL BLINDNESS.