👏 Huge congratulations to our good friends and partners at Lions Outback Vision on this prestigious award that promises to transform #eyehealth in remote and regional Western #Australia and beyond...
🎉✨ Incredible news from Lions Outback Vision! ✨🎉 We are thrilled to announce that we have been awarded the $5 million prize in the Pilbara healthcare challenge, to revolutionise eye screening technology in our communities! 🏆👁️ The Challenge was a global callout for innovators to brainstorm, collaborate and ultimately establish a ground-breaking solution to revolutionise health care in the Pilbara. Our innovative mobile retinal camera, powered by cutting-edge AI, is set to transform healthcare delivery across regional and remote areas. This groundbreaking technology will bring on-the-spot diagnosis for eye conditions such as diabetic retinopathy, shown to be better than a retinal specialist! 🌏💖 A heartfelt thank you to the Western Australian Government, Rio Tinto, BHP and all the incredible partners who made this possible. Together, we’re paving the way for a healthier future for everyone in the Pilbara! 🙌 A big thank you to our incredible partners on the ground in the Pilbara who are making this AI leap into real-world practice possible: WA Country Health Service (WACHS), Royal Flying Doctor Service (WA), Diabetes WA, Puntukurnu Aboriginal Medical Service (PAMS), Karratha Central Healthcare, Nintirri and Panaceum. Thank you also to our funding partners, the Future Health Research Innovation Fund, The McCusker Charitable Foundation, Telethon7 and The Fred Hollows Foundation for their unwavering support. We're proud to collaborate with our research partners, Aravind, The University of Western Australia, UCL, Google and University of Oxford, alongside our technology partners Optika Optomed and Topcon Healthcare Together we're driving change! Congratulations to all the other finalists and a special shout out to the Lyfe Languages project, which received an honourable mention for addressing language and cultural barriers between patients and healthcare providers. Here’s to innovation, community, and better vision for all! Read more: https://lnkd.in/g3uAPzfW 💫 #lionsoutbackvision #lionseyeinstitute #healthcareinnovation #pilbara #AIinhealthcare #bettervisionforall #thechallenge #reimagininghealthcare #research #funding #pilbarahealth Pictured below: Professor Angus Turner examining a patient's eyes, Dr Vaibhav Shah operating an ultra-lightweight head-mounted laser called the Norlase Lion and Lions Outback Vision staff with an optical coherence tomography machine using AI integration.