Sabtu, 11 April 2015
Tugas Komas (Bahasa Inggris)
PEEK RETINA
'Peek
Retina' Ready Check Eyes From HP - pity indeed if development
increasingly sophisticated technology is used only for the entertainment
alone. Fortunately,
there are experts out there who are concerned with public health,
especially residents of remote and inaccessible by health facilities. Some of these include the London School of Hygiene & Tropical
Medicine, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow and NHS Centre for
Ophthalmic Research are collaborating in creating Peek retina to examine
the eye.Peek
The retina consists of smartphone applications and inexpensive adapter
that enables users to make professional inspection anywhere in the
world. In the manufacturing process, Peek Retina involve teams, consisting of
eye specialists, software developers, to product designers.The
adapter itself can be clipped on top of the smartphone's camera in
order to facilitate the doctor see the inside of the eye and take high
resolution images for diagnostic purposes. Other conditions such as diabetes and high blood pressure can also be detected through."Approximately 39 million people in the world are blind, yet 80% of
blindness is avoidable, but unfortunately most do not have access to eye
examinations," said Dr. Andrew Bastawrous as the creator of the Retina
Peek.Application
Peek retina which is currently still in the campaign period (until
January 9, 2015) is expected to successfully raise funds up to £ 70,000.
Until this news was revealed, only 33% of funds collected from 246 donors. Through the campaign, donors can buy for personal use or donate it to a health facility, only to pay £ 60 ($ 95, IDR950ribuan).According to estimates the new Retina Peek delivered to consumers in October 2015. Until
now, Peek Retina can only be used on Samsung S3, and because it has not
mengantong FDA clearance, then the application can not be sold in the
United States
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