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Using Technology For Better Post‑Operative Eye Care At Home

Learn the REAN Foundation is empowering more effective post-operative eye care home
Corneal Transplant
50% of transplants fail within the first year
Corneal Blindness
is one of the major causes of reversible blindness
Corneal Transplantation
is the most common and successful transplant

We are working with the REAN Foundation to develop a chat assistant that will make it easier for users to receive real‑time information about their eye condition, access post‑operative care information and learn about risky behaviors after surgery. The technological expertise the REAN team has helped us to create a platform through which users will be able to upload images on WhatsApp and obtain medical advice remotely. This intelligent assistant will be trained by expert physicians from LVPEI to provide 24x7 screening service that will help in detecting potential problems and facilitate access to care providers.

LVPEI

Overview

L V Prasad Eye Institute (LVPEI) is a comprehensive eye care facility and a prestigious World Health Organization Collaborating Centre for Prevention of Blindness. The Institute is dedicated to modern eye care and education & research.

A cornea transplant is also known as Keratoplasty. This surgery uses donor corneal tissue to replace the damaged cornea. Success of this transplant is dependent on many factors.

The Challenge

50% of all corneal transplants fail within the first year, either due to lack of follow‑up or due to complications such as infections. Eye‑care continues to be restrictive due to a variety of reasons, including:
Lack of timely access to doctors to identify and rectify problems
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Heavy dependence on physical check‑ups
Limited healthcare resources
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Absence of an accompanying caretaker
Travel and financial constraints for the patients

REAN Solution

LVPEI is collaborating with the REAN Foundation to build a machine learning model to automatically detect problems post corneal transplant surgery and facilitate access to care providers through an assistant

The easy‑to‑use REAN HealthGuru chat assistant will allow patients to

Upload eye images and receive real‑time information about the condition
Easily access post‑operative care information
Learn about post‑surgical risky behaviors
Receive automated medication reminders
Receive notifications about doctor appointments

Benefits To The Patients

With REAN HealthGuru assistant, users will be able to upload images on WhatsApp to obtain medical advice remotely. Furthermore, an intelligent assistant trained by expert physicians from LVPEI will be available round‑the‑clock to provide screening services, detect potential problems, and facilitate access to care providers.

The primary objective of the solution is to reduce patient travel and in-person visits while providing timely access to physicians. The chat assistant will act as the perfect care assistant, allowing users to have HIPAA-secure patient‑care team communication. It will also enable healthcare experts to scale their services to a larger population.

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