The winner was our engineer Ignacio Salinas Sánchez.

This Bachelor Thesis presents the development of a calibration system for a visual simulation device: the SimVis, developed by 2eyesVision. This system prescribes multifocal lenses allowing patients to know if they adapt correctly to their needs before surgical implantation. To approach the project, the functionality of the calibration system has been divided into three main modules: camera, communication, and image processing, which are finally integrated into a main program. In addition, a calibration cradle prototype has been built to perform verification and validation tests.

Thank both Everis and the UAM for giving us the opportunity to participate in this type of competition, in which all the effort and time that students invest in these works is recognized.

We hope to see you again soon!

Carlos Hernández recognized as an innovator in the global effort to improve vision.

Boston, MA—PlenOptika, a biomedical technology company bringing cutting-edge vision technology to front-line vision care professionals worldwide, announced today that Carlos Santiago Hernández, Director of Engineering, was named an Eye Health Hero in the Innovators category for 2020 by The International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness (IAPB). PlenOptika is maker of the QuickSee™, the world’s most accurate handheld autorefractor.

According to the IAPB, The Eye Health Heroes program is dedicated to recognizing and celebrating “young and upcoming frontline staff, volunteers, support staff and more within the eye health sector,” focusing on “change-makers, innovators, and emerging leaders from across all areas and backgrounds in eye health.”

The Silmo d’Or is a prestigious award which rewards creativity and inventiveness in the optical and vision science research industry.

The sciences of vision have progressed a lot in recent years thanks to the numerous research works and innovations made in the materials. This new knowledge has led to significant changes in the methods of correcting vision defects, prescriptions and the development of equipment.
To help all the professionals of the eye in the daily practice of their profession, to give them access to the latest research, the MONDIAL DE L’OPTIQUE welcomes since 2010, SILMO ACADEMY, a place of progress and exchanges, a meeting of reflection of high level for the optical sector-eyewear. This area of ​​knowledge and training offers professionals who want it the information and experience they need today to understand the issues and changes in the sector.
Created in 2010 under the leadership of Guy CHARLOT, SILMO ACADEMY is composed of a Scientific Council, responsible for validating the relevance of the content of the symposia. He is the guarantor of the scientific scope of the conferences

https://en.silmoparis.com/SILMO-Signature/SILMO-d-Or-awards/SILMO-d-Or-Awards-archives/2020/Nominees-SILMO-Award

A new study published in PLoS ONE, “Assessment of the QuickSee wavefront autorefractor for characterizing refractive errors in school-age children,” finds QuickSee ideally suited to refracting children in school screenings and public health outreach. 

PlenOptika website link

QuickSee shown to outperform other portable automated refractors in the field in this study by Anindya Samanta, Akaanksh Shetty, and Patricia C Nelson.
The study aims to to conduct a systematic literature review of the accuracy and effectiveness of available portable automated refractors compared to the current standard of care, subjective refraction (SR).

More than 400 million people suffer from visual impairment globally, with more than half due to uncorrected refractive error. Autorefraction (AR) is the most common examination performed prior to prescribing glasses. As technology advances, so has the accuracy and number of portable autorefractors available. Portable technology has become acutely important with the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic and the conversion of in-person clinical evaluations to remote telemedicine encounters. Patients and providers want to do as much as possible remotely. The aim of this study was to conduct a systematic literature review of the accuracy and effectiveness of available portable automated refractors compared to the current standard of care, subjective refraction (SR).

Results
There were four portable autorefractors (Netra, Quicksee, Retinomax and SVOne) studied against SR. There was high patient acceptance of glasses prescriptions by the Quicksee alone, with 87% subjects seeing the same or better than SR. Quicksee was more accurate than Netra and Retinomax. SVOne was preferred over Netra and outperformed Retinomax in multiple measures, despite Retinomax being the fastest test.

https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/1357633X20940140