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Low-cost mobile camera to detect and prevent blindness caused by diabetes

By 2035, the International Diabetes Federation estimates that diabetes will affect 592 million people globally. A person with diabetes left untreated will go blind from diabetic retinopathy. The Fred Hollows Foundation will develop a tablet device, known as MARVIN, that will use a mobile diagnostic platform to take high-quality photos of the back of the eye, checking for blinding damage caused by diabetes. MARVIN can be operated by anyone and is a solution for millions of people living in remote communities by providing on-the-spot assessment and diagnosis. In 3 years, 200 MARVIN devices will be deployed, screening 6 million people for diabetic retinopathy per year.

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