[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":413},["ShallowReactive",2],{"slug-future-of-vision-and-eye-care":3},{"post":4,"relatedPosts":200,"relatedBooks":330},{"id":5,"date":6,"date_gmt":7,"guid":8,"modified":10,"modified_gmt":11,"slug":12,"status":13,"type":14,"link":15,"title":16,"content":18,"excerpt":21,"author":23,"featured_media":24,"comment_status":25,"ping_status":25,"sticky":26,"template":27,"format":28,"meta":29,"categories":30,"tags":33,"project_category":50,"contact_email_category":55,"yst_prominent_words":56,"class_list":63,"better_featured_image":92,"acf":129,"yoast_meta":144,"_links":147},16513,"2025-06-21T12:40:21","2025-06-21T10:40:21",{"rendered":9},"http:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002F?p=16513","2025-06-21T12:40:22","2025-06-21T10:40:22","future-of-vision-and-eye-care","publish","post","https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Ffuture-of-vision-and-eye-care",{"rendered":17},"The Future Of Vision And Eye Care",{"rendered":19,"protected":20},"\n\u003Cp>3D printed digital contact lenses, bionic eye implants, augmented reality: the future of vision and eye care is full of science fiction-sounding innovations. Here is where digital health will take ophthalmology in the future!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>More than 80 percent of perception comes through vision\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Researchers estimate that 80-85 percent of our perception, learning, cognition, and activities are mediated through vision. Compared to that, our hearing only processes 11 percent of information, while smell 3.5 percent, touch 1.5 percent and taste 1 percent. Don’t you think that’s possible? Renowned scholars, \u003Ca rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.amazon.com\u002FSee-What-Im-Saying-Extraordinary\u002Fdp\u002F0393067602\" target=\"_blank\">L.D. Rosenblum\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fbooks.google.hu\u002Fbooks?id=u347r70CKYAC&pg=PR19&lpg=PR19&dq=Stolovitch+Keeps+vision&source=bl&ots=GUVTZ4hs9e&sig=xDjvt4DIQYDEzTyliKteS3nngX0&hl=hu&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjXsIe89ovXAhWKZVAKHV1ACI0Q6AEIXTAI#v=onepage&q=Stolovitch%20Keeps%20vision&f=false\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Harold Stolovitch and Erica Keeps\u003C\u002Fa> explained these numbers with the following, rather convincing story.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Imagine you are in an open field, the sun shines on you, with the bees humming softly in the air. How far can you see and hear? When it comes to vision, it’s around 50 miles, talking about hearing, it’s only 1-2 miles at best! What about the smell of the flowers? Without the wind blowing, only 10-20 metres. How about touching or tasting? Well, it depends on your arm’s length, but obviously not further than that. And the same goes for your tongue and tasting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>It is almost a cliché to emphasise the importance of the eyes and vision, but it’s a luminous example to illustrate how the eyes are our most important sensory organ. Hence, if you catch an eye disease or have to face a serious eye condition, you feel very motivated to get better immediately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\">\n\u003Cfigure class=\"aligncenter\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002F1712507217.rsc.cdn77.org\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2017\u002F10\u002Fvision-eye.jpg\" alt=\"Future of Vision\" class=\"wp-image-16516\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2017\u002F10\u002Fvision-eye.jpg 640w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2017\u002F10\u002Fvision-eye-370x208.jpg 370w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2017\u002F10\u002Fvision-eye-512x288.jpg 512w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2017\u002F10\u002Fvision-eye-444x250.jpg 444w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\u003C\u002Fdiv>\n\n\n\u003Ch3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>Eye conditions affect way too many people worldwide\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>The \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.iapb.org\u002Flearn\u002Fvision-atlas\u002Fmagnitude-and-projections\u002Fglobal\u002F\" target=\"_blank\">latest figures\u003C\u002Fa> from the International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness estimate that 43 million people are blind, and 295 million people suffer from moderate or severe distance vision impairment. Globally 1.1 billion people were living with vision loss in 2020, and it is forecasted to reach 1.7 billion without serious interventions and investments by 2050. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"413\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2017\u002F10\u002FVision-loss-1990-2050-768x413.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-44343\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2017\u002F10\u002FVision-loss-1990-2050-768x413.jpg 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2017\u002F10\u002FVision-loss-1990-2050-1536x826.jpg 1536w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2017\u002F10\u002FVision-loss-1990-2050.jpg 1608w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \u002F>\u003Cfigcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Data source: the Vision Loss Expert Group\u003C\u002Ffigcaption>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Some of the necessary investments and improvements will arrive from the digital health field, progress in technology, for example in surgical techniques and  treating eye infections.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Yet, digital health still has a lot to do for lessening plenty of suffering which comes from not being able to see the world clearly. In the last couple of years, it actually started to undertake the task to transform the field of ophthalmology, offering its innovative solutions for the broadest spectrum of eye conditions. Treating less serious ailments gets faster, more targeted and more efficient, while the means for curing more serious and life-altering illnesses improve. Here, I outlined the way technology delineates the future of eye care and vision.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>Most pioneers did not do great in the long term\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Disruptive technologies gave a huge boost to the creative minds of ophthalmology. Types of conditions causing blindness, such as AMD or retinitis pigmentosa, an inherited eye condition causing loss of sight gradually and causing blindness for an estimated 1.5 million people worldwide, have been treated successfully with mind-blowing innovations.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>The California-based firm, \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.secondsight.com\u002Fmission-en.html\" target=\"_blank\">Second Sight\u003C\u002Fa>, the German company, Retina Implant AG, and the French venture, \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.pixium-vision.com\u002Fen\" target=\"_blank\">Pixium Vision\u003C\u002Fa> were the forerunners of the field, developing implantable visual prosthetics to restore vision to patients who are blind as a result of the rare condition of retinitis pigmentosa. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>In 2016, \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.theguardian.com\u002Fsociety\u002F2016\u002Fjan\u002F05\u002Fwoman-bionic-eye-joy-reading-clock-rhian-lewis\" target=\"_blank\">The Guardian reported\u003C\u002Fa> that a blind woman suffering from this disease was fitted with the implant labelled “bionic eye” in the UK as part of a trial at the Oxford Eye Hospital. She spoke of her joy after being able to tell the time for the first time in more than six years. That must have been truly amazing!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"870\" height=\"489\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002F1712507217.rsc.cdn77.org\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2017\u002F10\u002Fbionic-eye.jpg\" alt=\"Future of Vision\" class=\"wp-image-16517\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2017\u002F10\u002Fbionic-eye.jpg 870w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2017\u002F10\u002Fbionic-eye-370x208.jpg 370w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2017\u002F10\u002Fbionic-eye-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2017\u002F10\u002Fbionic-eye-512x288.jpg 512w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2017\u002F10\u002Fbionic-eye-444x250.jpg 444w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 870px) 100vw, 870px\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>In 2015, \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.bbc.com\u002Fnews\u002Fhealth-33571412\" target=\"_blank\">surgeons in Manchester, UK have performed the first bionic eye implant\u003C\u002Fa> for an AMD patient using Second Sight’s innovation. The 80-year-old Ray Flynn lost his central vision entirely, but with the help of the retinal implant, he could make out shapes on the computer screen. Researchers say that the implant cannot provide any highly detailed vision – but it can help patients detect distinct patterns such as door frames and shapes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>However, things are moving fast, and success doesn’t come easy for the pioneers of any medical field. In the past few years, Retina Implant AG \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.bioregio-stern.de\u002Fen\u002Fnews\u002Fretina-implant-ag-discontinues-business-activities\" target=\"_blank\">decided to shut down\u003C\u002Fa> its business activities, while \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fspectrum.ieee.org\u002Fbionic-eye-obsolete\" target=\"_blank\">Second Sight has stopped offering support for its Argus I and II retinal implant systems\u003C\u002Fa>, leaving 350+ blind people around the world with Second Sight’s implants in their eyes in complete uncertainty, and a vast number of potential medical complications should anything go wrong with their implants.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>Developing bionic eyes with fractal-patterned electrodes for reversing blindness\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>We have seen fascinating developments as well. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>University of Oregon researchers have grown rodent retinal neurons on a fractal-patterned electrode, a form mimicking the repeating branching pattern in which neurons naturally grow, \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.futurity.org\u002Fbionic-eye-fractal-neurons-2723572\u002F\" target=\"_blank\">\u003Cu>Futurity reported\u003C\u002Fu>\u003C\u002Fa>. It’s a step closer to making a bio-inspired bionic eye. The team, led by physicist Richard Taylor, hope their electrodes can someday be implanted in human eyes to restore lost vision.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>The paper, \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fjournals.plos.org\u002Fplosone\u002Farticle?id=10.1371\u002Fjournal.pone.0265685#pone-0265685-g002\" target=\"_blank\">\u003Cu>recently published in PLOS\u003C\u002Fu>\u003C\u002Fa>, summarises three years of data. The new work provides experimental evidence supporting a hunch the team has been pursuing for years, that neurons, which themselves are fractals, will connect better to a fractal-patterned electrode than they do to more traditionally shaped electrodes, allowing better signal transmission between the implant and the brain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>To successfully send signals to the brain or the eye, an implanted electrode needs to be able to connect to a network of existing neurons. Neurons naturally grow in a tree-like fractal pattern, leading to ever-finer branches.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Taylor thought why not coax the neurons to connect to an electrode in a pattern that fits their tendency? Then, they tracked how mouse retinal neurons grew on the chips, using cells cultured in a petri dish.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Neurons attached more prevalently to the textured fractal branches than to the smooth gaps between the branches, the experiment showed. And glia, important support cells for neurons, are packed tightly into the smooth gaps. The fractal design was the most effective at this ‘herding’ of neurons and glia.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>The work is still early-stage, Taylor emphasises. Running trials in animals will take additional engineering and safety tests. But eventually, the researchers hope their design will turn into a real-world device that can help people with vision loss.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>Brain implants and artificial retina instead of bionic eyes?\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Instead of “bionic eyes” that stimulate brain cells with lights coming from a tiny video camera or stimulate the visual cortex directly through electrodes, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.sciencealert.com\u002Fscientists-have-created-an-artificial-retina-implant-that-could-restore-vision-to-millions\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">the Italian Institute of Technology has developed a new approach\u003C\u002Fa> for treating retinal degeneration, with a prosthesis implanted into the eye that serves as a working replacement for a damaged retina – basically an artificial retina. Their research showed promising results for lab rats, and they plan to carry out the first human trials in the second half of 2017 and gather preliminary results during 2018.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"870\" height=\"621\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002F1712507217.rsc.cdn77.org\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2017\u002F10\u002Fartificial-retina.jpg\" alt=\"future of vision\" class=\"wp-image-16518\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2017\u002F10\u002Fartificial-retina.jpg 870w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2017\u002F10\u002Fartificial-retina-768x548.jpg 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2017\u002F10\u002Fartificial-retina-512x365.jpg 512w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2017\u002F10\u002Fartificial-retina-350x250.jpg 350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 870px) 100vw, 870px\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>The \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmed.stanford.edu\u002Fartificial-retina\u002Fresearch.html\" target=\"_blank\">Stanford Artificial Retina Project\u003C\u002Fa> shows great promises. The project’s main focus is on ganglion cells, the output neurons of the retina, which largely survive the retinal degeneration process. Ganglion cells generate visual representations of light inputs and transmit these encoded representations toward specific target areas in the brain. By first learning how patterns of activity in many ganglion cells represent a visual scene, they can mimic the neural retinal code using their artificial implant. If they accurately reproduce the retinal code, the brain can accurately perceive the visual image.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>The unique feature of the Stanford research is that instead of using large electrodes – employed in other projects -, the team proposes using 10 μm variant electrodes that can excite a small number of cells in the epiretinal region of the eye. The aim is not to “confuse” the brain’s signals with activating cell clusters in aggregate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) researchers have taken a distinctly divergent path from the previous research candidates and \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.nature.com\u002Farticles\u002Fs41586-020-2285-x\" target=\"_blank\">generated an artificial bionic eye composed of analogous elements to a real eye\u003C\u002Fa>. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>The journal \u003Cem>Nature\u003C\u002Fem> provided a commentary report on HKUST’s research into the bionic eye. The study indicated that \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.nature.com\u002Farticles\u002Fd41586-020-01420-7\" target=\"_blank\">this eye has a comparable photoreceptor sensitivity response to the human eye\u003C\u002Fa>. This sensitivity is principally due to the novel use of perovskite materials, which have favourable properties in the next generation of optoelectronic signals.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>The miraculous CRISPR and other gene therapies for regaining vision\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>CRISPR-Cas9 or as used in plain language, CRISPR, \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Fcrispr\u002F\" target=\"_blank\">the breakthrough gene-editing method, \u003C\u002Fa>has already shown its potential future use in eye care. Experts even say the eye is an ideal place to start for the first clinical use of CRISPR. Compared to other parts of the body, the eye is easy to access for surgery, readily accepts new tissue and can be noninvasively monitored.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Scientists at Columbia University Medical Center and the University of Iowa \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.forbes.com\u002Fsites\u002Femilymullin\u002F2016\u002F01\u002F29\u002Fcrispr-used-to-repair-blindness-causing-gene-defect\u002F#7fdf2715f46a\" target=\"_blank\">used CRISPR to repair a genetic mutation responsible for retinitis pigmentosa\u003C\u002Fa> in induced pluripotent stem cells derived from a patient with the disease. The team reported a 13 percent success rate at converting the mutated gene variant into the normal one, which is way \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.nature.com\u002Fnbt\u002Fjournal\u002Fv33\u002Fn5\u002Ffull\u002Fnbt.3198.html\" target=\"_blank\">better than previous studies\u003C\u002Fa>. In February 2017, experts at the Center for Genome Engineering, within the Institute for Basic Science (IBS) \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.sciencedaily.com\u002Freleases\u002F2017\u002F02\u002F170216133252.htm\" target=\"_blank\">reported the use of CRISPR in performing “gene surgery” in the layer of tissue that supports the retina of living mice\u003C\u002Fa>. After the intervention, the mice showed signs of improvement from AMD. It is a ground-breaking experiment suggesting that CRISPR can not only be used to correct mutations causing hereditary diseases but also in the case of non-hereditary degenerative diseases.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Beyond CRISPR, other gene therapies also have a great chance to become a common treatment method for specific eye conditions in the future. In early October 2017, \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fedition.cnn.com\u002F2017\u002F10\u002F12\u002Fhealth\u002Ffda-gene-therapy-blindness-vote\u002Findex.html\" target=\"_blank\">the FDA’s advisory panel approved a gene therapy called Luxturna\u003C\u002Fa>, which targets a rare condition called Leber congenital amaurosis. Thus, the treatment method got one step closer to full FDA approval. The agency will make its final decision by next January. If the verdict is positive, this gene therapy will be the first approved treatment in the US to correct an inherited genetic trait – but it might be followed very soon by much more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>And \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.npr.org\u002Fsections\u002Fhealth-shots\u002F2021\u002F09\u002F29\u002F1040879179\u002Fvision-loss-crispr-treatment?t=1651830489871\" target=\"_blank\">the latest CRISPR breakthrough\u003C\u002Fa> is also connected to Leber congenital amaurosis. The team of Dr. \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.ohsu.edu\u002Fpeople\u002Fmark-pennesi-md-phd\">Mark Pennesi,\u003C\u002Fa> professor of ophthalmology at the Casey Eye Institute at the Oregon Health & Science University carried out a project in which they injected CRISPR directly into cells that are still in patients’ bodies. This was the first time researchers worked with CRISPR this way. Earlier experiments had removed cells from patients’ bodies, edited them in the lab and then infused the modified cells back into the patients.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"870\" height=\"489\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002F1712507217.rsc.cdn77.org\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2017\u002F10\u002Fcrispr.jpg\" alt=\"Future of Vision\" class=\"wp-image-16519\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2017\u002F10\u002Fcrispr.jpg 870w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2017\u002F10\u002Fcrispr-370x208.jpg 370w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2017\u002F10\u002Fcrispr-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2017\u002F10\u002Fcrispr-512x288.jpg 512w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2017\u002F10\u002Fcrispr-445x250.jpg 445w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 870px) 100vw, 870px\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>Eye care patients will also become the point of care\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>With the advancement of smartphones and other smart gadgets at lightning speed, it is only a matter of time before portable devices will appear on a large scale in ophthalmology as well. The tiny, well-designed and connected instruments and the accompanying apps make it possible to undertake eye examinations anywhere in the world – making patients the point of care.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>For example, Peek Retina is the flagship product of \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.peekvision.org\u002Fabout-us\u002F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Peek Vision\u003C\u002Fa>, a UK-based company and foundation, a portable ophthalmoscope that enables you to view and capture retinal images on your smartphone wherever you are. The venture also offers smartphone-based vision eye tests, e.g. for measuring visual acuity. It greatly helps physicians in remote areas such as Sub-Saharan Africa diagnose and treat patients.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>The MIT-spinout company, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Feyenetra.com\u002F\">EyeNetra\u003C\u002Fa> developed a diagnostic device for signalling refractive errors fast and accurately. The device, called Netra, is a plastic, binocular-like headset to be used with an app which calculates the difference between what the user indicates as “aligned” and the actual alignment of various patterns. This signals any refractive errors, such as near-sightedness, farsightedness, and astigmatism. The app then displays the refractive powers, the axis of astigmatism, and the pupillary distance required for eyeglasses prescriptions. EyeNetra will make school or workplace eye examinations in the future a lot easier than today.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image alignnone wp-image-16520 size-full is-style-default\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"870\" height=\"489\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002F1712507217.rsc.cdn77.org\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2017\u002F10\u002Fpeek-vision.jpg\" alt=\"Future of Vision\" class=\"wp-image-16520\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2017\u002F10\u002Fpeek-vision.jpg 870w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2017\u002F10\u002Fpeek-vision-370x208.jpg 370w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2017\u002F10\u002Fpeek-vision-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2017\u002F10\u002Fpeek-vision-512x288.jpg 512w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2017\u002F10\u002Fpeek-vision-444x250.jpg 444w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 870px) 100vw, 870px\" \u002F>\u003Cfigcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Photo credit: Rolex\u002FJoan Bardeletti\u003C\u002Ffigcaption>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>The Newark-based \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.eyeque.com\u002Fblog\u002Fwhy-eyeque-the-technology-behind-the-products\u002F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">EyeQue has an MIT patented technology\u003C\u002Fa> based on instruments and charts used in vision testing for years. They offer two products enabling low-cost and accessible eye tests for everyone. \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.eyeque.com\u002Fpvt\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Personal Vision Tracker\u003C\u002Fa> measures an individual’s refractive status, including near-or-farsightedness and astigmatism, while the \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.eyeque.com\u002Finsight\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">EyeQue Insight\u003C\u002Fa> determines visual acuity or the sharpness of vision.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>Are 3D printed and digital contact lenses the future?\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Digital contact lenses sound like science fiction: the translucent layer on your eye transmitting special information about your body to an outside device. Yet, it might be a reality soon. For example, Google teamed up with Novartis \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002F2016\u002F04\u002F07\u002Fgoogles-amazing-digital-contact-lens-can-transform-diabetes-care\u002F\" target=\"_blank\">to produce digital, multi-sensor contact lenses\u003C\u002Fa> which are designed to be able to measure blood sugar levels.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Google and Novartis said the lens would contain a tiny and ultra slim microchip that would be embedded in one of its thin concave sides. Through its equally tiny antenna, it would send data about the glucose measurements from the user’s tears to his or her paired smartphone via installed software. Originally, the companies promised to put the digital contact lens on the market around 2020. However, \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.fiercebiotech.com\u002Fr-d\u002Fnovartis-chairman-google-smart-lens-a-high-risk-project\" target=\"_blank\">in March 2017 Novartis Chairman Joerg Reinhardt talked down the chances of the project\u003C\u002Fa> bringing visible results in the next couple of years. I truly hope this is just a temporary setback.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile, \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.newsweek.com\u002Fscientists-3d-print-contact-lens-built-led-287905\" target=\"_blank\">researchers at the University of Washington have created a contact lens with an LED display built into it\u003C\u002Fa> – with the help of a 3D printer! While it is really difficult to manufacture a contact lens, which is one-third of a millimetre in diameter, a 3D printer sandwiches together different layers of interacting material, which makes it easier to match tiny pieces. While it was only an experiment, the research has important implications to improve the display technology of small devices. Maybe Google will 3D print the next generation of digital contact lenses, who knows?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"870\" height=\"440\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002F1712507217.rsc.cdn77.org\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2016\u002F04\u002Fdigital-contact-lenses.png\" alt=\"Digital Contact Lenses - Overhyped Technologies\" class=\"wp-image-13628\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2016\u002F04\u002Fdigital-contact-lenses.png 870w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2016\u002F04\u002Fdigital-contact-lenses-768x388.png 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2016\u002F04\u002Fdigital-contact-lenses-512x259.png 512w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2016\u002F04\u002Fdigital-contact-lenses-458x231.png 458w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 870px) 100vw, 870px\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>Healing the eye faster \u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Innovation in regenerative medicine is flourishing: dentistry, dermatology, and ophthalmology. A few specialties which can take pride in healing injured or diseased body parts faster and in a more efficient way.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>For example, \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.aao.org\u002Fnewsroom\u002Fnews-releases\u002Fdetail\u002Fregenerative-medicine-speeds-healing-of-eye-tissue\" target=\"_blank\">researchers in Turkey developed a regenerative medicine that can heal the front of the eye in as little as two days after surgery\u003C\u002Fa>. The drug called Cacicol stimulates faster tissue repair, and appears to relieve eye pain, burning, and light sensitivity following an invasive intervention. Scientists treated patients suffering from a rare disease called keratoconus who went through a surgery known as corneal cross-linking with Cacicol. The drug helped decrease the initial healing from 5 days.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>Artificial Intelligence for detecting eye conditions in time \u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Image recognition algorithms have the capacity to transform diagnostics based on medical imaging. In 2016, \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.technologyreview.com\u002Fs\u002F602958\u002Fan-ai-ophthalmologist-shows-how-machine-learning-may-transform-medicine\u002F\" target=\"_blank\">Google developed an eye-scanning technique for looking at retinal images and detecting diabetic retinopathy\u003C\u002Fa> as well as a trained ophthalmologist. The disease is quite common among diabetes patients, and if it is not spotted early enough, it may cause blindness. The machine-learning algorithm uses Google’s method for labelling millions of Web images as it examines photos of a patient’s retina to spot tiny aneurysms indicating the early stages of diabetic retinopathy. A year later, \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.wired.com\u002F2017\u002F06\u002Fgoogles-ai-eye-doctor-gets-ready-go-work-india\u002F\" target=\"_blank\">the search giant announced they have begun working on integrating the technology into a chain of eye hospitals in India\u003C\u002Fa>.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"870\" height=\"393\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002F1712507217.rsc.cdn77.org\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2017\u002F10\u002Fgoogle-diabetic-retinopathy.png\" alt=\"Future of Vision\" class=\"wp-image-16521\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2017\u002F10\u002Fgoogle-diabetic-retinopathy.png 870w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2017\u002F10\u002Fgoogle-diabetic-retinopathy-768x347.png 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2017\u002F10\u002Fgoogle-diabetic-retinopathy-512x231.png 512w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2017\u002F10\u002Fgoogle-diabetic-retinopathy-458x207.png 458w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 870px) 100vw, 870px\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Google is not the only one working on A.I. solutions for eye care, though. A teenage girl from India, whose grandfather in India was diagnosed with diabetic retinopathy, \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.sciencealert.com\u002Fthis-teenage-girl-invented-a-brilliant-ai-based-app-that-can-quickly-diagnose-eye-disease\" target=\"_blank\">developed a smartphone app that can screen for the disease\u003C\u002Fa> with the help of a specially trained artificial intelligence program and a simple 3D-printed lens attachment. A truly disruptive innovation: smart, cheap and potentially life-changing!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>A fresh study, published in April 2022 in the Lancet found that a deep-learning algorithm was able to detect vision-threatening diabetic retinopathy with an accuracy of 94.7%, sensitivity of 91.4% and specificity of 95.4%. This was compared to the retina specialist over-readers who performed with an accuracy of 93.5%, a sensitivity of 84.8% and a specificity of 95.5%.  \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>Eye conditions through augmented reality\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Patient education is key in prevention and it also gives the best chance for physicians to arrive at the most accurate diagnosis based on their patients’ explanation of their symptoms.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>The use of \u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.imedicalapps.com\u002F2013\u002F07\u002Fmedical-app-augmented-reality-patient-education\u002F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Orca Health’s EyeDecide\u003C\u002Fa> could bring exactly this result. The innovative, Utah-based mobile software company’s medical app uses an augmented reality camera display for simulating the impact of specific conditions on a person’s vision. EyeDecide can fully demonstrate the consequences of cataract or AMD and thus help patients understand their actual medical state.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"870\" height=\"489\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002F1712507217.rsc.cdn77.org\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2017\u002F10\u002Feyedecide.jpg\" alt=\"Future of Vision\" class=\"wp-image-16522\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2017\u002F10\u002Feyedecide.jpg 870w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2017\u002F10\u002Feyedecide-370x208.jpg 370w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2017\u002F10\u002Feyedecide-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2017\u002F10\u002Feyedecide-512x288.jpg 512w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2017\u002F10\u002Feyedecide-444x250.jpg 444w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 870px) 100vw, 870px\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>Cyborgization is upon us?\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>I’m hopeful that eye conditions, visual impairment, and blindness will be entirely treatable in the future, even if that would mean a replacing the eye with a bionic device or replacing the natural process of vision with a brain-computer interface. I believe the biggest ethical challenge of eye implants or devices replacing visual functions could be that they might facilitate cyborgization.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>What if healthy people would like to live as \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Fthe-worlds-most-famous-real-life-cyborgs\u002F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Neil Harbisson\u003C\u002Fa>? As someone whose vision is extended through an external technology? What if the average user will ask for bionic eyes as it does not get tired, you can zoom with it, browse and search online, even take photos that no one else could see?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Neil Harbisson is actually an artist born with achromatopsia or extreme colorblindness meaning he could only see in black-and-white. Harbisson received a specialised electronic eye, his “eyeborg” to be able to render perceived colours as sounds on the musical scale. He is capable of experiencing colours beyond the scope of normal human perception: \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.theguardian.com\u002Fartanddesign\u002F2014\u002Fmay\u002F06\u002Fneil-harbisson-worlds-first-cyborg-artist\" target=\"_blank\">Amy Winehouse is red and pink, while ringtones are green\u003C\u002Fa>. In his view, cyborgization might start with a third eye on the back of the head or an implanted sensor indicating whether there is a car behind you.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"870\" height=\"544\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002F1712507217.rsc.cdn77.org\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2015\u002F05\u002Fa-color-blind-artist-neil-harbisson-wears-an-antenna-that-allows-him-to-“hear”-color-through-vibrations-in-his-skull.jpg\" alt=\"Neil Harbisson - Top Cyborgs\" class=\"wp-image-15869\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2015\u002F05\u002Fa-color-blind-artist-neil-harbisson-wears-an-antenna-that-allows-him-to-“hear”-color-through-vibrations-in-his-skull.jpg 870w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2015\u002F05\u002Fa-color-blind-artist-neil-harbisson-wears-an-antenna-that-allows-him-to-“hear”-color-through-vibrations-in-his-skull-768x480.jpg 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2015\u002F05\u002Fa-color-blind-artist-neil-harbisson-wears-an-antenna-that-allows-him-to-“hear”-color-through-vibrations-in-his-skull-512x320.jpg 512w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2015\u002F05\u002Fa-color-blind-artist-neil-harbisson-wears-an-antenna-that-allows-him-to-“hear”-color-through-vibrations-in-his-skull-400x250.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 870px) 100vw, 870px\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>If you are entirely freaked out by now, I have to tell you, we are rather far from implanting third eyes into people. However, we have to start to contemplate about the possibilities of such scenarios as we will arrive at the boundaries of privacy, ethics – and the ultimate merging of the human body with technology. We have to be ready for that!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Learn more about the technological future of medical specialties from \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fleanpub.com\u002Ffuture-of-medical-specialties\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">our latest e-book\u003C\u002Fa>!\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"432\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2022\u002F05\u002F2022_tech_giants_ebook-cover-768x432.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-43839\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2022\u002F05\u002F2022_tech_giants_ebook-cover-768x432.png 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2022\u002F05\u002F2022_tech_giants_ebook-cover-370x208.png 370w, 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care is an important field for the use of advanced technologies.\u003C\u002Fp>\n",{"title":143},"\u003Cp>From 3D printing, to apps and even CRISPR genome editing, there are many examples that help better see how eye care can take advantage of the technological revolution.\u003C\u002Fp>\n",{"yoast_wpseo_title":145,"yoast_wpseo_metadesc":146,"yoast_wpseo_canonical":15},"The Future Of Vision And Eye Care - The Medical Futurist","The future of vision and eye care are full of science fiction-sounding innovations. The Medical Futurist shows the best technologies changing ophthalmology.",{"self":148,"collection":154,"about":157,"author":160,"replies":163,"version-history":166,"predecessor-version":170,"wp:featuredmedia":174,"wp:attachment":177,"wp:term":180,"curies":196},[149],{"href":150,"targetHints":151},"https:\u002F\u002Fapi.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-json\u002Fwp\u002Fv2\u002Fposts\u002F16513",{"allow":152},[153],"GET",[155],{"href":156},"https:\u002F\u002Fapi.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-json\u002Fwp\u002Fv2\u002Fposts",[158],{"href":159},"https:\u002F\u002Fapi.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-json\u002Fwp\u002Fv2\u002Ftypes\u002Fpost",[161],{"embeddable":26,"href":162},"https:\u002F\u002Fapi.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-json\u002Fwp\u002Fv2\u002Fusers\u002F6",[164],{"embeddable":26,"href":165},"https:\u002F\u002Fapi.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-json\u002Fwp\u002Fv2\u002Fcomments?post=16513",[167],{"count":168,"href":169},43,"https:\u002F\u002Fapi.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-json\u002Fwp\u002Fv2\u002Fposts\u002F16513\u002Frevisions",[171],{"id":172,"href":173},58877,"https:\u002F\u002Fapi.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-json\u002Fwp\u002Fv2\u002Fposts\u002F16513\u002Frevisions\u002F58877",[175],{"embeddable":26,"href":176},"https:\u002F\u002Fapi.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-json\u002Fwp\u002Fv2\u002Fmedia\u002F44481",[178],{"href":179},"https:\u002F\u002Fapi.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-json\u002Fwp\u002Fv2\u002Fmedia?parent=16513",[181,184,187,190,193],{"taxonomy":182,"embeddable":26,"href":183},"category","https:\u002F\u002Fapi.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-json\u002Fwp\u002Fv2\u002Fcategories?post=16513",{"taxonomy":185,"embeddable":26,"href":186},"post_tag","https:\u002F\u002Fapi.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-json\u002Fwp\u002Fv2\u002Ftags?post=16513",{"taxonomy":188,"embeddable":26,"href":189},"project_category","https:\u002F\u002Fapi.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-json\u002Fwp\u002Fv2\u002Fproject_category?post=16513",{"taxonomy":191,"embeddable":26,"href":192},"contact_email_category","https:\u002F\u002Fapi.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-json\u002Fwp\u002Fv2\u002Fcontact_email_category?post=16513",{"taxonomy":194,"embeddable":26,"href":195},"yst_prominent_words","https:\u002F\u002Fapi.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-json\u002Fwp\u002Fv2\u002Fyst_prominent_words?post=16513",[197],{"name":198,"href":199,"templated":26},"wp","https:\u002F\u002Fapi.w.org\u002F{rel}",[201],{"id":133,"date":202,"date_gmt":203,"guid":204,"modified":206,"modified_gmt":207,"slug":208,"status":13,"type":14,"link":209,"title":210,"content":212,"excerpt":214,"author":23,"featured_media":216,"comment_status":25,"ping_status":25,"sticky":20,"template":27,"format":28,"meta":217,"categories":218,"tags":224,"project_category":226,"contact_email_category":227,"yst_prominent_words":228,"class_list":242,"better_featured_image":250,"acf":285,"yoast_meta":286,"_links":288},"2016-04-26T16:41:49","2016-04-26T14:41:49",{"rendered":205},"http:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002F?p=13095","2021-12-06T00:36:33","2021-12-05T23:36:33","6-surprising-trends-shaping-the-future-of-pharma","https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002F6-surprising-trends-shaping-the-future-of-pharma",{"rendered":211},"6 Surprising Trends Shaping the Future of Pharma",{"rendered":213,"protected":20},"\n\u003Ctable style=\"width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; background-color: #eee; border-top: 4px solid #444;\" cellpadding=\"5px\"> \u003Ctbody> \u003Ctr> \u003Ctd style=\"width: 100%;\"> \u003Cp style=\"color: #555;font-size: 12px;line-height: 14px\">THIS ARTICLE HAS NOT BEEN UPDATED SINCE 2016. THE INFORMATION SHARED IN THE ARTICLE WAS ACCURATE AT THE TIME OF ITS PUBLICATION, BUT IT MAY BE OUT OF DATE NOW. \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Fmagazine\">BROWSE OUR LATEST ARTICLES HERE\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fp> \u003C\u002Ftd> \u003C\u002Ftr> \u003C\u002Ftbody> \u003C\u002Ftable> \u003Cp> \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">“We don’t want to miss the train of digital health” is a phrase I often hear from pharmaceutical companies. However, there are no trains to catch anymore. Disruptive healthcare trends are the futuristic spaceships many pharma companies don’t even see flying above them. If pharma doesn’t prepare for the coming waves of change, it won’t have an industry at all.\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003C!--more-->\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It might sound like a bold statement, but trends suggest a future in which medical innovation will be born in a garage lab or a small startup company. In the last hundred years, advances in medicine belonged mainly to the R&D departments of pharma companies. \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002F2016\u002F04\u002F14\u002Fhow-the-top-40-medical-technology-trends-changed-in-3-years-free-guide-and-infographic\u002F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Technological developments might change that forever\u003C\u002Fa>.\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What if a startup can perform clinical trials in silico? Instead of spending billions of dollars and waiting for years, they might be able to test thousands of drug targets in seconds on billions of patient models without the need for testing drugs on real people. What if they can recruit the right patients for these trials through digital methods more easily and much more cheaply?\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Here are the 6 trends that will shape the future of pharma.\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n\u003Ciframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Future of Pharma: Top 6 Trends Impacting the Pharmaceutical Industry - The Medical Futurist\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.youtube.com\u002Fembed\u002FoQSGX93J50I?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen>\u003C\u002Fiframe>\n\u003C\u002Fdiv>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cb>\u003Cb>Empowered patients\u003C\u002Fb>\u003C\u002Fb>\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002F2013\u002F11\u002F14\u002Fe-patient-dave-at-semmelweis-university-e-patients-are-hackers-of-healtchare\u002F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Empowered patients\u003C\u002Fa> might launch their own biotech companies to develop new drugs or acquire companies that failed to do so. They know what pharma and other medical companies are working on and how they communicate with fellow patients and their caregivers as they follow the companies on social media. Empowered patients have high expectations and if those are not met, patients find their own solutions.\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-image\">\u003Cfigure class=\"aligncenter\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"512\" height=\"334\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002F1712507217.rsc.cdn77.org\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2016\u002F04\u002Fsocial_media-92816391-512x334.jpg\" alt=\"Woman checking health information online\" class=\"wp-image-13100\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2016\u002F04\u002Fsocial_media-92816391-512x334.jpg 512w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2016\u002F04\u002Fsocial_media-92816391-384x250.jpg 384w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2016\u002F04\u002Fsocial_media-92816391.jpg 732w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\u003C\u002Fdiv>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u003Cb>\u003Cb>Augmented and virtual reality\u003C\u002Fb>\u003C\u002Fb>\u003Cbr>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Augmented reality and virtual reality with devices such as \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002F2016\u002F04\u002F07\u002Fgoogles-amazing-digital-contact-lens-can-transform-diabetes-care\u002F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Google’s digital contact lens\u003C\u002Fa>, Microsoft’s Hololens or Oculus Rift give us a new view of the world through digital information. Patients can see how the drug works in 3D in front of their eyes instead of just reading long descriptions on the bottle. Lab workers could monitor their experiments with augmented reality equipment. In factories, workers could start working without hands on trainings as the device would tell them what to do, and how to do it. \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n\u003Ciframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"New Drug - Augmented Reality Demo\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.youtube.com\u002Fembed\u002F1nZpX9BQEfo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen>\u003C\u002Fiframe>\n\u003C\u002Fdiv>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cb>\u003Cb>Truly personalized medicine\u003C\u002Fb>\u003C\u002Fb>\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Genomics and personalized medicine enable us to receive therapy customized to our own molecular makeup. T\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">oday’s healthcare cannot manage this complexity. So far, there have only been a few examples of genomic information being used in making decisions about treatment. \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I own a huge text file containing my DNA data which I can take to my doctor and hope to receive personalized drugs instead of the blockbusters that are manufactured for the “average” of millions of people who are all genetically and metabolically different. \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002F2016\u002F04\u002F13\u002Fthe-future-of-health-insurance-preparing-for-dr-big-brother\u002F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">What if a digital health company can quickly connect\u003C\u002Fa> the dots for the patient regarding genomic background and susceptibility for drugs and dosages? \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">f big pharma won’t provide the tailored medicine patients will demand, they will go elsewhere or build their own.\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-image\">\u003Cfigure class=\"aligncenter\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"512\" height=\"341\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002F1712507217.rsc.cdn77.org\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2016\u002F04\u002Fdna-test-512x341.png\" alt=\"DNA test that predicts risk for health conditions\" class=\"wp-image-13096\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2016\u002F04\u002Fdna-test-512x341.png 512w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2016\u002F04\u002Fdna-test-768x511.png 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2016\u002F04\u002Fdna-test-375x250.png 375w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2016\u002F04\u002Fdna-test.png 870w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\u003C\u002Fdiv>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cb>\u003Cb>3D-printed drugs\u003C\u002Fb>\u003C\u002Fb>\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The first 3D-printed drug, Spritam, that dissolves quickly and is used in epilepsy, was approved by the \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002F2016\u002F01\u002F12\u002Fthe-future-of-the-fda-and-drug-regulations-2\u002F\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">US FDA in 2015\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fa>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. What if small companies come up with other solutions for creating drugs that can be metabolised faster and reach the market more easily because of this manufacturing method? Whole pharma supply chains will have to be redesigned within years, perhaps even months.\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n\u003Ciframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"FDA approves first prescription drug made by 3D printing\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.youtube.com\u002Fembed\u002F9mHnCnX4al0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen>\u003C\u002Fiframe>\n\u003C\u002Fdiv>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cb>\u003Cb>Body sensors\u003C\u002Fb>\u003C\u002Fb>\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There are \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002F2015\u002F04\u002F23\u002Fwhat-comes-after-the-wearable-health-revolution\u002F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">already sensors\u003C\u002Fa> that measure crucial vital signs cheaply and comfortably by being placed on, or inside the body. The success of clinical trials largely depends on how medical professionals collect data about their patients. Imagine automating this process through the new generation of health sensors that’s in development now.\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-image\">\u003Cfigure class=\"aligncenter\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"512\" height=\"373\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002F1712507217.rsc.cdn77.org\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2016\u002F04\u002Fthe-phone-oximeter-phone-and-sensor-512x373.png\" alt=\"Pulse oxymeter measures blood oxygen levels\" class=\"wp-image-13097\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2016\u002F04\u002Fthe-phone-oximeter-phone-and-sensor-512x373.png 512w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2016\u002F04\u002Fthe-phone-oximeter-phone-and-sensor-768x560.png 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2016\u002F04\u002Fthe-phone-oximeter-phone-and-sensor-343x250.png 343w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2016\u002F04\u002Fthe-phone-oximeter-phone-and-sensor.png 870w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\u003C\u002Fdiv>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cb>\u003Cb>Artificial intelligence\u003C\u002Fb>\u003C\u002Fb>\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002F2016\u002F04\u002F05\u002Falphago-artificial-intelligence-in-medicine\u002F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Medical decision making with artificial intelligence\u003C\u002Fa> using the power of supercomputers will change everyday medicine. Cognitive computers, such as IBM Watson, have been used in many ways to analyse big data, not only in genomic research but also in biotechnology. This will also shape the way new drugs are found. It might lead to the end of human experimentation through detailed simulation of human physiology. Our era, with drugs being tested on actual people, will seem barbaric to people of the future. What if supercomputers could test thousands of drug targets on billions of simulations modelling the physiology of the human body in seconds? Pharma should support such research for their own benefit.\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n\u003Ciframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"A basic introduction to drugs, drug targets, and molecular interactions.\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.youtube.com\u002Fembed\u002Fu49k72rUdyc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen>\u003C\u002Fiframe>\n\u003C\u002Fdiv>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>Will the pharma industry react quickly and effectively to these changes? I hope so, as nobody wants the next successful drugs to come from a garage lab without clear regulation and oversight. 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