BioLight Engineering LLC (BEL) is developing portable, non-mydriatic ultra-widefield fundus cameras for pediatric eye care — through federally funded research in collaboration with the University of Illinois Chicago.
BioLight Engineering is developing ophthalmic imaging technology for pediatric retinal examination, supported by the National Institutes of Health SBIR program.
About us →Wide field fundus photography is important for the examination of the retina in infants and children, including conditions such as retinopathy of prematurity. Conventional imaging systems, however, are often large, costly, and dependent on pupil dilation and specialized operators — barriers that limit their use in many settings.
To help address these barriers, BioLight is developing a family of portable, non-mydriatic ultra-widefield fundus cameras. The development program includes two configurations: a dedicated handheld camera (PedCam) and a smartphone-based system (PedCam-SP). Both are investigational and under active development.
This work is conducted in collaboration with the Biomedical Optics and Ophthalmic Imaging Laboratory at the University of Illinois Chicago, and is funded through the NIH SBIR program.
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