oDocs Eye Care is set to release the oDocs nun, a portable smartphone ophthalmoscope, capable of both mydriatic and non-mydriatic retinal imaging. The device can be used independently as a handheld ophthalmoscope or with a broad range of smartphone gadgets running on the iOS and Android platforms.

“The direct ophthalmoscope was invented 160 years ago. The optics remain the same. No wonder many physicians struggle with it,” said the company’s founder Dr Sheng Chiong Hong. “It is time for a complete upgrade.”

The ODocs nun has already achieved the CE Mark as a Class 1 medical device and is registered with MedSafe and the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA). Pre-orders should be available from November, ahead of the official launch planned for the first quarter of 2019. Customers who pre-order the device will save up to $170 and receive it before the end of this year, said Dr Hong.

oDocs Eye Care is a New Zealand social enterprise which designs and manufactures professional, portable eye care adaptors that can be used by anyone with a smartphone. Its mission is to end preventable blindness by ensuring professional eye care is accessible to anyone who needs it.