Visualising the invisible tear film: Beyond 700
Wed, 25 Nov
|Online meeting details will be emailed
After discovering that they could see the tear film in real-time using infrared technology, and securing IP, two scientists set up a company to design and manufacture a device called TearView with associated software.
Time & Location
25 Nov 2020, 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm AEDT
Online meeting details will be emailed
About the event
At the red end of the light spectrum, the human eye can see to about 700nm. Beyond that, the
world is invisible. When two scientists at Western Sydney University (WSU) discovered they could
visualise the tear file on the human eye, it set them on a path to the development of a medical
device to diagnose the debilitating condition of dry eye.
The tear film is a thin moist layer spread over the front of the eye by blinking. When problems occur,
it can lead to eye redness, sensitivity to light, diminished vision and constant, debilitating pain. A