Undiscovered Vision Loss Project
Aims to detect vision loss before we know we have it.
Sørlandet Hospital is part of the project’s steering group, as teams at the hospital are exploring whether commercially available electronic glasses can provide functional benefits for people with visual field loss. Sørlandet Hospital’s representative in the project is physician Harald Reiso.
A more detailed presentation of the project is available on this Norwegian Interreg website:
https://interreg.no/2023/05/skal-avdekke-synstap-for-vi-vet-det-selv/
The project uses a platform for planned eye examinations, analyses and data exchange, provided by the Norwegian company Eyecheck System AS. The company offers telemedicine solutions for clinical collaboration in ophthalmology. Eyecheck’s representative is Managing Director Rasmus Heim.
The project’s main goal is to generate new knowledge in the short term by testing innovative solutions that improve people’s quality of life (eye health), and to develop technology that can reduce healthcare costs (advanced eye checks at an optician or at home, instead of having to travel to an ophthalmologist). In the longer term, the project may contribute to new strategies for detecting visual impairments, which could change today’s eye care infrastructure.
The project conducts wide-ranging research using approaches from health sciences, economics and sociology. In particular, cost-benefit assessments will be made of planned interventions to identify undetected vision loss among older people (aged 75 or over, in Sweden and Denmark).
The project takes an interdisciplinary, user-driven innovation approach to developing and optimising screening procedures for detecting and treating undetected vision loss. The focus is on involving businesses and users at every stage. For health technology companies in the programme region, the project will help develop solutions that promote eye health.
The lead partner is Region Zealand in Denmark, the Norwegian project owner is Sørlandet Hospital Trust, and Halmstad University is the main partner in Sweden.