With ageing populations’ greater need for eye care and medical advances that scan retinas to detect diseases, digital solutions firm DISA is harnessing these opportunities with smart visual test devices and artificial intelligence (AI). Its CEO Eddie Chng shares more. DISA’s Chief Executive Officer Eddie Chng has a new growth vision for his digital solutions company. Its subsidiary, Digital Life Line, has recently completed the first trial deployment of its Automated Visual Acuity Test (“AVAT”) device in a major public hospital in Singapore, with ongoing trials with other public and private eye clinics across Singapore to further expand its market presence.
Globally, DISA’s AVAT device is one of the first devices that can automate ophthalmology screening, which is essential for eye care related diseases. Visual acuity tests – where patients read letters on a chart at a distance – are common and essential in eye clinics, but usually...