PlenOptika is introducing a new version of its Companion App, an advanced mobile autorefraction (AR) platform, to accompany its QuickSee Free Pro, which provides refraction and keratometry measurements via a single device.
First, a rundown on PlenOptika.
Launched in 2018 and based in Cambridge, Massachusetts, the medical equipment supplier designs and produces “pioneering technology” for vision care—with an emphasis on ensuring eyecare professionals (ECPs) can use its products to perform eye care from “anywhere.”
Its efforts: Involve using its innovations to enable affordable and accessible “new care models” and assist ECPs in meeting the persistent and growing patient need across the globe.
- Check out its ongoing collaborations with ECP and advocacy organizations as well as institutions and government research programs.
Talk about these technologies.
We’ll start with PlenOptika’s flagship device: QuickSee Free.
What it is: Registered with the FDA as a Class I 510(k) exempt medical device, this handheld and battery-powered AR is designed to provide accurate automated measurements of a patient’s refractive error via an open-view optical system.
- A note about this open-view system: This means patients can look through the device at a distance target to help reduce their accommodation and allow for more accurate measurements.
Its technology: Involves the use of wavefront aberrometry to analyze patterns reflecting from the eye to provide more in-depth and detailed information (versus standard ARs).
- Its accessibility: The portable device is intended to enable faster and more convenient vision testing in environments outside standard clinics (including mobile care operations, vision screening programs, remote healthcare settings, etc.).
- See here for a rundown of its advantages.
And how does it compare to the QuickSee Free Pro?
The main difference: The QuickSee Free Pro is a handheld AR device with the addition of keratometry capabilities.
- Its technology and capabilities: Mirror that of the QuickSee Free, right down to utilizing the same wavefront aberrometry and an open-view system.
PlenOptika CEO Shivang R Dave stated: “QuickSee Free Pro is more than just an [AR]—it’s a modern platform for advanced refraction analysis, designed to enhance decision-making and patient education.”
Nice! Any favorable clinical data on these devices?
Indeed there is. In fact, PlenOptika has an extensive list of clinical publications that have investigated the use of these devices to predict patients’ subjective refraction.
The gist of these findings: Positive conclusions supporting the device’s ability to detect significant target vision conditions among pediatrics, produce more reliable results than other ARs, and improve access to vision correction.
Got it. Now dive into this Companion App.
The QuickSee Companion App utilizes machine learning and artificial intelligence (AI) analysis algorithms designed to help ECPs expand their control over the QuickSee Free devices and measurement data.
What it enables: With this software, ECPs can:
- Review results and add extra patient information with clinical data
- Access and download clinical data stored in the devices
- Manage device technology updates with ease
- Using QuickSee Free firmware
- Customize device settings
- Gain access to PlenOptika-provided reference / training materials and support
What else does it provide?
The combination of the QuickSee Free/Free Pro devices with the app also enables ECPs to produce printable visual exam reports for their patients to view vision correction impairments.
When used with the QuickSee Free Pro: “Highly detailed reports” can be generated, including:
- Wavefront maps
- Zernike Coefficients
- Point spread function graphs
As a bonus: ECPs can also perform visual acuity simulations.
Can I get a visual of this?
Check it out:
And what devices is the app available on?
The Companion App can be downloaded via Google Play and is available on Windows, macOS, and Android devices.
Lastly, how can I purchase this technology for my practice?
Click here to inquire about buying the QuickSee Free/Free Pro devices.