Eyecare diagnostics developer Virtual Field is introducing a next-generation connectivity hub developed exclusively for eyecare practices: the DICOM 360 Sync.
First, this company.
Founded in 2016 and based in Brooklyn, New York, Virtual Field specializes in providing a fully integrated suite of diagnostic products for eyecare providers (ECPs) to offer visual field (VF) testing to their patients via head-mounted, virtual reality (VR)-based perimeter devices.
Among these forms of testing:
- VF
- Color vision
- Pupilometry
- Ptosis screening
- Extraocular motility (EOM)
See here for a step-by-step guide to how this process works.
Talk about these perimeter devices.
The company offers two options for its VF testing: the VF3 and the VF3 Pro—both of which are Class I medical devices registered and listed with the FDA.
Each lightweight headset comes with 4K resolution, magnetic trial lens adapters (which accept standard sphere and cylinder lenses), and enables patients to wear their glasses during use.
- Plus: Instructions and other verbal dialogue are available in 38 languages.
The VF3 performs fast VF testing and color vision screening, provides real-time monitoring of patients’ results via a digital dashboard, and is marketed as the only virtual perimeter to offer advanced progression analysis software.
And the VF3 Pro?
Introduced in 2023, this headset includes more advanced capabilities such as:
- Using pupillometry for screening Relative Afferent Pupillary Defects (RAPD)
- Detection in under 1 minute with a CPT code for quantitative pupillometry
- Active eye tracking
- Kinetic visual fields (Goldmann perimetry)
- Includes customizable parameters to replicate real-world visual experiences
See here for more info on its reporting and insights.
How has this changed the VF testing experience for practices?
Virtual Field’s portable VF testing (noted for its affordability in addition to advanced capabilities) has performed over 4 million exams since its launch.
See here for case studies and real-world feedback from eyecare providers using the technology.
Now to the company’s new offering.
Integrating with the VR3 Pro, DICOM 360 Sync is designed to synchronize its VF imaging data with a clinical practice’s information systems to deliver an “instant, automatic, error-free data exchange.”
Included in its “real-time” features:
- Modality worklist
- Automatically pulls in patient data (no manual entry needed)
- Report sync
- Pushes report instantly into a practice’s electronic medical record (EMR)/electronic health record (EHR), requiring no downloads or uploads
- Take note: Virtual Field’s technology reportedly integrates with any EMR
- Pushes report instantly into a practice’s electronic medical record (EMR)/electronic health record (EHR), requiring no downloads or uploads
- Match and attach
- Automatically pairs exams and posts reports to the correct patient’s record, leaving no risk for misfiling or noncompliance
And the intent with this?
As CEO Jeremy Barlow noted: Connectivity shouldn’t be a luxury.
- “Clinics deserve technology that just works—instantly, securely, and without excessive costs,” he stated.
With DICOM 360 Sync, “we’re giving our customers automation that competitors charge extra for, and setting a new bar for what eye care technology should deliver—instant, automatic, and error-free performance that practices can rely on every day,” Barlow added.
Last question: How can I demo this for myself?
Click here to request a demo.
Take note: The company offers a free 30-day trial of its software.