Finalist: Glance Optical fights preventable blindness with AI

Glaucoma is one of the leading causes of irreversible blindness around the world, impacting tens of millions of people globally. More than 300,000 Australians have glaucoma, but only half of these people know that they have it.Early detection is crucial, but current methods involve expensive equipment and require specialised staff in clinical settings. Melbourne-based GLANCE Optical is pioneering a new way for anyone to perform a reliable glaucoma test anytime, anywhere, using just a standard web browser and not requiring any trained staff.GLANCE Optical provides a clinically validated online visual field test that has been found to be as accurate as hospital-based diagnoses, using AI-driven gaze tracking and smart algorithms.