INNOVATION July-August 2018

EVERY YEAR, MORE THAN 50,000 CANADIANS GO BLIND. THAT NUMBER MAY DROP SOON.

ROBIN J. MILLER

An advanced, made-in-BC retinal scanner makes it possible to diagnose and treat serious, life-altering eye diseases earlier than ever before—and it may do much more.

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Dr. Marinko Sarunic, P.Eng., prepares to image the retina of a volunteer. P hoto : M ike C rane

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