In 2014, Bryan F. Shaw, PhD, associate professor of chemistry and biochemistry, and Greg Hamerly, PhD, associate professor of computer science, both researchers at Waco, Texas-based Baylor University developed the CRADLE app, which can identify symptoms of common eye diseases.
Researchers tested the app’s sensitivity, specificity and accuracy in the recently published study that involved analysis of 50,000 photographs of children taken before they were diagnosed with leukocoria or “white eye,” a primary symptom of retinoblastoma and other common eye disorders. The app searches for traces of abnormal reflections from the retina to identify leukocoria.
Researchers found that the app was able to detect leukocoria for 80 percent of the children. The app was able to detect leukocoria in photographs taken on average of 1.3 years before the children were officially diagnosed.
The app, called White Eye Detector, can be downloaded for free.
More articles on clinical leadership & infection control:
Vaping damage is ‘evil I haven’t seen before,’ Henry Ford lung transplant surgeon says
130+ patients, staff members potentially exposed to TB at Washington hospital
35,000 people die from drug-resistant infections annually, CDC says
