{"id":621,"date":"2023-04-19T14:36:37","date_gmt":"2023-04-19T02:36:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tokueyes.com\/eu\/?p=621"},"modified":"2023-08-21T13:58:57","modified_gmt":"2023-08-21T01:58:57","slug":"toku-eyes-poised-for-us-breakthrough-after-big-industry-names-back-13m-raise","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tokueyes.com\/eu\/toku-eyes-poised-for-us-breakthrough-after-big-industry-names-back-13m-raise\/","title":{"rendered":"Toku Eyes poised for US breakthrough after big industry names back $13m raise"},"content":{"rendered":"[vc_row padding_top_multiplier=””][vc_column css=”.vc_custom_1681874086407{margin-top: -40px !important;}”][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1681874074440{padding-top: -3% !important;padding-bottom: 3% !important;}”]Toku Eyes founder Dr Ehsan Vaghefi says his company’s AI software can analyse eye images faster than a human clinician and pick up things they might miss.\u00a0<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]Auckland-based Toku Eyes seems poised to make it big in North America following a US$8 million ($13m) Series A raise involving two of the biggest players in the US optometry market.<\/p>\n

Toku Eyes makes AI-powered\u00a0software that analyses scans of the back of your eye. Because your eye is transparent, it\u2019s one of the easiest ways to get a picture of your veins – and changing colour or shape that indicates a heightened risk of type 2 diabetes, a stroke or cardiovascular problems.<\/p>\n

The idea is to not just scan for diabetes-related preventable blindness, but give you a picture of your overall health.<\/p>\n

Toku founder Associate Professor Ehsan Vaghefi says a cardiovascular checkup would ordinarily entail a trip to your GP, then a referral to a specialist as you navigate an often jammed health system. He sees Toku Eyes\u2019 platform being available in every optometrist in every mall, making it faster, cheaper and easier to get a snapshot of your cardiovascular health.<\/p>\n

The funding round was led by Nasdaq-listed National Vision (market cap: $1.6 billion), the second biggest optical retailer in the US, and Japan\u2019s Topcon Healthcare – a Japanese firm that\u2019s one of the world\u2019s larger makers of eye examination instruments….<\/p>\n

Read the full article here…\u00a0www.nzherald.co.nz<\/span><\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

By: Chris Keall<\/p>\n

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