Researchers at the IU School of Optometry and IU Luddy School focus on early detection of conditions such as Alzheimer’s disease, diabe

Non-invasive eye test for multiple diseases to advance under $4.8M NIH award

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2024-10-17 04:00:03

Researchers at the IU School of Optometry and IU Luddy School focus on early detection of conditions such as Alzheimer’s disease, diabetes and heart disease

Stephen Burns stands with a high-precision ophthalmoscope capable of observing microscopic details in the back of the eye without distortion based on technology advanced at IU. Photo by Chris Meyer, Indiana University

Indiana University scientists with expertise in optometry and artificial intelligence are among the first three groups of researchers to receive support from a new program from the National Institutes of Health supporting the emerging field of “oculomics,” which uses the eye as a lens on diseases that affect the whole body.

Stephen A. Burns, a professor at the IU School of Optometry, has been named a principal investigator on a three-year, $4.8 million award from the NIH Venture Program Oculomics Initiative. Among the co-investigators on the award is Eleftherios Garyfallidis, an associate professor of intelligent systems engineering at the IU Luddy School of Informatics, Computing and Engineering.