Glaucoma Device at AAO

8 Nov 2007 12:34

Seeing Machines Limited08 November 2007 8 November 2007 Seeing Machines Limited ("Seeing Machines" or the "Company") TRUEFIELD ANALYZER PROMOTED AT AAO Seeing Machines (AIM: SEE), a leading developer of advanced computer basedimaging software systems, announces today that the Company will be promoting the TrueField Analyzer(R) at the American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO) AnnualMeeting in New Orleans from November 10-13 2007. The TrueField Analyzer(R) isthe Company's revolutionary new medical device to assist doctors in detectingand managing glaucoma and other eye diseases. The AAO Annual Meeting is the largest annual event for ophthalmologists withover 30,000 attendees and 500 exhibiting companies and the perfect event toshowcase the TrueField Analyzer(R) It is also the first event the Company isattending to promote the TrueField Analyzer(R) since the United States Food andDrug Administration (FDA) granted marketing clearance for the TrueField Analyzer(R) in August 2007. Further information about the TrueField Analyzer(R) can be obtained from thewebsite: www.truefield-analyzer.com. Further information about Seeing Machinescan be obtained from the company website www.seeingmachines.com. --- ENDS --- Enquiries: Seeing Machines Limited Insinger de Beaufort Parkgreen CommunicationsNick Cerneaz, CEO Peter Ward, Chris Caldwell Justine Howarth, Erica Nelson+61 (0) 2 6125 6501 +44 (0) 20 7190 7015 +44 (0) 20 7851 7480www.seeingmachines.com Notes to editors: About Seeing Machines Seeing Machines is an award winning Technology Company which focuses on visionbased human machine interfaces. Formed in 2000 in Canberra, Australia, SeeingMachines' purpose is to commercialise its computer-vision across a range ofindustries and applications. Seeing Machines deliver advanced computer vision solutions for researches anddevelopers in human factors, transportation safety, computer human interaction,robotics, medical research and psychology. The flagship product faceLAB(R)provides an automated and contact-free gaze and head tracking technology, itsolves the problem of observing human behaviour naturally, non-intrusively andwith a high degree of accuracy and usability. Building on these unique facetracking and pupil measurement and monitoring capabilities, the TrueFieldAnalyzer(R) is new medical device to assist clinicians detect and manage eyediseases such as glaucoma. The TrueField Analyzer(R) offers a new objective method to help doctors diagnoseand manage a range of eye diseases including glaucoma, age related maculardegeneration and diabetic retinopathy. Glaucoma affects about 2-3% of thepopulation over 40 years of age and is a leading source of blindness. Unlikemost other devices available to the clinician the TrueField Analyzer is acompletely objective test and it is quick and easy for patients and techniciansalike. The device measures both eyes concurrently and due to the reliabilitythat arises from the objective nature of the test, it has the potential tobecome a new standard in the measurement of visual field defects and thus in thediagnosis and management of disease such as glaucoma. More generally Seeing Machines' computer vision systems are able to measure theorientation and position of a human head, estimate eye-gaze direction, detecteye blinks and track other facial features. This functionality is achievedentirely though visual means, using video cameras connected to advanced imageprocessing software, with no attachments required on the subject. Products suchas faceLAB(R) are designed to allow human factors researchers and designers toassess the interaction of an operator in an environment and this findsapplication in designing operator environments, such as cockpits for cars,trucks, trains, and aeroplanes for instance, and other industrial designapplications, as well as medical and psychological research situations. Thetechnology has been developed into the Driver State Sensor (DSS2) product forapplication in monitoring vehicle drivers and if it detects drowsiness (fatigue)or that the driver is distracted and their attention has been diverted from theroad, alarms are raised to alert the driver to these events. In largerdeployments, such as in fleet and mining equipment operations, the data isavailable in both real-time and off-line modes for fleet management, drivertraining and awareness programs The systems work in real-time, enabling the behaviour of subjects to be trackedin real-time. This technology is paving the way in promoting safer drivingconditions and works to enhance the driving experience and to eliminateaccidents caused through driver drowsiness or distraction. There are many different sectors that can benefit from this revolutionarysoftware, for which it has been developed, including: automotive; academicresearch; medicine/healthcare; defence; autostereoscopy (next generationdisplays); sport; and games. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange