Start-Up Spotlight: Vivior's Wearable Eye Monitor Seeks To Sharpen Vision Correction

Swiss-based Vivior AG has developed a wearable Visual Behavior Monitor (VBM) designed to help surgical ophthalmologists determine the best treatment options for patients. The company's initial target is the $2.15bn global refractive and cataract surgery market.

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Current methods for assessing a patient's day-to-day visual needs often rely on subjective patient questionnaires, but the Visual Behavior Monitor (VBM) from Swiss-based Vivior AG is designed to provide an objective way of recording the patients' visual behavior and using insights from this data to personalize the solution to each patient.

The VBM consists of a small wearable monitor dispensed by an ophthalmic clinic that attaches to the patient's existing prescription...

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