EMAGIX INC.

$74,880.00 CAD

≈ 12 months of average Canadian pay
Department
National Research Council Canada
Program
Industrial Research Assistance Program
Recipient country
Canada
Fiscal year
2025-2026
Agreement period
October 1, 2025 – January 15, 2027
Reference
nrc-cnrc:172-2025-2026-Q2-1034864

Published purpose

Leaky blood vessels in the retina are the main cause of vision loss in diseases like age-related macular degeneration and diabetic retinopathy – which collectively affect 380 million individuals worldwide. While there are drugs that can stop retinal leakage, the most reliable test for detecting it involves an injection of dye and necessitates emergency readiness in case of an allergic reaction. Hence, this test is invasive, complex, costly, and infrequently used. To address this challenge, we propose an innovative artificial intelligence (AI) approach that will simulate the invasive test from a non-invasive, injection-free photograph commonly collected in routine eye exams.

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