Falohun, TJ
contemporary · Contribution: 2010s-2020s
Biomedical engineer and inventor
Low-cost diabetic eye disease diagnostic device
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- Born
- Contemporary figure
- Active since
- 2016
- Category
- Science & Medicine
- Best known for
- Developing a low-cost diabetic-eye-disease diagnostic device
Impact on the world
Falohun's device targets a leading cause of preventable blindness, diabetic retinopathy, by making screening cheap and portable enough for communities without easy access to eye specialists.
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