IrisVision, launched in 2015 and a Hacienda tenant since 2017, developed the world's first smart visual assistive device built on wearable extended reality (XR) technology. The IrisVision product allows people with low vision conditions, such as macular degeneration, to see clearly in daily life. That remarkable achievement provided the core technology for the launch of Radius XR by IrisVision Co-Founder and CEO Ammad Khan in September.

Radius XR has added diagnostic capabilities to its proprietary XR assistive device to create a hardware and software platform that benefits the eye-care industry. The Radius XR platform is a portable vision diagnostic and patient engagement system that combines medical-grade diagnostics, business management, and patient education tools in a single wearable device. This system helps medical professionals diagnose patients accurately, grow their eye-care practices, enhance patient engagement, and reduce staff workload by enabling patients to perform self-guided vision exams with minimal supervision.

"Built for comfort, accuracy, and speed, the Radius XR Headset delivers advanced technology with enhanced patient-guided exams," says Ammad Khan, Chief Executive Officer. "The mission is simple: make diagnosing a range of eye-health-related diseases more accessible and affordable in the slightest, lightest patient-centered platform."

The design of Radius XR is a significant leap forward in wearable devices, according to company officials, who note the new headset has a look and feel of a pair of fashionable sunglasses. The headset features all-day battery life and is the industry's lightest wearable device at just under 6 ounces. Using a single Radius XR headset, patients can self-perform a range of vision tests that are clinically equivalent to gold-standard exams. The exams currently performed with the Radius XR testing platform are Visual Field, Visual Acuity, Contrast Sensitivity, Amsler Grid, and Color vision. Development is ongoing.

Patient-guided testing enhances eye-care practice workflow and enables a single technician to administer several test sessions concurrently, doubling patient capacity, according to officials. The small, lightweight design overcomes the challenges of expensive and bulky legacy devices that force patients to sit in uncomfortable positions for testing. Exams can be conducted beyond exam lanes, allowing a patient's exam in nontraditional spaces such as waiting rooms, remote offices, and lobbies.

One breakthrough feature of the Radius XR platform is developing an immersive educational media library. Every practice automatically configures the content to display at an appropriate time during the exam experience. It eliminates the repetitive, time-consuming task of providing patients with educational information about their vision challenges while ensuring the consistent presentation of relevant information. The platform also includes a Business Suite of management tools that streamline patient check-in, enable staff to customize the experience for multiple patients and make it easier for eye-care professionals to manage business aspects critical to their practice's ongoing success.

"Early diagnosis is the key to treating many conditions that can lead to vision loss," notes John Trefethen, Chief Marketing Officer. "We believe a testing platform that combines a comfortable size with an engaging, immersive experience makes patients more likely to seek testing–and to be re-tested more frequently. Diagnosing conditions earlier and regularly tracking disease progression gives eye-care professionals an immense advantage in caring for their patient's vision. For the more than thirty million Americans with vision defects that negatively impact their lives, the potential of Radius XR is genuinely life-changing."

For more information about Radius XR, please visit www.radiusxr.com or www.linkedin.com/company/radius-xr.