Developing a New ‘EyePhone’ mHealth App for Stroke Detection
mHealth Intelligence February 22, 2024
A new eye-tracking smartphone app can help detect strokes with non-specific symptoms, like dizziness, enabling more timely and effective stroke care.
Strokes are one of the deadliest killers in America, ranking fifth among all causes of death nationwide. The widespread prevalence of strokes is driving an urgent need for technology that enables rapid and accessible detection of the disease. As the popularity of mHealth smartphone applications continues to grow, Cedars-Sinai investigators have developed a new one for stroke detection: the EyePhone.
A stroke occurs when the blood supply to part of the brain is blocked or when a blood vessel in the brain bursts, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Some of the symptoms of stroke...