Dr. Franz Irlinger
Technische Universität München
Institute for Micro Technology and Medical Device Technology

Prof. Dr. Tim Lüth
Technische Universität München
Institute for Micro Technology and Medical Device Technology

Dr. Gerrit R. J. Melles
University of California, San Diego
Center for Memory and Recording Research

Prof. Frank Talke
University of California, San Diego
Center for Memory and Recording Research

High intraocular pressure appears to be one of the main causes of glaucoma, and understanding of the intraocular pressure is crucial for the treatment of this disease. At UCSD, a miniaturized pressure sensor has been developed in the Talke-lab, based on interferometry, to determine the intraocular pressure after implantation of the sensor in the eye. The proposed project is concerned with the development of an internet-enabled, smartphone-based pressure measurement system for the analysis of the images from the intraocular pressure measurement. The pressure measurement system will feature a smartphone for data taking, and a smartphone-based app using machine learning and Artificial Intelligence algorithms, for evaluating the sensor images. The measurement system will permit remote testing and evaluation of the eye pressure by a patient, in his home.