Disclosure: I was focusing on a UFO in order to have my brain examined.

Disclosure 2 (private): aah, you'll hear it by yourself. 

You'll  also hear about

• how neuro-ophthalmology merges ophthalmology and neurology to attend diseases that manifest in the eye
• neuroplasticity or brain plasticity and if the brain stops learning
• strabismus or crossed eye
• amblyopia or lazy eye and a miracle of the brain
• multiple sclerosis

and
how machine learning and AI can speed up the work of an eye doctor
and the future of diagnosing brain diseases that lies in the eyes

My guest is Dr. Mathias Abegg, Medical Director and the visionary behind machineMD, is a neuro-opthalmologist, connecting neurology and ophthalmology. He has over two decades experience in research, eye surgery and private medical practice. Apart from inventing new ways of diagnosing and treating neurological diseases, he can awesomely explain how human visual system – eyes + the brain – works.

machineMD is a Swiss startup that has just launched the world's first neurophthalmoscope – neos. It's a medical device that can perform 8 fully automated neuro-ophthalmic examinations in 10 minutes.

Be the first to know what's new at machineMD
https://www.machinemd.com

Timestamps:
0:00 Dr. Mathias Abegg and machineMD
1:07 What a Neuro-ophthalmologists Sees in the Eyes
12:46 What Parts of the Brain Are Responsible for Eye Movements, Multiple Sclerosis
18:42 Gold Standard in Eye Examinations and What Can Go South
21:26 Eye Trackers in Neuro-Ophthalmology: from Basic Research to Startup
31:00 Neurophthalmoscope neos – Alex' Eye Examination Results LIVE
36:31 Saccadic Intrusion, Nystagmus or Wiggly Eye
37:48 Microstrabismus or (micro) Crossed-eye and Amblyopia
41:53 Pupillary Function: One Pupil Bigger Than the Other
45:49 Neuroplasticity or Brain Plasticity and the Miracle of the Brain
54:27 Future of Neuro-Ophthalmic Devices and machnieMD
1:04:23 Thank you, Follow machineMD
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