About us

"Our mission is to end preventable blindness on a global scale"
We care deeply about preventing blindness.
Visual impairment and blindness is a global problem, with 285 million people globally suffering from this condition and 80% of those cases being preventable or treatable.

It is unfortunate that a 90% of those cases are found in developing areas.

Therefore the need arose to revolutionise eye health by building usable, accessible and affordable devices.
In 2014 Dr. Hong Sheng Chiong and Dr. Benjamin O'Keeffe, set up oDocs Eye Care, a revolutionary company in the field of portable eye care.

oDocs Eye Care is now an innovative, award-winning medical technology social enterprise with a mission to save the sight of one million people by 2030.

The company aims to develop a series of affordable ophthalmic diagnostic tools including retinal camera and OCT scanning machines. We have committed to using part of our net profit toward saving sight in the regions where it is needed most.

Our History

2014

Established

The company was initially called OphthalmicDocs

 

oDocs Eye Care, formally called OphthalmicDocs was founded by Dr. Hong Sheng Chiong and Dr Benjamin O'Keeffe with a dream to make eye care more accessible and affordable. Within three months, they developed a fully functional 3D printable prototype for retinal imaging.

2015

Launch of oDocs Fundus

 

The world's first open source smartphone retinal imaging adaptor was launched.

 NZ Innovation Awards 2015 Winner

 in

People's Choice Award category

 

2016

visoScope and visoClip

 Updated versions of retinal and anterior segment imaging adapters were launched.


 

Best Social Enterprise Award

 Winner of the Talent Unleashed in Social Impact Category


 

2017

Winner of the Hi-Tech Awards-2017

as

Most Innovative mobile technology


 

2018

oDocs nun

The wide field Opthalmoscope was launched.

 

The company launched its first CE marked, TGA & MedSafe registered device called the oDocs nun.

 

2019

 Dubai expo Live

 

Winner of the Dubai expo Live innovation grant $100,000 and a chance to participate in the EXPO

 2020

 Spark 5G Starter Fund

Winner of $125,000 starter fund to develop New Zealand's first Teleophthalmology Platform


 

oDocs nun IR Launched

Our most advanced device yet, our next generation fundus camera.


2021

MedicMind Teleophthalmology

Developed and demonstrated a safe and secured teleophthalmology platform for live consultations at the Spark 5G Showcase at Spark City, Auckland.

 

2022

 Corneal Fellowship

Dr Hong completed a year of corneal fellowship at the Sydney & Sydney Eye Hospital Australia.  Over a course of a year, he had treated thousands of patients with corneal disorders.

2023

oDocs Clinical Suite

oDocs has launched its own private clinical suite at Suite 16, Marinoto Clinic, Dunedin.

To be continue..