Amal Isaiah, MBBS, DPhil, MBA
Professor of Otorhinolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery
University of Maryland School of Medicine
A device to monitor intraocular pressure (IOP)
About 10% of blindness in the U.S is caused by glaucoma, the condition where IOP is too high. To treat it, IOP must be monitored. The FireFly will combine a camera with AI to offer a gentle, no-touch measure of IOP that is suited for home use.
For more information about this technology, please contact the UM Ventures, Baltimore team.
Bio
Dr. Amal Isaiah graduated from St. John's Medical College in Bangalore, India. He was elected a Rhodes Scholar in 2006, following which he completed a DPhil (PhD) in Neurophysiology at Oxford University, England, focusing on developmental plasticity associated with cochlear implantation. Dr Isaiah then completed residency training in Otolaryngology at University of Maryland, and a clinical fellowship in Pediatric Otolaryngology at University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center/Children's Health Dallas. He is certified by the American Board of Otolaryngology in Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery and Complex Pediatric Otolaryngology.