During the last 25th of Febraury, the event “Learn about the best TFG of the 2019-20 academic year and how Deloitte participates in innovative and entrepreneurial projects” took place in the Autonomous University of Madrid. This time online, as a result of the current situation. Among other attendees, representing the UAM was Mr. Javier Ortega García, Vice-rector of Innovation, Transfer and Technology, who made the introduction to the event, and from Deloitte, Mr. Francisco Faraco, Partner at Deloitte – Fraud Prevention, who gave the award to the winner of the best bachelor thesis at the E.P.S. during the 2019-20 academic year, enrolled in Cybersecurity, Data Science and Artificial Intelligence categories. As it was said in the event ‘At Deloitte we reward talent and innovation with initiatives of this type’.

In this occasion the awarded was our engineer Ignacio Salinas Sánchez for his work “Development of a Calibration system for a Visual Simulation device”. The medical device was the SimVis developed by 2eyesVision: a system that prescribes multifocal lenses allowing patients to know if they adapt correctly to their needs before to surgical implantation.

The project consists not only of a software part that includes three main modules: camera, communication and image processing but also a hardware prototype with the function of carrying out verification and validation tests.

“It has been a unique opportunity and a pleasure to collaborate in the development of medical devices with the objective of helping other people, which gives you an added bonus of desire, energy and enthusiasm”, were some of Ignacio’s words.

The Jury also awarded some Special Mentions with their corresponding Diploma of Recognition to Alberto Ruiz Guijosa, Marta Simón Pinacho and Diego Sainz de Medrano Otero, for the quality of their works submitted to the contest.

In addition, during the session other topics were discussed such as Smart Stadiums, Gaming projects, “a life experience” by Álvaro Pérez (Senior Analytical Consultant at Google) and finally a success story from the entrepreneurship office of the UAM – UAM Emprende.

Thank both, Deloitte and UAM for giving us the opportunity to participate in this kind of innitiatives, where all the work, effort and time invested in these projects is recognized.

The Silmo d’Or is a prestigious award which rewards creativity and inventiveness in the optical and vision science research industry.

The sciences of vision have progressed a lot in recent years thanks to the numerous research works and innovations made in the materials. This new knowledge has led to significant changes in the methods of correcting vision defects, prescriptions and the development of equipment.
To help all the professionals of the eye in the daily practice of their profession, to give them access to the latest research, the MONDIAL DE L’OPTIQUE welcomes since 2010, SILMO ACADEMY, a place of progress and exchanges, a meeting of reflection of high level for the optical sector-eyewear. This area of ​​knowledge and training offers professionals who want it the information and experience they need today to understand the issues and changes in the sector.
Created in 2010 under the leadership of Guy CHARLOT, SILMO ACADEMY is composed of a Scientific Council, responsible for validating the relevance of the content of the symposia. He is the guarantor of the scientific scope of the conferences

https://en.silmoparis.com/SILMO-Signature/SILMO-d-Or-awards/SILMO-d-Or-Awards-archives/2020/Nominees-SILMO-Award

A new study published in PLoS ONE, “Assessment of the QuickSee wavefront autorefractor for characterizing refractive errors in school-age children,” finds QuickSee ideally suited to refracting children in school screenings and public health outreach. 

The study, conducted at the Ophthalmology Department of Fundación Jiménez Díaz Hospital included 123 children with moderate refractive error, with and without cycloplegia. Researchers compared QuickSee’s results favorably with those of a top table-mounted autorefractor. 

The authors concluded, “the high-level of agreement between QuickSee and subjective refraction, as well as the resulting VA achieved by the patients in both study groups, suggest that the device would serve as a useful autorefraction tool for pediatric populations. Furthermore, the device’s robust screening metrics, along with its ease of use and handheld form factor, support its use as a pediatric vision screening tool.”

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