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The futuristic glasses,
funded by UK aid money, will enable local health workers or even the untrained
to benefit from real-time guidance from experts
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●The glasses will
enable local health workers to benefit from real-time guidance ●Surgeons able to
supervise procedures through a camera built into the glasses ●Among the glasses' features is a zoom function which can be used by the doctor ●Government gives the
Iristick project around £250,000 to develop the glasses
Doctors will be able to help with operations in
war zones from thousands of miles away by looking on through a pair of smart
glasses. The futuristic glasses, funded by UK aid money,
will enable local health workers or even the untrained to benefit from
real-time guidance from experts.
Surgeons and other medical experts will be able
to supervise procedures through a camera built into the glasses.
'A few decades ago these smart glasses would have
been science fiction,' said International Development Secretary Penny Mordaunt. 'Now, because of UK aid, they are on the cusp of
saving real lives in the real world.'
Among the glasses' many features is a zoom in and
out function which can be used by the remote doctor.
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Surgeons and other
medical experts will be able to supervise procedures through a camera built
into the glasses
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Steven Serneels, co-founder of Iristick, which
developed the glasses, said: 'Distance does not count anymore. As long as you
have access to the internet, these glasses work. It's a real time experience.
'People that are not supported by remote experts
can stream movies which guide them with what they are doing.'
The Department for International Development has
given the Iristick project around £250,000 to develop the glasses. The funding was part of a challenge to firms to
come up with innovative projects to address humanitarian challenges.
Miss Mordaunt added: 'UK aid is changing millions
of lives around the world for the better, and I want to harness the power of
technology to do this even faster and more efficiently.'
Iristick suggested the cost of the glasses would be roughly £1,500 each. They will be tested in the Democratic Republic of Congo and in Afghanistan.
Originally published on DAILY MAIL UK
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