MONA

MONA is a spin off from the Catholic University of Leuven and the Belgian research institute VITO.

MONA develops a solution to diagnose eye diseases from retinal pictures with artificial intelligence. It is a full solution with an automated retinal camera linked to artificial intelligence.

The Team

Co founders :

Pr Ingeborg Stalmans : Professor, Head of the Glaucoma Unit and Director of Ophthalmology Research Center, KUL

Dr Olivier Ménage :  25 years medical device experience in EMEA

The Problem

4 out of 10 are at risk to become blind if they don't see an ophthalmologist annually.

All diabetics are at risk of diabetic retinopathy, 30% of them suffer from it.

3% of elderly over 50 suffer from glaucoma, only 50% are diagnosed.

Ophthalmologists face long waiting lists, up to 6 months to get an appointment. Glaucoma screening is not even recommended due to the lack of resources needed.

The Solution with MONA

MONA is a self-screening solution, that allows patients to take pictures of their retina and to get

rapidly some advice to refer or not to an ophthalmologist for suspicion of diabetic retinopathy or glaucoma.

No appointment needed. The MONA kiosks will be available first in the diabetes clinics.

Uniqueness

MONA combines the first self-screening retinal camera with the efficiency of artificial intelligence. The business model is a pay per patient, that includes the loan of the kiosk with the retinal camera, no investment nor personnel needed from the hospital