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Teresa Hilli

teresa@hilli.nu

iCare

Technology fights blindness

CHALLENGE

  • Creating a user friendly IOP (Intra Ocular Pressure) device that detects and stalls the progression of the incurable eye disease Glaucoma.
  • To finely balance and harmonize advanced magnetic rebound technology with the demanding requirements of specialized eye doctors, GPs, opticians and vets.

APPROACH

  • User studies were conducted focusing on the relative physical conditions a doctor has to take in relation to a patient.
  • Various user tests also mapped the practitioner’s movements relative to the patient’s.
  • 2 yrs total development time, 4 Designers.
  • Customer interviewed: 8, 150 ideas generated, 100 ideas selected, Final products in pipeline: 1!

IMPACT

  • The result is a considerable improvement on Icare’s current market-leading tonometer range and a significant upgrade compared to competitors in the same market segment. Awarded with the Red Dot Award.

My role

UI and flow-scheme for digital display. Modifying adaptions to technical limitations.
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