We have successfully reached our original minimum goal of raising 30,000  dollars!

Our next goal is 50,000 dollars.

If we will reach that goal we will donate 10 EyeControl sets for patients in developing countries

ALS (also known as Lou Gehrig's Disease or MND) patients represent a subgroup of people with fully functional cognitive abilities who gradually lose their speech and the use of their upper limbs, and cannot communicate with their environment due to physical limitations (they’re "locked-in").

The existing communication means are expensive, cumbersome to calibrate, but most of all, they're not mobile.

Even if a patient can afford to buy them, those tools cannot be used without a dedicated computer.

These means limit the communication to times when patients are in front of the screen and cannot be used when in bed, on the go (perhaps on a wheelchair), in the car etc. 

This limits the patient and can endanger their lives.
       

Improve the quality of life for "locked-in" patients by providing a cheap, accessible, automatically calibrated and mobile means of communication.

 

An infra-red camera connected to a simple glasses frame and communicates
with a credit-card sized computer which identifies and translates the blinks and movements of the user’s eyes into commands which will output in sound, to earphones and to a speaker. 

In addition, it can transmit these to a smartphone via bluetooth.

 The smartphone run application which enables the patient to communicate using text to speech mechanism.
We provide a 3 modes solution:

1. An alert sound,calling for assistance.
2. Choosing from predefined sentences (e.g. "I'm cold", "My hand hurts", "I need to pee").
3. Composing sentences using virtual boards which resemble the alphabet.
   

• Patent pending 

• Working prototype

• Application to the Israeli chief scientist office

• Last preparations for a pilot with patients - insurance, bug fixes, caregivers etc.

• With your help we will bring this innovative solution to the market at an affordable price so “locked-in” patients from all over the world can own one.

• With your help we will begin a comprehensive pilot with the participation of dozens of patients in order to make the necessary improvements that make it as effective as possible.

• With your help we will design a head mounted device for the camera, improve the eye tracking algorithm, and develop more features for our mobile app.

            

    

Omri Hotam 
Avichai KremerGaya Nathan

                                     
                                             
            

                                                                
      

                

 
            

Q: How long have you been working on the product?

A: A year , since June 2014.

Q: Where you want to see this product in 3 years?

A: We want this product to be used in every locked-in patient house, worldwide.

Q: What are your plans for the R&D for the next year?

A: We want to continue to develop the EyeControl, To make sure that there are no bugs in it. To improve its calibration and its free speech abilities.

Q: How did you fund the project till now?

A: We got donations by private people, companies and a foundation.

Q: Do you have any IP?

A: Yes, we are in the stage of patent pending.

Q:How can you know the device is safe for the eyes?

A: The infra-red camera was tested by the standards institution of Israel and was approved.

Q:Why do you ask for 30,000 dollars?

A: We are waiting for approval of funding from the Israeli chief scientist. Together with the money from the Indiegogo campaign we will be able to achieve our next R&D plans.