Glaucoma – Advanced, LAbel-free High resolution Automated OCT Diagnostics

The project is now closed, but please get in touch if you have any questions on the project and its results.

Final workshop with live demo! WED 08-Jan-2020
Royal Society Edinburgh

New video showing the GALAHAD system in use (Nov-2019)

Vertical transfoveal OCT of an eye with epiretinal fibrosis Image courtesy of Rigshospitalet (Copenhagen)

GALAHAD is a project funded by the EC through Horizon 2020. Its primary objective is to improve screening and basic diagnostics for glaucoma, which is a major cause of blindness throughout the world. The project will develop the potential of optical coherence tomography (OCT) which offers doctors a non-contact method of examining the surface and sub-surface of the retina (the light-sensitive tissue at the back of the eye) in real time without the need for anaesthetic.

The key elements of the project are:

    • A low cost supercontinuum source: a powerful and very broadband light source
    • Ultra-broadband photonic components: to exploit the wide bandwidth source
  • Automated glaucoma screening algorithms: so that non-expert operators will be able to perform glaucoma screening.

This short video gives an overview and background to the project.

The Technology and Results pages have more technical information.
Please get in touch if you have any questions or comments!