 Visual Pathways, Inc. ("VPI") develops, manufactures and markets diagnostic medical devices to address two critical and mounting issues in global vision care:
The markets for VPI's products are growing rapidly worldwide and are expected to continue to grow in excess of 15% annually for the foreseeable future. There are several fundamental reasons for this; aging and diabetes are the major drivers of vision loss and blindness.
 Automation resulting in greater precision
The ARIS™ automates essentially the entire procedure for acquiring high-quality retinal images. At the start of the imaging procedure, the operator sees an image of the patient's pupil on the monitor and, using a mouse, moves the image until it is roughly centered. From that point on, the ARIS™ illuminates, then automatically completes and maintains alignment and focus, adjusts the light exposure and acquires a pair of stereo images. Typically it requires less than 15 seconds to obtain infrared, red-free and color images…all in stereo.
 Patient Comfort
With the ARIS™, patient comfort is dramatically increased. The ARIS™ uses infrared illumination for the pupil focus procedure and for monochrome imaging. Most patients do not experience discomfort due to the visible light flashes during the imaging process. For color imaging, colored light is used, but at much lower intensity than in existing fundus cameras. For a large percentage of the patient population, no dilation of pupils is required for acquiring images of a single field on the retina. For multiple field imaging, most clinicians will dilate the pupils as a matter of good clinical practice.
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ARIS™ Imaging
Patient Diagnosis and Retinal Levels
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Automated Multi-Spectral Stereo Retinal Imaging
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Sequential Color
Red Free(Green)
Red 2
Red 1
Near IR
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Sequential Color
Red Free(Green)
Near IR
