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UW-created phone app can detect concussions

December 8, 2017

PupilScreen detects very small differences in someone's pupil and provides almost instant results.

picture of the PupilScreen smartphone app being used with a patient
Tim Exton
The PupilScreen smartphone app is used with a patient.

"The app is able to be a lot more accurate and detect more subtle changes than the human eye can, even that of a practiced clinician," said Dr. Lynn McGrath, a UW Medicine neurological surgery resident. He was involved in the software's development with collaborators from computer scientists and electrical engineers at the University of Washington.

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New app can detect concussions
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