Imagine you are standing on the sidelines of your son's footy match. There's a dangerous tackle, he takes a bad hit to the head and you're worried he or she could be concussed. Well, what if you could find out by using an app on your phone. An AUSSI company called Braineye is hoping to make that a reality with new technology that can scan a patient's eye and pick up injuries like a concussion. For more, we're joined by Braine's chief scientific officer, Joanne Fielding live in Melbourne. Good morning, Joanne. Let's start with the basics. Exactly how does this work?

Imagine you are standing on the sidelines of your son's footy match. There's a dangerous tackle, he takes a bad hit to the head and you're worried he or she could be concussed. Well, what if you could find out by using an app on your phone. An AUSSI company called Braineye is hoping to make that a reality with new technology that can scan a patient's eye and pick up injuries like a concussion. For more, we're joined by Braine's chief scientific officer, Joanne Fielding live in Melbourne. Good morning, Joanne. Let's start with the basics. Exactly how does this work?

Oh, good morning. Braine is a TGA approved medical device and so it uses AI technology cloud based technology to measure the way that the I responds to a moving target on the screen. It within three seconds gives you a snapshot of function, a measurement of the way the brain is functioning. That compares you to your age and gender match years, as well as to yourself over time. So it gives you an indication of how you're performing functionally over time.

Oh, good morning. Braine is a TGA approved medical device and so it uses AI technology cloud based technology to measure the way that the I responds to a moving target on the screen. It within three seconds gives you a snapshot of function, a measurement of the way the brain is functioning. That compares you to your age and gender match years, as well as to yourself over time. So it gives you an indication of how you're performing functionally over time.

Okay, So you hold the app, the phone with the app on up to the ideal and it measures that. Then are what do you do if it detects an injury.

Okay, So you hold the app, the phone with the app on up to the ideal and it measures that. Then are what do you do if it detects an injury.

What happens is you've got this sort of history of how you're performing normally, You've got an indication of how you're performing compared to your agent peer matched norms, and so that any drop off in function signifies that there's been a change in brain function and then indicates that you need to follow up with other investigations.

What happens is you've got this sort of history of how you're performing normally, You've got an indication of how you're performing compared to your agent peer matched norms, and so that any drop off in function signifies that there's been a change in brain function and then indicates that you need to follow up with other investigations.

So you did a trial with AFL players, what did that show?

So you did a trial with AFL players, what did that show?

Because this was in twenty twenty two and we baselined almost three hundred and fifty players. We took a subset of those players who had a clinically diagnosed concussion, and we determined that the app was able to identify every single one of those cases of concussion.

Because this was in twenty twenty two and we baselined almost three hundred and fifty players. We took a subset of those players who had a clinically diagnosed concussion, and we determined that the app was able to identify every single one of those cases of concussion.

Wow, this is a big topic and a lot of people who are not made your AFL players will be interested in it. Good luck with it and thanks for joining us.

Wow, this is a big topic and a lot of people who are not made your AFL players will be interested in it. Good luck with it and thanks for joining us.

Absolutely thanks for having me here.

Absolutely thanks for having me here.

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