Heru Surpasses One Million Eyes Tested on Its AI-Powered Wearable Vision Diagnostics Platform
Heru announced that it has surpassed 1 million eyes tested on its wearable platform.
Founded out of the Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, Heru's AI-driven platform replaces multiple pieces of traditional diagnostic equipment with a wearable, cloud-connected solution that automates and digitizes manual eye tests, improving efficiency, accuracy, and clinical consistency.
“Surpassing 1 million eyes tested is a testament to the trust that a growing collective of eye care professionals has placed in Heru to help them care for their patients,” said Mohamed Abou Shousha, MD, PhD, founder and CEO of Heru, and associate professor of clinical ophthalmology at Bascom Palmer Eye Institute. “Our mission has always been to democratize high-quality vision care by making it more accessible, accurate, and efficient. This milestone is not just a number—it represents a million opportunities where patients received a higher standard of care, where doctors were empowered with immediate, objective data, and where vision-threatening conditions may have been detected earlier. We are leading the charge in a new era of vision care, and our accelerated growth shows the industry is ready for this transformation.”
Heru’s innovation is rooted in more than a decade of research and clinical validation conducted at Bascom Palmer. By combining artificial intelligence with virtual and augmented reality interfaces, Heru’s system enables clinicians to deliver standardized, data-rich diagnostics without the constraints of bulky legacy equipment.
“Heru is a direct result of this commitment, transforming a decade of dedicated research in artificial intelligence and virtual reality into a practical tool that is now elevating clinical care on a national scale. Surpassing one million eyes tested demonstrates that the future we envisioned—one that is more efficient, accessible, and data-driven—is now a reality," said Eduardo C. Alfonso, M.D., director of Bascom Palmer and professor and chair of ophthalmology at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine.