Defocus Media: New app detects pediatric leukocoria

Early detection is key to improved outcomes for these patients born with retinoblastoma, as Dr. Bryan Shaw learned firsthand. Dr. Shaw is not an optometrist but a biochemistry professor at Baylor University. When he was completing his postdoctoral work, he got devastating news: his son was diagnosed with bilateral retinoblastoma. Once Dr. Shaw found out that he had the signs of Noah’s cancer in his own cell phone photo library four months before he was diagnosed, the light bulb went off. He decided to create an app using artificial intelligence that could help parents detect leukocoria in their own children’s photos.