Rony Kashem of Heru, Inc.

This presentation explores Heru’s integrated eye care platform, designed to consolidate a full suite of diagnostic tests. This suite includes Visual Fields, Pupil, Cover, and Visual Acuity tests, with results that correlate strongly with traditional "gold standard" methods. The technology is designed to simplify pre-testing, increase doctor efficiency, and improve patient throughput, all while providing a patient-first, high-tech experience. This online talk will delve into how the Heru Prime product's innovative features, like its AI-based algorithm and RealView™ video playback, can standardize your practice's pre-testing processes, save time, and deliver reliable, reproducible results for a more productive and cost-efficient clinic.

Biography:

Rony Kashem is a computer engineer and principal engineer at Heru, Inc., where he leads the development of virtual reality–based vision testing applications and diagnostic tools. He earned his B.Sc. in Computer Engineering from the University of Miami in 2019, where he was recognized with the Tzay Young Award and inducted into Eta Kappa Nu and Tau Beta Pi honor societies. With research experience at the Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, Rashed has contributed extensively to advancing vision diagnostics and augmentation, co-authoring multiple publications in leading journals such as the American Journal of Ophthalmology and PLOS ONE. His work bridges software engineering and clinical research, with expertise spanning Unity, OpenCV, cloud platforms, and CI/CD pipelines. He is also the inventor on two U.S. patents related to head-mounted visual field testing and device calibration, underscoring his innovative contributions to ophthalmic technology.