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Description

Health View Bioanalytic Limited (HVB) was established in 2015. HVB provides novel technologies, Automatic Retinal Image Analysis (ARIA) method for health promotion in the general population. Using a fundus photo transferred through internet to the cloud, ARIA can be used at any time anywhere around the world to accurately assess the risk of stroke and other vascular diseases. The technology has obtained US, China and Taiwan patents in 2014 and 2017 respectively. ARIA was developed by the Chinese University of Hong Kong. Since the vessels at the back of the eye (retinal) are the only directly visible vessels in the whole body that share similar histological structure and pathological patterns with cerebral vessels, they can potentially provide an estimate of the cardiovascular health. It provides fast and convenient risk assessment for stroke, and benefits general population especially individuals with diabetes and hypertension. Our target users include rehabilitation centers, health centers, optometry shops, large enterprises, community health centers, general practitioners, nursing homes and so on. Its characteristics and advantages include: 1. Fully automatic 2. No need to use professionals to operate 3. Non-invasive 4. No radiation 5. No side effects 6. Fast 7. Convenient 8. Accurate 9. Can be used repeatedly