Sixteen year old Kavya Kopparapu is an extraordinary young scientist who worked with a team of her peers to invent a simple and cost effective method for diagnosing diabetic retinopathy, an eye disease which is often a complication of diabetes. Her passion grew out of her concern and love for her grandfather who developed diabetic retinopathy and subsequently suffered significant vision loss. With the desire to change this familiar outcome for many living with diabetes, the young scientist began her research.
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Teenage Whiz Kid Invents an AI System to Diagnose Her Grandfather's Eye Disease
Teenage Science Prodigy Amazes Experts With Her Invention That Can Detect a Common Eye Disease
08/07/2017 09:33PM