Eyeonic named Australian finalist in international ophthalmology innovation competition
by staff writer September 30, 2026 in Local, News, Ophthalmic insights
Ophthalmologist A/Prof Simon Skalicky has developed the Eyeonic online visual field test.
Eyeonic, an Australian-developed visual field-testing software, was named one of four finalists worldwide in the Innovators Den at iNovation Day 2026, the innovation program of the European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons (ESCRS) at is annual congress.
The company was the only Australian finalist on the panel and represented the country alongside three finalists drawn from an international field.
Visual field testing is essential for detecting and monitoring glaucoma, but it has traditionally required a dedicated perimetry machine, a darkened room and an in-clinic appointment. Eyeonic was developed as an online alternative to conventional perimetry, and allows clinicians to run visual field tests on a standard computer or tablet.
The technology is designed to remove the hardware barrier: the test runs in a browser, and results reach the treating clinician through the cloud. Patients can be tested in the clinic or at home.
According to Eyeonic, the platform’s accuracy has been validated in 16 peer-reviewed studies published in many international journals including the Journal of Glaucoma, and more than 50,000 tests have now been performed across 14 countries, in 31 languages.
Eyeonic’s founder and chief medical officer Associate Professor Simon Skalicky, a glaucoma subspecialist ophthalmologist, presented the platform live to an international judging panel in London on 11 September this year, as part of the ESCRS Annual Congress.
The selection follows Eyeonic placing as a finalist in the Australian Financial Review BOSS Most Innovative Companies Awards in October 2025 and winning First Prize at the 2026 Hanoi Medical University Young Science and Technology Conference for research conducted on the Eyeonic platform under A/Prof Skalicky’s supervision.
“Glaucoma is the leading cause of irreversible blindness worldwide, and most cases go undetected, largely because testing is tied to expensive equipment that patients have to travel to,” A/Prof Skalicky said.
“If a clinic can run a reliable visual field test on hardware it already owns, more people get tested and more glaucoma is caught early. That is the case we made in London.”
To learn more about Eyeonic, visit eyeonic.com.