One Small Blink, One Large Vision for Humanity

The mission of Kyuong Vision Lab is to advance machine learning & microgravity ocular surgery. Within a decade, our team plans to develop prototypes for interstellar medical devices. The eye may be a promising candidate for the first microgravity surgery as it is self enclosed, has low risk of bleeding, and motivation to develop a medical intervention for Spaceflight-Associated Neuro-ocular Syndrome (SANS) is growing.

Challenges of microgravity surgery is currently an unsolved multifactor problem that requires interdisciplinary collaboration. On earth, sufficient gravity provides a unified force, resulting in pooling of blood, ultimately reducing risk of unintended infection spread, loss of bodily fluid, and altered drug pharmacokinetics. Increased risk is expected in microgravity space.

Kyuong Vision Lab is an interdisciplinary research team. Our vision is two steps. Initial projects center around machine learning (ML) for disease identification. Progress in ML serves to provide daily ocular screening for high risk ocular findings (e.g. retinal tears, detachments, hemorrhages). Development of the first ocular microgravity surgery devices will serve as the end goal, preserving vision intergalactically.