About Us
Founded in 2014 by Dr Hong Sheng Chiong and Dr Benjamin O'Keeffe, oDocs Eye Care founders had an ambitious dream to make eye care more accessible and affordable globally.
Within three months, they produced the 'oDocs Fundus' which was a fully functional 3D printable prototype for retinal imaging. It was an open-source project, and it became the world's first open-source smartphone ophthalmoscope.
Led by an experienced team of clinicians and business people who have an intimate knowledge of how to improve the current eye care delivery model, already they have produced many successful products and software platforms that are disrupting the inequities in eye care globally.
This new ecosystem is constantly being developed through the positive ideas and values that the oDocs Eye Care team brings.
Our Team
Dr Hong Sheng Chiong
Director & Co-founder
Dr Benjamin O'Keeffe
Director & Co-founder
Roy Hong Sheng Chiao
CEO, oDocs Australia
Glenn Linde
Chief Technology Officer
Dr Renoh Chalakkal
Director of Research
Dr Mimi Chiu
Academic Officer and Clinical Advisor
William Yii
Operational and Business Strategist
Vzynn Loke
Business Development Associate
Our History
2014
Established
The company was initially called OphthalmicDocs
2015
Launch of oDocs Fundus
The world's first open-source smartphone retinal imaging adapter was launched
2016
visoScope & visoClip
Updated versions of retinal and anterior segment imaging adapters were launched
2017
Best Social Enterprise
Winner of the Talent Unleashed Social Impact category and met Steve Wozniak in Silicon Valley
2018
oDocs nun
The wide field ophthalmoscope was launched
2019
Dubai Expo Live
Winner of the Dubai Expo Live Innovation grant $100,000 and a chance to participate in the Dubai EXPO 2020
2020
Spark 5G Starter Fund
Winner of $125,000 starter fund to develop New Zealand's first Teleophthalmology Platform
2020
oDocs nun IR Launched
Our most advanced device yet, our next generation fundus camera
2021
MedicMind Teleophthalmology
Developed and demonstrated a safe and secured teleophthalmology platform for live consultations at the Spark 5G Showcase.
2022
oDocs Clinical Suite
oDocs will be launching clinical services in Dunedin, New Zealand.
2023
oDocs Clinical Suite Launched
oDocs has launched its private clinical suite at Suite 16, Marinoto Clinic, Dunedin, NZ.
2024
Otago Vision Specialist
Launched a partnership with Queenstown's newest private ophthalmology practice.
Our Journey
Our mission is to end preventable blindness by making eye care more accessible and affordable.
With this in mind the project started as an open-source initiative that is compatible with 3D printing.
Supported by Ultimaker, the world's first open-source & 3D printable retinal imaging adapter was launched.
The previous barriers of having your retina imaged due to the inequities in eye care are now gone.
TEDx Auckland
Saving sight with $20 and a smartphone.
Dr Hong spoke about his vision, story and mission to end preventable blindness.
HITECH Award
The 2017 HITECH Award interview.
oDocs won the HITECH Award for the best mobile technology category.
World Expo Live
oDocs is part of the Expo live global innovator programme.
In 2019, the company won a funding grant from the Dubai Expo Live Innovation Grant programme.
oDocs Eye Care - Teleophthalmology
oDocs Eye Care is one of the four innovative New Zealand businesses that have been selected as winners of Spark’s 5G Starter Fund, to share in a $625,000 funding to bring some of the country’s first 5G-powered ideas to life.
oDocs presented their secure and encrypted live consultation teleophthalmology portal in Spark 5G starter fund showcase at Spark City, Auckland,New Zealand.