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Dubai-based 11-year-old old Indian girl creates AI-based eye disease detection app

Eleven-year-old self-taught coder Leena Rafeeq creates an AI-based app called Ogler Eyescan to detect various eye diseases and conditions through a unique scanning process using advanced computer vision and machine learning algorithms.

Leena Rafeeq, an 11-year-old self-taught coder based in Dubai, has created an AI-based app called Ogler Eyescan. The mobile app has been designed to detect various eye diseases and conditions through a unique scanning process using advanced computer vision and machine learning algorithms.


Ogler uses a range of factors, including light and colour intensity, distance, and look-up points, to identify the position of the eyes within the frame range. Once the quality of the scan has been established, the app employs trained models to diagnose possible eye diseases or conditions, such as Arcus, Melanoma, Pterygium, and Cataract.


Leena created Ogler without utilising any third-party libraries or packages, using the SwiftUI programming language. The app's development involved six months of both researching and developing the software.


Leena shared the news on social media which quickly went viral, with many users congratulating her on her achievement. The app has garnered attention for its innovative approach to detecting eye diseases.Leena's older sister Hana Rafeeq also made headlines a few years ago for becoming the youngest iOS developer by creating an app. Hana's achievement garnered praise from Apple CEO Tim Cook, and her sister Leena has now followed in her footsteps with the creation of Ogler Eyescan.



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