OptikosPrime and Eyewa Bring AI Vision Care to Smartphones in the Gulf

Denmark's OptikosPrime has partnered with Middle East eyewear retailer Eyewa to integrate its Argus AI refraction engine into online and in-store sales. The system derives a full prescription from a standard smartphone photo, with trials on 14,000 patients showing a mean absolute error under 0.51 diopters.

• Argus extracts a prescription from a smartphone photo with error under 0.51 diopters
• Validated on 14,000 patients across Africa and South Asia with NGO Sightsavers
• Partnership covers Eyewa's store network and digital platform across the GCC
• Over 80% of eyewear buyers still purchase glasses in physical stores