British developers of the lens-free ophthalmoscope featured in Optician last month have won the prestigious Edward de Bono Medal at a ceremony in New York.
Representatives of medical devices specialist Ophthalmos travelled to the US for the Saachi & Saachi Award for World Changing Ideas.
The company was one of 11 finalists and was nominated for its Optyse instrument, the result of five years of research and development to provide a cheaper alternative to the standard ophthalmoscope for use in the Third World.
Although the optical device did not win the overall prize - which went to a rapidly deployable hardened shelter for disaster relief - Cambridge-based Ophthalmos was delighted to be presented with the Edward de Bono Medal for Thinking by the pioneer of lateral thinking himself.
Laura Garcia, chief executive officer of Ophthalmos, said: 'I was thrilled to accept this award on behalf of Roger Armour, inventor of the Optyse, and Ophthalmos. It is an honour to have our product acknowledged by such a pioneer in the field of lateral thinking.'
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