Kerify | Lions Gift of Sight

Better, Faster Cornea Assessment

Kerify is a cloud-based, automated computer vision software system launched in 2024, now available for purchase by eye banks. This is an innovative system developed to visualize the health of the entire graft area of a cornea for endothelial keratoplasty, automatically quantifying the damage present. Use of Kerify with DinoLite hardware in the processing environment is hands-free and poised to become the tissue assessment standard.

“Although corneal transplantation and corneal tissue processing techniques have evolved over the past two decades, our tools for evaluating corneas for transplantation have not kept pace. Bringing tissue evaluation up to par with modern transplantation techniques is critical for improving patient outcomes,” said Joshua H. Hou, MD, Lions Gift of Sight Medical Director, Associate Professor of Ophthalmology, University of Minnesota.

Why Kerify is Diﬀerent

Faster — eye banks can accurately assess endothelial cornea damage without interrupting the aseptic technique and produce a report for surgeons. Kerify provides quantification of the total processing damage in just 30 seconds.
More accurate, fuller picture — get a comprehensive and reproducible analysis of the entire processed cornea by photographing the entire graft area and eliminating human measurement bias.
Improves upon the endothelial staining method by providing computer-aided quantification of the area of damage, determining endothelial health more accurately. No additional staining is necessary.
Easier for eye banks and surgeons to ensure donor corneas are well-suited for transplantation.

"With Kerify, you know how the whole tissue looks before processing is complete — not just 1/100th of the area you get with a specular microscope. You don't need to wait for cells to cooperate to clearly identify damaged areas. Spec pictures are up for interpretation while Kerify shows the facts." - Samantha Schuller-Spears, Lions Gift of Sight Lab Manager

Left image, Kerify automatically computes the Area of Cell Damage percentage (Auto-ACD = 5,3%). Right image, from a specular microscope, shows only a small section of the cornea and requires eye technicians to process damage.

Implementation

Lions Gift of Sight provides a quick-start guide to help you clear the system through your Quality Department, and a day of onsite set-up with customized training by one of our team members. Ongoing support and additional training may be purchased. Typically implementation takes a few weeks up to a few months.

Purchase Options

Choose a monthly service for up to 100 or 200 corneas, or a pay as you go with a set fee per cornea assessed. Eye banks purchase and own their own microscope hardware (DinoLite by Anmo Inc.). Your account can be transitioned from the limited to the subscription model if needed.

Contact
Brian Philippy, Lions Gift of Sight Business Development Director for more about Kerify implementation and pricing. Call 757-636-5563 or email [email protected].

Research and Development

“Since our founding in 1961, EBAA has led the way in eye banking innovations,” said EBAA President and CEO, Kevin Corcoran. “Kerify Vision is the next step forward in eye banking; we’re confident that this technology will result in greater certainty for surgeons, improved operations for eye banks, and better stewardship of the gift of sight provided by our generous cornea donors.”

Kerify is operated and updated by ADCIS (Evolucare Groupe) in partnership with Lions Gift of Sight, and was developed with investment capital from the Eye Bank Association of America (EBAA). Read the Kerify launch press release.

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