Products
3nethra
classic
The 3nethra classic is a compact, portable, and easy-to-use non-mydriatic digital imaging device. It is designed to acquire, display, store, and transmit images of the posterior and anterior surfaces of the human eye.
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classic HD
The 3nethra classic HD is a digital fundus camera that combines the best of workflow and design. It captures high-resolution, undistorted, and uniformly illuminated images of the retina and surfaces such as the cornea.
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classic 6.4
The 3nethra classic 6.4 is a digital non-mydriatic fundus camera that allows eye care professionals to capture high-quality images of the posterior and anterior segments of the human eye.
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neo
The 3nethra neo is a compact, portable, and easy-to-use mydriatic wide-field digital imaging camera used for the photo documentation of ocular diseases that manifest in human eyes.
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aberro
The 3nethra aberro is a handheld autorefractometer equipped with the Shack-Hartmann Wavefront sensor aberrometry technology to detect visual acuity and refractive errors.
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flora
The 3nethra flora is a mydriatic and non-contact device that captures fluorescein angiography and posterior surface images of the human eye. It is capable of effectively imaging and monitoring a broad range of eye disorders.
Read MoreOur Purpose
We develop and manufacture highly advanced medical devices, designed for the effective management of visual health. Our technology solutions are built for affordability and accessibility of both urban and rural patients.
Today, Forus Health is transforming into a digital healthcare solutions business by also providing integrated and intelligent technology modules, such as cloud-based digital healthcare platforms, to augment the efficiency of our medical systems.
Read moreImpact Stories
India High-throughput Screening At Lalbaug Ganesh Mandal, Mumbai
Each year, Ganesh mandals in Mumbai attract a huge number of devotees — who queue up for hours, and sometimes days, for a glimpse of Ganesh. In 2016, Forus Health helped set up a health camp to provide free eye screening and diabetic tests to the devotees at the mandals. The large-scale camp had 200 volunteers, nurses, doctors, and paramedic staff from different hospitals using our 3nethra classic fundus cameras to screen 12,000 people for ocular diseases.
The Result: Even though our cameras were operated around the clock for a week, they successfully demonstrated high-throughput capacity and superior quality of imaging, even in unfavourable conditions.
Philippines Nurses-led Remote Eye-screening Model
Early detection of Diabetic Retinopathy is crucial in providing timely clinical intervention to control loss of vision in diabetes patients. Our cloud-based digital healthcare platform allows eye care hospitals in Philippines to deploy cameras to diagnostic labs for screening patients. Retina photographs captured by the cameras are reviewed by certified ophthalmic nurses and efficiently monitored by ophthalmologists. If needed, patients are subsequently referred to the nearest eye hospitals for a complete visual examination.
The Result: This remote screening model has equipped diagnostic labs with an eye care solution that serves more people, even in the absence of in-house experts and enabled eye hospitals.
Mexico The Twin Babies Who Were Born Too Early
A set of twin babies born prematurely were admitted to the NICU of a hospital in Mexico. These neonates were examined with our 3nethra neo camera. The eye examination revealed that both of them had the presence of Plus Disease, a potentially sight-threatening ROP that requires intervention within 24–48 hours to avoid irreversible blindness. Doctors immediately informed the parents and suggested remedial procedures. Within 24 hours the condition was reversed, thus reducing the risk of blindness.
The Result: An effective and affordable eye screening tool was able to save the sight of the neonates, making it a mandatory device in NICUs for the early detection and subsequent screening of ROP in preterm babies.
India Eye Screening on Wheels
Urban slums are characterized by unique challenging living conditions, which increase the inhabitants' vulnerability to health conditions. Active screening and point-of-care diagnostics in the community can play a major role in improving the health situation of the residents. Forus Health technology solutions have improved the access to eye care in low-income communities by reducing the challenges. An optometrist can today carry the device on a motorcycle, navigate through narrow streets and visit inaccessible parts of the slums to perform regular tests and counseling.
The Result: Timely and accessible eye care is now available at the point of need.
Guatemala Community Health Programs
Guatemala is one of the most economically challenged nations in Latin America, with an underdeveloped public healthcare system. Lack of access to quality eye care has resulted in an estimated 80,000 people going blind due to cataract alone. Further, 80% of blindness in the country is caused by preventable diseases. Forus Health works with innovative social enterprises in Guatemala City to provide last-mile care to those in need through extensive high-quality community health programs.
The Result: Quality care for patients through timely identification of the risk of blindness.
Mexico Taking Eye Care To Diagnostic Labs
In Mexico, most people are unaware of eye problems because they lack access to effective eye care programs. With 9 million people suffering from visual impairment, blindness is the second most common cause of disability in Mexico (mostly as a result of cataract and Diabetic Retinopathy). Diabetes affects 16% of the adult population in Mexico and 30% of all cases of blindness in Mexico are due to Diabetic Retinopathy. Cataract accounts to 40% of all cases of blindness. Through inclusive business models, our partners in Mexico have been able to introduce Forus Health technology and cloud solutions in mid–low income, high-density areas, and diagnostic labs across Mexico City.
The Result: We have enabled early detection of avoidable eye problems.
India Mass ROP Screening Program
Karnataka Internet Assisted Diagnosis of Retinopathy of Prematurity (KIDROP) is a non-profit infant blindness prevention, detection, and treatment program. They screen infants for, but not limited to, Retinopathy of Prematurity (ROP) — a potentially blinding condition that affects premature infants. This is especially done in underserved and remote rural areas, by skilled technicians, and passionate tele-medicine and ROP experts. The program uses eight 3nethra neo wide-field imaging systems to conduct eye screening programs in more than 30 government NICUs in Karnataka state.
The Result: Cost-effective, timely detection of early stages of ROP, which is reducing the burden of infant blindness on society.
Ethiopia Research Program To Determine Prevalence of Blindness
Eye care is a major health issue in low-income countries, where 90% of the cases are related to blindness. Ethiopia is infamous for having the highest rate of blindness in the world, with 1.6% of the population suffering from blindness. 80% of this is due to preventable causes, such as cataract and Trachomatous Corneal Opacity, but there is no data to accurately estimate cause and prevalence of blindness in the country. Through a DFID/FICCI-funded pilot project, Forus Health has deployed eight 3nethra classic cameras in the suburbs of Addis Ababa, which will go a long way in determining the prevalence of blindness in specific regions. It will also help in generating data to help national blindness-prevention programs address the issue of blindness more effectively (on-going project).
Myanmar CMV Screening in AIDS Clinics
Cytomegalovirus (CMV), a common herpes-like virus can affect people with weakened immune systems. This can cause a vision-threatening eye infection called Retinitis, which is the leading cause of blindness in people with advanced HIV. CMV Retinitis is an AIDS-defining condition. The unique ability of 3nethra classic to capture extreme periphery images of the retina in non-mydriatic and mydriatic conditions makes it an ideal tool for the detection of CMV infection in HIV patients. An AIDS clinic in Myanmar has been successfully using Forus Health cameras for the early detection of CMV infection.
The Result: Effective and timely management of AIDS.
India Largest Public Eye-care Service
The Mukhyamantri e-Eye Kendram is a new last-mile healthcare initiative by the Government of Andhra Pradesh (AP) and is the first-of-its-kind service in India. The AP Government has established 115 community health centers to provide the most advanced, free eye care services including performing minor surgeries, giving out eye-related medicines and spectacles for free. Forus Health has partnered with Apollo tele-health services to provide fundus imaging and technology infrastructure — a cloud-based digital healthcare platform. This initiative has been hailed as one of the top healthcare reforms in the country, giving people access to quality eye care.
The Result:In the first six months since the initiative’s inception, 400,000 people were screened, 250,000 spectacles were supplied, and more than 15,000 people were identified with eye diseases.
Our People
Dr Shyam Vasudev
Dr. Shyam holds a doctorate in Real Time Embedded Systems, specialising in Parallel Computer Architecture from Indian Institute of Science (Gold Medal) and has been with CG Smith, Ericsson, Tata Consultancy Services, and has also worked as the Director of Technology at Philips. He was instrumental in devising one of the first hardware based antivirus solutions - KNOX CARD, in the ‘90s. In his illustrious career Dr. Shyam has established university relationships for joint research programs to work on wireless technology and medical electronics with IISc, IIT Mumbai, IIT Kharagpur, IIT Guwahati, Maastricht University, and Aalborg University. While at Philips he established the innovation framework for the Consumer Electronics and Medical Systems division. He exponentially grew the patent portfolio of both the above divisions and established working relationships with best known academic and research institutions.
He currently holds the posts of :
- Founder and Director - Forus Health Pvt Ltd
- Founder and Director - RenalyX Health Systems Pvt Ltd
- Founder and Director - Rx Digi Health Platform
- Technical Director Faculty of Health Medicine & Life Sciences - Maastricht University
- Director - MYMO Wireless and Thalesat Innovations Private Limited Society for Innovation and Development, IISc Bengaluru
- Chief Mentor - BMS College of Engineering, Center for Innovation in Medical Electronics
He is also in the Academic Council of renowned Engineering colleges such as PES Institute of Technology, Bengaluru, Sri Jayachamarajendra College of Engineering, Mysore, ATMA Mysore, Adarsha Institute of Technology, T John Institute, East West Engineering, and GSSK Institute of Technology. He is also on the board of studies of Visvesvaraya Technological University, BMS Engineering College, Ramaiah Institute of Technology, Bengaluru, Manipal University, and BNMIT to name a few.
He is also a mentor/advisor to several successful startups like Cyclops, iTriangle, and Pathshodh.
He has filed more than 25 international patents, 5 US patent grants, and has published around 40 papers in international conferences and journals.
Anand Daniel
Anand Daniel joined Accel in 2010 and focuses on consumer, healthcare technology, and marketplace investments. Anand led Accel’s investments in Forus, EduPristine (acquired by DeVry), TaxiForSure (acquired by Ola), Swiggy, BlackBuck, and Vedantu. Prior to Accel, Anand worked for many years at Intel and Intel Capital, and was also an investor at Flybridge Capital. Anand grew up in Chennai and graduated from the University of Madras. He has a MBA from MIT and an engineering master’s degree from Purdue University.
Sachin Khandelwal
Sachin Khandelwal is Managing Director and Head of Portfolio Management at NewQuest Capital Partners. Sachin joined NewQuest in 2017 and is responsible for portfolio management (India and SE Asia) wherein he works closely with the senior management to accelerate value creation and realization. Sachin has over 15 years of consulting and operating experience. He has also worked at a leadership role at Bain & Company’s consumer practice in India where he advised owners, CXOs, and PE funds on strategy, operations, organization, M&A, marketing & sales, and profit improvement. He has consulted both Indian and MNCs companies ranging from early-stage growth to Fortune 500. Prior to consulting, Sachin worked with Hindustan Unilever for 5 years across marketing and sales. Sachin received an MBA from IIM Calcutta and holds an undergraduate degree in chemical engineering from IIT Bombay.
Sameer Wagle
Sameer Wagle is the Managing Director of Asian Healthcare Fund, a leading healthcare-focused investment platform. He has an overall experience of 27 years in investing and operating roles, including over 20 years in the Private Equity/Venture Capital space across Indian and international platforms like Nomura, IL&FS, Vertex Management, and GVFL.
During his PE career, Sameer has invested in and worked closely with a number of companies and entrepreneurs in the consumer services and technology sectors in India and Southeast Asia. He has extensive experience in deal origination, due diligence, deal execution, exits, and portfolio management, including working with portfolio companies in areas like corporate strategy, business development, M&A, and new business initiatives. Sameer Wagle is an Electrical Engineer from the University of Pune, an MBA graduate from SP Jain Institute of Management and Research, and a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) from the CFA Institute, USA.
Vinayak S Murudeshwar
Vinayak is a Chartered Accountant from the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India and a commerce graduate from Mumbai University. He has been a critical presence at Forus Health, driving a strong controllership and compliance environment, supporting business leaders to drive and sustain a high culture of performance with key focus on business outcomes. He previously worked with oncology major HealthCare Global Enterprises Ltd. and has NBFC experience working with India Finserve Advisors Private Ltd. (A True North Venture) and ACC Ltd. Vinayak joined Forus Health in Sept 2018 and is responsible for the entire finance functioning including working closely with all the investors, stakeholders, auditors, and other concerned regulatory bodies.
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K Chandrasekhar
K Chandrasekhar - Founder & CEO of Forus Health is the brain behind the development of a technology platform that increases access to eye care and prevents avoidable blindness. K Chandrasekhar established a unique strategy to introduce the revolutionary product '3nethra', which resulted in an unprecedented expansion of the retinal imaging market in India. Before starting Forus Health, K Chandrasekhar was the Director of Strategy at NXP Semiconductors and served over 20 years in major multinational and Indian tech companies. K Chandrasekhar is an alumnus of BITS, Pilani and IIM Kolkata.
Venkatakrishnan S
A graduate of Computer Engineering from Madurai Kamaraj University, Venkatakrishnan has extensive experience working with companies such as Philips and NXP Semiconductor over the last 20 years. Venkatakrishnan has also contributed in sectors such as avionics, industrial automation, digital broadcasting, consumer electronics, semiconductors, medical device design, and cloud services. An inventor and scientist at heart, Venkatakrishnan has filed four patents and published several technical papers in international conferences. His willingness to experiment and take risks when it comes to developing first-of-their-kind products and solutions has been crucial in making a difference to the lives of people around the world.
R J Venkatramanan
RJV was instrumental in setting up Forus Health's manufacturing facility from scratch and building a team with GMP standards. His expertise lies in taking a product from its concept through stages of development, implementation, cost optimization, manufacturing, and finally its launch. He is an exceptional leader with experience in leading multiple development teams (H/W, S/W, ID, and mechanical) and the ability to build, train, and lead highly efficient cross-functional teams. With 20+ years of experience, RJV has extensively worked and interacted with global companies and customers. Before joining Forus Health, he worked with Epigon Media Technologies, BPL Telecom, BPL Sanyo Technologies, BPL, and Electronic Research.
Padmanabha Holla
As a co-founder, Holla has been at the helm of Forus Health since its inception, and has been instrumental in establishing the company's engineering, intellectual property, information technology, quality, operations, HR, communications, and outsourcing processes. Before Forus Health, Holla successfully managed many complex projects as a System Analyst at Philips Healthcare. He also developed and managed financial software at State Street Bank, Boston. Holla has hands-on expertise in obtaining ISO 13485 and CE certifications, setting up new divisions, managing change, carrying out due diligences, establishing processes, assessing for compliance of various standards, people management, innovation management, branding, crisis management, operations, war room, scripting, ethical hacking, and IT infrastructure.
Dr Cliff Wright
Dr Cliff Wright is the Executive Vice President for North American Operations at Forus Health Inc — the wholly owned subsidiary of Forus Health Pvt Ltd. He brings to the table 20 years of clinical optometric experience and 15 years of senior business leadership experience. He has previously been associated with Johnson & Johnson, Hoya Surgical, Bausch & Lomb, and Centervue Inc. Cliff is deeply committed to Forus Health's mission of eradicating preventable blindness by developing first-class, affordable, portable, easy-to-use medical devices that can benefit doctors and their patients. Cliff earned his Doctor of Optometry Degree from the University of California, Berkeley.
Donny Thomas
Donny, who joined Forus Health in 2012, has been instrumental in developing the company's international sales program. Within four years, Donny introduced the 3nethra range of products in more than 25 countries. He has also led the initiative to establish Forus Health's US subsidiary in 2016. Developing strategic business partnerships, launching new products, identifying new markets, creating market-entry strategies, and establishing global distribution channels all fall under Donny's purview. With a Postgraduate Degree in Life Sciences and an MBA from Durham University Business School (UK) to his name, Donny has been involved in product and business development since 2004.
KMK Rajendran
KMK is responsible for driving domestic sales by developing regional business units in India. He has been instrumental in developing our sales and service team across the country. He is an expert in formulating sales and marketing strategies, as well as end-to-end domestic sales management cycles for the healthcare domain. Under his leadership, Forus Health has installed more than 1,000 cameras in India. Before joining Forus Health, KMK was with Bayer Healthcare, Nicholas Piramal, and Boehringer Knoll in a career spanning more than 20 years. He holds a BSc degree from Kerala.
Sreedhar Reddy
As head of HR, Sreedhar is responsible for people management at Forus Health and has been instrumental in setting up HR functions, policies, and processes within the company. His primary focus is on bringing the best talents in research, design, and business under one roof, in order to enable Forus Health to make an impact in the world. In addition to being a former Indian Air Force personnel, Sreedhar has over 20 years of industrial experience. He holds a Postgraduate Degree in Public Personnel Management from Osmania University and is pursuing a PhD in Management Studies.