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About Quadrant Eye
Eyecare is at the forefront of innovation. Necessity, after all, is the mother of all invention: more and more of the global population, young and old alike, is suffering from diabetic eye disease, nearsightedness, and other chronic conditions.
It is critical that we increase the reach and availability of high-quality eyecare. While online eyecare might seem counterintuitive (what about all those gadgets? what about that air puff test?) it is the logical starting point for the eyecare revolution.
Online vision tests, when used correctly, can improve eye health outcomes. They can help detect otherwise unknown eye problems. They can also save patients time, money, and stress by providing important services like triaging acute issues and renewing prescriptions.
Quadrant Eye came about after Dr. Quinn Wang, a Duke and UCSF-trained ophthalmologist, cared for a patient who went blind during shelter-in-place. A mix of fear, confusion, and lack of insurance prevented him from receiving the appropriate care. Had he known about the emerging existence of online vision tests, his story would have had a dramatically different outcome.
Quadrant Eye wants to make sure this never happens again. We're here to change the story of eyecare for good.
Our mission is simple: to bring eyecare to you.
Official Team Bios
Dr. Quinn Wang, MD
Co-founder and CEO
Quinn is a UC San Francisco (UCSF)-trained cataract surgeon and 2x Duke alum (BA, MD) who graduated with highest distinction in English Literature. She has published papers in leading journals such as Ophthalmology, designed and implemented a randomized clinical control trial, and pioneered bilateral cataract surgery in private practice. Outside of work, she regularly cycles up mountains and occasionally climbs up volcanoes (on skis.)
Kristine Yoshihara
Co-founder and CTO
Kristine is a 2x founder who graduated from UC Berkeley with degrees (BA, MS) in Biology, History, and Information Science. She has authored academic papers in data mining and computer science, piloted studies in computational cancer research and evolutionary genetics, and shorted the fastest market crash in history. When not working, she enjoys roadtripping across Africa and exploring ghost towns. Also previously @Pandora and eng #6 @UnitedMasters ($350M val).
Alexander Akagi
Founding Engineer
Akagi is a 2x founder and self-taught software developer who previously led engineering at Gentlebirth, a pregnancy and wellness startup. In his spare time, Akagi explores biohacking via at-home testing kits and ethnobotanical medicine and also enjoys nomading worldwide (most recently in Panama!)
Advisors
Jay Stewart, MD
Dr. Jay Stewart is a vitreoretinal specialist at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) and serves as Chief of Ophthalmology at Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital (ZSFG), where he has piloted several telemedicine initiatives. In his NIH-funded research, Dr. Stewart studies age-related macular degeneration, diabetic retinopathy, drug delivery to the eye, and the permeability and biomechanics of eye tissues. He earned his medical degree from Harvard Medical School and is a member of the American Academy of Ophthalmology, the American Society of Retina Specialists, and the Retina Society.
Michael Tibbetts, MD
Dr. Jay Stewart is a vitreoretinal specialist at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) and serves as Chief of Ophthalmology at Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital (ZSFG), where he has piloted several telemedicine initiatives. In his NIH-funded research, Dr. Stewart studies age-related macular degeneration, diabetic retinopathy, drug delivery to the eye, and the permeability and biomechanics of eye tissues. He earned his medical degree from Harvard Medical School and is a member of the American Academy of Ophthalmology, the American Society of Retina Specialists, and the Retina Society.
Ben Schwartz, MD
Dr. Jay Stewart is a vitreoretinal specialist at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) and serves as Chief of Ophthalmology at Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital (ZSFG), where he has piloted several telemedicine initiatives. In his NIH-funded research, Dr. Stewart studies age-related macular degeneration, diabetic retinopathy, drug delivery to the eye, and the permeability and biomechanics of eye tissues. He earned his medical degree from Harvard Medical School and is a member of the American Academy of Ophthalmology, the American Society of Retina Specialists, and the Retina Society.
Sama D'Amico
Sam is a Product Architect on the Oculus Team at Facebook. He has a decade of experience taking hardware products from initial R&D through to mass production and is currently focused on product architecture for next-generation AR/VR devices. He studied Electrical Engineering at Stanford University (BA, MS).
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