The Story is Simple,
But Diagnosis Is Not
A personal journey that revealed a critical gap in cognitive health—and inspired a solution to help families get answers sooner, with less stress and more clarity.
The statistics we see regarding Alzheimer’s do not necessarily mean that all these patients actually have Alzheimer’s. There is significant symptom overlap between Alzheimer’s and Frontotemporal Dementia (FTD), and in many healthcare systems, FTD is mistakenly diagnosed as Alzheimer’s.
Even MRI, especially in the early stages, is not a definitive tool for distinguishing between the two. Moreover, it is expensive, time-consuming, and stressful for many seniors.
When I was abroad, my mother delayed her MRI due to fear. The crowded hospital environment, the noise of the machines, and the stress—which was itself part of her brain condition—caused her to wait until I returned. But when I came back, she no longer recognized me.
We were told that Alzheimer’s was the cause. But later, a fundamental question arose: How do we know for sure it was Alzheimer’s and not FTD?
Today we know that misdiagnosis is a real issue, especially in systems where access to advanced tools is limited, time-consuming, or stressful. The result is that part of the diagnostic path either happens too late, or doesn’t happen at all.
The Challenge We Address
Current diagnostic pathways, while powerful, face real-world limitations that delay insight and increase burden on patients and families.
- High Cost
- Time-Consuming
- High Stress for Patients
- Hospital Environment Required
- Often Late Diagnosis
- Cost-Effective
- Only Takes Minutes
- Non-Invasive & Calm
- Can Be Done at Home
- Early Screening
Symptom Overlap
Alzheimer’s and FTD share early cognitive and behavioral features, increasing risk of misclassification without specialized assessment.
Access & Burden
Advanced imaging and biomarker tests can be costly, time-intensive, geographically limited, and emotionally taxing for patients and families.
Early-Stage Uncertainty
Structural imaging like MRI may not reveal definitive patterns in early disease, leaving clinicians and families in a difficult diagnostic gray zone.
The Missing Link
The issue isn’t that current diagnostic tools are bad. The issue is that a vital link was missing in the chain.
Think of it like before mobile phones. Mobile phones didn’t replace landlines. But they made communication something always accessible, rather than an event limited by place and time. O’VISTA is exactly that missing link in the cognitive health chain.
How O’VISTA Works
We do something different: In minutes, without a hospital environment and without invasive methods, data on eye movements is collected just by looking at a monitor.
Simple Test
The individual looks at a standard monitor for a few minutes. This can even be done in the comfort of their own home.
Calibrated Equipment
We provide calibrated monitors on loan to families so the senior can take the test in a familiar, stress-free environment.
Eye Tracking
Eye movements are recorded—data directly connected to the brain’s attention, executive function, and planning networks.
Cloud Analysis
Data enters the secure O’VISTA cloud for quality control, feature extraction, and standard analysis.
Clinical Insight
Algorithms compare data to cognitive patterns, providing a risk report compatible with Alzheimer’s or FTD.
Better Decisions
Helps clinicians decide: Should this person enter deeper evaluation? Are patterns closer to Alzheimer’s or FTD?
“We do not remove complex diagnoses from the hospital; we make the path to them shorter, earlier, and more bearable.”
“O’VISTA doesn’t take diagnosis away from the hospital; but it ensures the patient gets to the right hospital on time.”
If such a link had existed sooner, perhaps my mother’s path—and many others—would have been different. We created this link so no family has to repeat this experience again.
Start Your Journey Today
With O’VISTA, early and accurate screening for cognitive disorders is within your reach. Without stress, without hospital visits, in the comfort of home.
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