# PlenOptika

> PlenOptika is a Cambridge, Massachusetts medical device company that makes QuickSee, a handheld autorefractor that measures a person's eyeglass prescription in about ten seconds using wavefront aberrometry and machine-learning algorithms. Spun out of the Madrid-MIT M+Vision fellowship in 2014, the company set out to close the gap on uncorrected refractive error, a problem affecting more than a billion people worldwide. Its portable, clinic-quality device has been used by vision professionals and NGOs on over 5 million patients in more than 45 countries - and even flew aboard SpaceX's Polaris Dawn mission as the first handheld autorefraction device used in space.

- **Founded:** 2014
- **Headquarters:** Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
- **Founders:** Shivang R. Dave (Co-founder & CEO), Nicholas J. Durr (Co-founder), Daryl Lim (Co-founder), Eduardo Lage (Co-founder)
- **Team size:** ~25 employees
- **Products:** QuickSee Free, QuickSee Free Pro, QuickSee Companion App
- **Notable:** Technology used on over 5 million patients in more than 45 countries, Winner of the 2022 SPIE Prism Award for optics and photonics innovation, Selected for the 2019 Beazley Designs of the Year exhibition (Design Museum, London)

## Products & services

- **QuickSee Free** — A handheld, calibration-free autorefractor that measures refractive error using wavefront aberrometry in roughly ten seconds, designed for portable and field use.
- **QuickSee Free Pro** — An enhanced version adding keratometry measurement alongside autorefraction, positioned as a modern refraction platform rather than a single-purpose device.
- **QuickSee Companion App** — Cross-platform software (Android, Windows, macOS) providing AI-powered analysis, wavefront maps, Zernike coefficients, point-spread-function graphs, visual-acuity simulation, patient report storage, and firmware updates.

## Achievements

- Technology used on over 5 million patients in more than 45 countries
- Winner of the 2022 SPIE Prism Award for optics and photonics innovation
- Selected for the 2019 Beazley Designs of the Year exhibition (Design Museum, London)
- QuickSee Free became the first handheld wavefront aberrometry and autorefraction device used in space, on Polaris Dawn (2024)
- Recognized as a MassVentures START Stage II winner
- Nominated for Silmo d'Or (2020 and 2023)
- Validated in 20+ IRB-approved clinical studies including peer-reviewed ophthalmology publications

## Latest updates

- **2025-02** — Debuted an updated mobile refraction platform / Companion App for QuickSee Free Pro with AI-powered analysis and cross-platform reporting.
- **2024-09** — QuickSee Free flew on SpaceX's Polaris Dawn mission, becoming the first handheld autorefractor used in space to study spaceflight vision changes.
- **2021-09** — Launched a grant program offering QuickSee device grants to US mission- and faith-based nonprofit vision-care providers.

## Links

- Website: https://plenoptika.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/plenoptika
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/plenoptika
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/plenoptika/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/plenoptika/

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