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Veya Platform

By @Ulagat

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I’m building Veya — affordable smart glasses that detect eye diseases using AI, bringing diagnostic screening to communities without access to ophthalmologists.

The Problem:
Cataracts cause 51% of world blindness (WHO), yet professional screening equipment costs $10,000+. In rural Kazakhstan and similar regions, people travel hours to reach eye clinics, often detecting problems too late.

The Solution:
Veya uses a Raspberry Pi 4 + camera module to capture eye images and run a TensorFlow Lite CNN model that detects three diseases in under 3 seconds:

  • Cataract (leading cause of blindness)
  • Conjunctivitis (highly contagious, needs early treatment)
  • Pterygium (progressive condition)

All processing happens locally (no cloud needed), results display on a mobile app via WiFi with confidence scores + doctor recommendations.

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@Ulagat on Veya Platform

I made Veya — a web app that connects to smart glasses (Raspberry Pi + camera) to detect eye diseases in real-time. Users enter their glasses’ IP address, scan their eye, and get AI diagnosis in 3 seconds. It detects cataracts, conjunctivitis, and pterygium with 85%+ accuracy. All processing happens locally on the Raspberry Pi (no cloud), so medical data stays private. Built with Next.js, TypeScript, and TensorFlow Lite. The UI has dark/light themes, bilingual support (EN/RU), and tracks scan history.

What was challenging?

  1. Real-time detection pipeline — Getting eye i Lite model → diagnosis in under 3 secondsrequired careful API design. Built demo mode first to test UI flows before dealing with hardware integration.

  2. WiFi connection architecture — Users need to connect the web app to glasses over local network. Added IP validation, timeout handling, and clear error messages for when Pi is offline or unreachable.

  3. Privacy constraints — Medical data can’t leave the device. Had to design everything for local processing on Raspberry Pi instead of cloud APIs. This means the model runs on a $35 computer, not a server farm.

What are you proud of?

Cost vs medical devices: Built with $50 hardwar5,000 professional eye screening equipment. 300xcheaper.

Privacy-first architecture: All AI happens on device. No cloud, no data leaks, works offline. Critical for medical applications.

Real-world impact: Designed for rural Kazakhstamited. If someone in a village can screen forcataracts without traveling 200km to a city clinic, that matters.

Speed: Built the full MVP in 6 hours — 550 lineUX, deployed and working.

What should people know so they can test your p

Live demo (simulated AI): https://veya-web-zeta.vercel.app

How to test:

  1. Click through all screens: Home → Connect → Scan → Analysis
  2. Try demo mode (no hardware needed) — it simulates AI results
  3. Toggle dark/light theme (top-right corner)
  4. Switch between English/Russian
  5. View scan history after multiple scans

With real hardware (Raspberry Pi + camera):

  1. Get your Pi’s IP address
  2. Enter it in the Connect screen
  3. Position camera to capture eye
  4. Click Scan
  5. Get real AI diagnosis

What to look for:

  • Glassmorphism UI design
  • Smooth animations and transitions
  • Confidence scores for each disease
  • Scan history tracking
  • Error handling (try entering invalid IP like “999.999.999.999”)
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DEVLOG #1

Built a web app that connects to smart glasses (Raspberry Pi + camera) to detect eye diseases in real-time.

What I Made

Veya Web App - Next.js platform that connects to Veya Glasses via WiFi for instant eye disease screening.

Features:

  • Connect to Raspberry Pi via IP address
  • Capture eye image through camera
  • AI detects cataracts, conjunctivitis, pterygi
  • 85%+ accuracy with confidence scores
  • Scan history (last 10 scans)
  • Bilingual (English/Russian)
  • Dark/Light theme
  • Privacy-first (all processing on device, no cloud)

Tech: Next.js 16, TypeScript, Tailwind CSS, TensorFlow Lite on Raspberry Pi

Live demo: https://veya-web-zeta.vercel.app

Challenges

  1. Real-time disease detection pipeline
    Need to capture eye image → send to TensorFlow Lite model → return diagnosis in <3 seconds. Built demo mode first to test UI,
    now integrating real Flask API on Pi.

  2. WiFi connection flow
    Users connect web app to glasses over local network. Added IP validation, error handling for timeouts/wrong IPs.

  3. Privacy requirements
    Medical data can’t go to cloud. All AI processing happens locally on Raspberry Pi.

What’s Next

  • Connect real Flask API from Raspberry Pi
  • Test with actual TensorFlow Lite model
  • Add scan history persistence
  • Export results as PDF

Why It Matters

Eye diseases affect millions but professional e $50 hardware (Pi + camera) instead of $15,000medical devices. Built for rural areas in Kazakhstan where eye care access is limited.

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