A clinically validated app empowering non-specialist users for eye care services

Peek is a clinically validated software and data platform for eye health. It enables trained non-specialists to screen people, manage secure referrals and follow-up, and gives programme managers actionable analytics. Used in low-resource settings, it screened 16 million people and linked 1.6 million to care.

Peek Vision Ltd, a not-for-profit social enterprise dedicated to vision and eye health for all, has launched the Peek software and data intelligence platform. It comprises a clinically validated app and cloud-based data, enabling non-clinical staff to screen vision, refer patients, and track data. First implemented by Christian Blind Mission (CBM) in 2018, Peek has been used by international NGOs, governments, and hospitals in 12 countries across Africa and Asia. By September 2025, programmes using Peek had screened over 16 million people.

Problems Targeted

In low-resource settings, shortages of eye health specialists, lack of awareness, and other barriers to care mean millions of people with visual impairment go undiagnosed and untreated.

Solution, Innovation and Impact

Peek is a software and data intelligence platform designed to assist NGOs, governments, and hospitals in identifying individuals with visual or eye health impairments and connecting them to appropriate services. It includes a clinically validated app that allows non-specialists to conduct vision screening in community settings, as well as a data insights platform that allows programme managers to track patients’ journeys from screening to treatment. Designed for use in low-resource contexts, Peek functions offline and syncs data later, while supporting decision-making through a connected, cloud-based dashboard. The system also enables secure referrals, and automated appointment reminders ensure that patients do not drop out of the care pathway. Health facility staff use the system for patient intake and for recording diagnosis and treatment prescriptions, ensuring seamless follow-up. Data analytics reveal equity gaps, follow-through rates, and care barriers to programme managers and policymakers. From 2018 to 2025, programmes using Peek screened over 16 million people. In Pakistan alone, CBM Christian Blind Mission programmes screened 7 million people and connected 1.6 million to care, with over 1,800 Lady Health Workers (non-eye health specialists) trained as users. According to a study from one location, programmes using Peek screened 2.5 times more people and connected 16 times more people to care at six times lower cost per patient compared to non-Peek programmes.

Funding, Outlook and Transferability

Peek Vision Ltd operates as a not-for-profit social enterprise wholly owned by a charitable foundation. It is funded through a mix of software license fees (NGOs/governments), foundation grants, and philanthropic donations, with all surpluses reinvested. (#ZeroCall26)

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