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Meet Dr. Noon

AI-Screening, Powering Prevention
Before Symptoms Appear

Predicts heart risk

Detects early retinal disease

Shifting the paradigm from early detection to pre-symptom screening

Powered by retinal imaging and AI to enable early risk detection and proactive preventive care.
Built for seamless adoption in real-world healthcare.

HEART

Cardiovascular risk assessment

A new standard for preventive care. Non-invasive screening with immediate results, designed to be low-cost and accessible, supporting broader access to cardiovascular risk assessment.

EYES

Retinal Abnormalities

Enables eye care professionals, primary care, and screening centres to make confident decisions on retinal abnormalities, including glaucoma, AMD, and diabetic retinopathy.

Dr. Noon in 60 seconds

Clinically validated, ready for everyday care

High diagnostic accuracy

Dr. Noon matches ophthalmologists in detecting retinal disease (96% accuracy) and outperforms traditional cardiovascular risk tools with clinically validated performance, even in asymptomatic patients.

Fast results and validated performance

Instant results from a single retinal scan, with strong predictive performance versus traditional in-hospital methods, including CAC score, CIMT, and baPWV, over 5 years.

Dr. Noon Explained

Scalable and cost-effective

Designed for scale with high-throughput use in everyday care, Dr. Noon delivers fast, cost-effective screening. No specialists or labs required.

Support, training and education

Dedicated support team plus training and educational content to help with setup, troubleshooting, and confident rollout across your team.

Dr. Noon in 60 seconds

Clinically validated, ready for everyday care

Dr. Noon Explained

High diagnostic accuracy

Dr. Noon matches ophthalmologists in detecting retinal disease (96% accuracy) and outperforms traditional cardiovascular risk tools with clinically validated performance, even in asymptomatic patients.

Fast results and validated performance

Instant results from a single retinal scan, with strong predictive performance versus traditional in-hospital methods, including CAC score, CIMT, and baPWV, over 5 years.

Scalable and cost-effective

Designed for scale with high-throughput use in everyday care, Dr. Noon delivers fast, cost-effective screening. No specialists or labs required.

Support, training and education

Dedicated support team plus training and educational content to help with setup, troubleshooting, and confident rollout across your team.

The HEART imperative

Cardiovascular risk is often silent, until it isn’t.

Despite being largely preventable through lifestyle modification, cardiovascular disease remains the leading cause of death in the UK.

The consequences of late diagnosis are serious and often fatal. The majority of patients are only diagnosed after hospital admission, when symptoms have already escalated. For many, that diagnosis comes in emergency care, where treatment options are limited and outcomes significantly worse.

Early detection saves lives!

CVD IN THE UK

No.1 Cause of Death

160,000+ people die from cardiovascular disease in the UK every year.

85% Preventible

People die from cardiovascular disease
each year

Diagnosed too Late

¾ of patients are diagnosed after hospital admission.

½ of these in emergency care, when options are limited

*British Heart Foundation, Cardiovascular Disease Statistics 2024

How it works

Dr. Noon from scan to insight in seconds

1. Capture

Capture a retinal image during a standard fundus scan, then upload it securely for analysis.

2. Review results

Dr. Noon’s AI instantly analyses the images to assess the patient’s risk and suspected retinal abnormalities.

3. Report & Refer

Receive a clear, easy-to-understand report. Use the insights to guide patient conversations, follow-up and referral.

Clinical confidence, backed by evidence

Ready for real-world care.

Dr. Noon CVD is a CE-marked, MHRA-approved AI tool for cardiovascular risk assessment, clinically validated with accuracy comparable to CT calcium scoring.

With growing QOF targets for CVD prevention, Dr. Noon empowers earlier detection, supports timely intervention, and helps relieve pressure on overstretched healthcare systems.

Hear from practitioners using Dr. Noon in everyday care.

Trusted recognition from healthcare and innovation awards

2025 Digital Health Awards Rising star winner

Top Innovator Awards 2025

CKD Challenge 2024 1st place winner

2023 CES Innovation Awards

1st place winner in two categories 2024

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Eyecare Professionals

Expand routine eye exams beyond vision care with a service that builds trust, increases retention, and helps your practice stand out.

Healthcare Professionals

Dr. Noon enables early-stage screening, with pre-symptom detection outperforming traditional methods such as CT scans.

Are you a patient?

Find clear guidance on the screening process, reports, and next steps.

Seamless integration

Dr. Noon fits effortlessly into existing care workflows and screening programs, making adoption simple across clinical settings, at any scale.

Instant, In-Situ Screening

AI-powered screening from a single retinal scan. Non-invasive, accessible, and performed during routine appointments.

Clinically Actionable Insights

Dr. Noon delivers clear, validated results that support earlier decisions, smarter referrals, and more effective care.

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Seamless onboarding with training and dedicated support.

Everything you need to know

Frequently asked questions

What is Dr. Noon?

Dr. Noon CVD is an AI-powered screening tool that evaluates your personalised risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) simply by analysing retinal photographs. It is validated and approved by the MHRA for clinical use in the UK (and in other territories).

Your retina is one of few places in the body where blood vessels can be directly observed. The blood vessels at the back of your eye seen directly with a specific type of camera (fundus camera)—without the need for needles. Arteries carry blood away from your heart to organs throughout your body. If those small vessels in your retina start to narrow or show signs of damage, it often means similar changes are happening in other arteries— such as those supplying your heart. As a result, your eyes are a window into your heart.

Retinal Imaging: Your optometrist or trained technician takes a quick digital photograph of each eye using a standard fundus camera (no dilating drops or special preparation is required).

AI Analysis: The images are securely uploaded to a cloud platform. Dr. Noon’s AI instantly analyses these images to give your predictive scoring. Deep-learning algorithms detect subtle changes in the tiny blood vessels of your retina. These microvascular patterns correlate closely with arterial health elsewhere in your body—including the coronary arteries.

Risk Estimation: You will receive a clear and personalized report with practical advice is generated, that you will review with your practitioner. By comparing your retinal-vessel characteristics against a database of several hundred thousand patients (including the UK Biobank cohort), the system produces a personalised five-year CVD risk score.

Yes – Dr. Noon is backed by rigorous clinical research and validated in peer-reviewed publications:

Clinically Validated: Publications in world-leading journals including The Lancet Digital Health and JAMIA demonstrate that Dr. Noon’s performance in predicting CVD risk is on par with (and in many cases more convenient than) CT-based calcium scoring.

Large, Diverse Data: Trained on hundreds of thousands of retinal images from patients of all ethnicities, the algorithm has been thoroughly tested across multiple cohorts (e.g. UK Biobank, CMERC-HI).

MHRA Approval: To gain UK regulatory clearance, Dr Noon was required to demonstrate clinical effectiveness and safety in prospective trials.

For more information on publications, please visit our Resources Section.

Because Dr. Noon measures vessel changes directly (rather than calcium), it can reflect risk modifications arising from lifestyle or medication more dynamically than CT.

 
 

Feature

 
 

Dr. Noon Dr. Noon CVD

 
 
 

HEART CT Calcium Score

 
 

Radiation Exposure

 
 

None / Not Required

 
 
 

Yes (ionising radiation)

 
 

Contrast Dye

 
 

​None / Not Required

 
 
 

Often required (risk to patients with kidney concerns)

 
 

Cost

 
 

Low – Comparable to a routine retinal photograph

 
 
 

High – Requires specialist imaging equipment, prep-team and radiologist reporting

 
 

Accessibility

 
 

Widely available in primary-care, and low-cost/easy deployment in most clinical environments.

 
 
 

Limited to major hospitals and imaging centres, and requires substantial infrastructural planning.

 
 

Turnaround Time

 
 

​Result in ≈ 1 minute

 
 
 

Often several days to weeks (prep + scan + wrap-up + radiologist + cardiologist)

 
 

​Disease Marker

 
 

​Direct assessment of microvascular changes.

 
 
 

Measures calcification plaque (calcium), which may not reflect early atherosclerosis

 
 
 

Repeatability

 
 
 

​Safe for frequent

 
 
 
 

Cumulative radiation dose restricts repeat scans

Yes – It’s painless, non-invasive, and suitable for most patients:

  • Non-Invasive & Painless: No needles, no blood draws, no ionising radiation.
  • No Contrast Agents: Unlike some CT protocols, there is no risk to kidney function.
  • Suitable for All: Even patients with mild cataracts or stable glasses prescriptions can be imaged (as long as fundus photographs are clear).
  • Repeatable at Zero Risk: Safe for follow-up scans as often as clinically required—ideal for monitoring changes over time.

 

Dr. Noon will provide a recommended follow-up schedule in your personalized report. If your results indicate medium or high risk, or if you are feeling unwell, then please follow the guidance of your healthcare provider.

At HeartEye we take data privacy seriously. All retinal images and personal data are encrypted in transit and at rest, stored on secure servers compliant with GDPR and HIPAA (where applicable). Only authorised personnel and your clinician can access your report.

No. Dr. Noon CVD is designed as a complementary screening tool. It adds unique, non-invasive insights into vascular health but does not measure cholesterol or electrical cardiac activity. Your GP may still recommend full blood panels, ECGs or imaging if indicated.