​Smart Focus is a healthcare company spun-out of Stanford,
​backed by the world's leading eye care and research institutions.

By deploying innovations in technology and economics of the clinic,
we have provided unprecedented access to over 3 million patients.

​​We believe that everyone deserves to be able to see the world clearly

300 million people in western China have vision impairment correctable with glasses

Chinese President Xi has promulgated national policy to solve the vision crisis (Mandate in Chinese)

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​Innovations
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We leverage a vertically-integrated platform of innovations
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Technologies

We have developed a telemedicine platform driven by
​to assist physicians with accurate diagnosis anywhere from our cloud.  


Patients

Our clinicians teach teachers to screen students directly inside classroom, the epicenter of impact.  

We have provided access to thousands of schools and hundreds of thousands of students.  


Access

Our clinics have brought permanent, sustained access to over
​one million patients so far. 


Government

As a result of our clinical work, the government now knows that glasses and corrected vision are critical to education.  

Our work has effected policy change impacting 100 million people in China.  
​This is only the beginning.

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​Team
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​CEO
Michael Young
Founder of 3 venture-backed Silicon Valley companies. Bloomberg BusinessWeek "America's Best Entrepreneurs" and UNESCO global leader. Inventor of >30 patents. Stanford PhD (Optics) drop-out, UPenn BSE/BA
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COO
Matthew Boswell
Running the Stanford initiative from its inception to co-found Smart Focus, Matthew led the transition of Smart Focus from a research program to a network of revenue generating Vision Centers.  Matthew has led large-scale development programs across China for 10+ years.  MA Stanford University

​EVP
Hongyu Guan, PhD
Dr. Guan brings expertise in leading large teams in public-private contexts. She manages administration, HR, recruiting, marketing, and project management.
PhD from Nanjing University

Research
Huan Wang, PhD
Huan Wang brings expertise in government relations via her close ties and long experience forging partnerships with officials at the county, prefecture, and provincial level throughout China’s northwest. She is from Shaanxi province. Shaanxi Normal and Stanford University PhD

​Innovation
Esther Yeh, OD
In Carl Zeiss Meditec R&D, Dr. Yeh provided expertise in clinical affairs for Optical Coherence Tomography technology, HFA, and other Zeiss technologies. She brings medtech experience from serving in executive roles at a high growth eye care startup, scaling innovative technologies nationwide. Doctor of Optometry University of California, Berkeley
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​Chairman
​Scott Rozelle, PhD
Co-founding Smart Focus, Professor Rozelle is a Stanford University endowed Economics and International Studies Senior Fellow and co-director of the Rural Education Action Program. Dr. Rozelle's career has been focused on the rural economics, education, and health. Winner of the Chinese Friendship Award presented in person by China's Premier, the highest government recognition awarded to non-Chinese citizens. PhD Cornell

Vice Chairman
Yaojiang Shi, PhD
Economics Professor at Shaanxi Normal University. Founding director of the Center for Experimental Economics in Education. Having extremely broad network in China, Prof. Shi has run development programs in western China for a generation

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