--- description: Find out why Zack Dvey-Aharon made TIME’s list of the most influential people in artificial intelligence. title: TIME100 AI 2024: Zack Dvey-Aharon image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt5186a4a3dc7914b4/698a5a95b21a9c06d050a6c7/NEW-TIME100-AI-2024-INNOVATORS_Zack-Dvey_Aharon-NEW.jpg?branch=production&width=2400&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 --- Sep 05, 2024 # Zack Dvey-Aharon by [Tharin Pillay](/author/tharin-pillay/) ## Tharin Pillay Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Pillay is an editorial fellow at TIME.  Photo-Illustration by TIME (Source: Courtesy of Zack Dvey-Aharon) More than half of people living with diabetes are at risk of losing their eyesight due to complications from a disease called diabetic retinopathy. That’s about 500 million people globally, and 40 million in the U.S. The condition is almost fully preventable if detected in time, but estimates suggest only half of those people get the necessary annual screening. A new AI-powered screening system by AEYE Health_,_ a company co-founded by Zack Dvey-Aharon, reduces diagnosis of diabetic retinopathy to a minute, via a handheld camera and a single image of each retina — all without the need for a physician in the loop. The system, called AEYE-DS, received [FDA approval in April](https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/fda-clears-first-fully-autonomous-ai-for-portable-diabetic-retinopathy-screening-302131559.html "undefined"), after rigorous testing to ensure it worked across a range of demographics and situations. It is the first FDA-approved device of its kind. Its low cost and portability could make this screening accessible to millions of people who need it, starting in America. It is currently in use in hundreds of locations across the country. In a conversation with TIME, Dvey-Aharon said that, since receiving FDA clearance, AEYE Health was working with partners to significantly expand the technology’s availability. These screenings can also be claimed back from insurance. Screening for diabetic retinopathy is only the start of what AEYE Health’ssystems hope to achieve. Dvey-Aharon’s company is working on using AI to screen for a wider range of conditions, including cardiovascular disease, glaucoma, and hypertension. Retinal scans are particularly useful for medical diagnosis, Dvey-Aharon explains, because the eyes offer “a direct view to blood vessels.” ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"Article","@id":"https://time.com/collections/time100-ai-2024/7012722/zack-dvey-aharon/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/collections/time100-ai-2024/7012722/zack-dvey-aharon/"},"headline":"Zack Dvey-Aharon","datePublished":"2024-09-05T11:02:51.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T11:54:21.149Z","description":"","url":"https://time.com/collections/time100-ai-2024/7012722/zack-dvey-aharon/","keywords":["Tech"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt5186a4a3dc7914b4/698a5a95b21a9c06d050a6c7/NEW-TIME100-AI-2024-INNOVATORS_Zack-Dvey_Aharon-NEW.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Tharin Pillay","jobTitle":"Pillay is an editorial fellow at TIME.","url":"https://time.com/author/tharin-pillay/"}],"creator":"Tharin Pillay","articleSection":"Business","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt5186a4a3dc7914b4/698a5a95b21a9c06d050a6c7/NEW-TIME100-AI-2024-INNOVATORS_Zack-Dvey_Aharon-NEW.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/business/","name":"Business"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-tech/","name":"Tech"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/collections/time100-ai-2024/7012722/zack-dvey-aharon/","name":"Zack Dvey-Aharon"}}]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"See Everyone on the 2024 TIME100 AI List","description":"The 2024 TIME100 AI list features innovators, thinkers, shapers and leaders who are making the future of AI.","thumbnailUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/v2/media/kDTs1aRd/poster.jpg?width=720","uploadDate":"2024-09-05T10:50:00.000Z","contentUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/kDTs1aRd.m3u8","embedUrl":"https://time.com/collections/time100-ai-2024/7012722/zack-dvey-aharon/","duration":"PT1M53S","potentialAction":{"@type":"SeekToAction","target":"https://time.com/collections/time100-ai-2024/7012722/zack-dvey-aharon/?jw_start={seek_to_second_number}","startOffset-input":"required name=seek_to_second_number"}}] ```