Gurugram, July 24 -- At just 17, Siddhartha Manaktala has defied expectations. Despite still being in school and lacking formal specialisation, he created an artificial intelligence (AI) app that scans photographs to assess eyesight and could help prevent blindness. Taking his initiative forward, Manaktala, a Class 12 student at Pathways World School, Aravalli, spends his weekends conducting eye screening camps in government schools, villages and factories across Haryana. He says his mission is to ensure that poverty never becomes the reason for someone to lose their vision. Manaktala said that his innovation, EyeSpy, an artificial intelligence-powered smartphone platform, screens people for seven eye diseases using a photograph taken with a mobile phone. "I didn't build EyeSpy to win awards. I built it because millions of people never get an eye examination until it's too late. If a smartphone can reach every village, healthcare should too. I want early eye screening to become as common as taking a selfie," he said. Siddhartha has organised eight eye screening camps across Haryana, during which around 4,000 people have undergone eye examinations. Manaktala says he aims to screen at least 10,000 people....