Press Releases, Technology - Monday, March 15, 2010 11:44 - 0 Comments

Clinic uses iris scans to identify patients

Rafael Fernandez walks into the Bronx, New York, medical clinic, with his eyes wide open.

Checking Fernandez in, a clinic employee scans his eyes using a handheld camera. Within seconds, the camera reads his iris patterns, and a computer locates his medical record.

Such iris identification technology is usually seen in international airports to allow registered passengers to fast-track through passport checks and immigration.

But far from the sleek European airports, the South Bronx clinic that receives federal funding and operates in one of the most impoverished U.S. Full Press Release…