Cutting-edge medical technology is being used to dramatically improve health outcomes for Indigenous people in remote communities.

The devices, some powered by artificial intelligence, include an inexpensive TGA-approved portable eye screening system known as the TeleEye Scan which was recently evaluated over an extended period at two remote communities in Western Australia's Kimberley region.

Results for the University of Notre Dame Australia-developed device saw multiple serious health conditions detected which had not been previously diagnosed.

They eye screening system uses AI to instantly detect a range of conditions including glaucoma, macular degeneration and diabetic retinopathy with 95 per cent accuracy.

The University of Notre Dame Australia chair of digital health and telemedicine, Professor Yogi Yogesan, helped develop the system.

"The patient just has to put their head on the camera's chin rest, and it will automatically take photos of both eyes, and then it (the AI) will give feedback in seconds as to whether they will have to be referred to an ophthalmologist," Professor Yogesan said.

The trial saw approximately 60 residents from the Muludja and Bawoorrooga communities near Fitzroy Crossing screened by Professor Yogesan and his team.

About half of the participants found to have an undiagnosed eye condition, with 10 diagnosed with serious condition which required urgent treatment to stop them from going blind.

"What is truly transformative about this technology is that it enables us to bring quality healthcare to the community, rather than expecting community members to travel thousands of kilometres to access services at a major regional hospital," Professor Yogesan said.

"In fact, some community members we saw had never had their eyes screened due to that tyranny of distance."

The trial was coordinated by the Foundation for Indigenous Sustainable Health (FISH) and TeleMedC Australia.

The trial saw community members trained on how to use the technology themselves for when researchers were not on site, with trial device left on Country for use in other communities by Aboriginal health workers.

The TeleEye Scan is now being used in partnership with TeleMedC Pty Ltd, with the technology now used in Singapore, Germany, India and the Middle East.

This project was funded under the Australia-India Strategic Research Grant from the Australian Department of Industry Science and Innovation and the Indian Central Government.