C. Light Technologies is a preeminent healthtech company focused on creating cutting-edge eye-tracking solutions for clinical use, providing clinicians with objective metrics to validate patient experiences.
Our flagship product, the Retitrack™ is the first FDA-approved retinal eye movement monitor. Non-invasive, it detects and tracks fixational eye movements invisible at bedside exams but crucial for proactive patient outcomes and elite athletic performance.
Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer
Dr. Christy Sheehy-Bensinger is the inventor of the Retitrack™. An award-winning entrepreneur, healthcare innovator, and published vision scientist, she has 20 years of technical & entrepreneurial expertise, as well as direct clinical research experience with neurodegenerative patient populations at top research institutions, including UC Berkeley and UCSF.
Inspired by witnessing friends and family suffering from neurodegenerative diseases, Dr. Sheehy-Bensinger strives to create digital solutions using the eye to inform on brain health and improve healthcare and sports vision performance.
Co-founder and Chief Technology Officer
Dr. Joe Xing brings 20 years of experience in data science, machine learning, and artificial intelligence for smart optical design and related technologies to C. Light.
Spearheading the development and implementation of C. Light’s technology, Joe specializes in leveraging cutting-edge tech — such as artificial intelligence, machine learning, and data analytics — to drive C. Light’s innovation engine.
Joe is a part of Stanford University’s Y-Combinator community and is an avid cyclist and golfer who enjoys life on the gravel and the green.
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Chief Medical Officer
Jacqueline Theis, OD, FAAO, is an award-winning optometrist with residency training in neuro-optometry and oculomotor dysfunction from UC Berkeley. Dr. Theis is an internationally-recognized speaker, published author, and key opinion leader in her field for the diagnosis and management of vision problems and oculomotor dysfunction in concussion, acquired brain injury, & neurodegenerative disorders.
She strives to bridge the care gap between primary care, neurology and optometry/ophthalmology, and revolutionize the fields with active clinical research on the oculomotor system as a biomarker for neurologic function.
Dr. Theis was the Assistant Clinical Professor and founding Chief of the UC Berkeley Sports Vision and Concussion Clinic & currently practices at Virginia Neuro-Optometry within a transdisciplinary brain injury clinic. She is an active member of IES, AOA, and AAO.
