Nothing builds credibility like testimonials. Across psychiatry, digital health, nutrition, and everyday life, OCOsense™ is already reshaping how we measure emotion, track eating behaviors, and support wellbeing. Here is what respected experts, clinicians, and early users are saying about its impact.

Industry Thought Leaders

Dr. Walter Greenleaf, Stanford neuroscientist and VR pioneer, sees a paradigm shift in how we measure mind and body:

“What’s exciting me is I think the field of psychology, the field of psychiatry, the field of coaching, the field of learning are all gonna be revolutionized by coming up with much more objective measurements and much more precise approaches to both, to assessments and interventions”.‍

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Objective, continuous data from wearable sensors like OCOsense™ is part of this emerging shift toward “precision mental health,” where physiological signals complement traditional questionnaires [1]. This coincides with the personalized health trend that is on the rise and will likely become the norm in the upcoming years.

Professor Hugo Critchley, psychiatrist and neuroscientist at Sussex, highlighted how new tools are transforming research into practice:

“And now we're sort of building from the research into kind of more detailed human studies into therapies that we're now, you know, rolling out into particular conditions… and it strikes me that a lot of that work is because there are new tools, new technologies that allow one to take some of the research or monitoring from laboratory into the real world. It’s a dream come true for mind-body research.”‍

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His comment reflects the growing body of work translating laboratory-grade emotion-sensing methods, like facial EMG and optomyography, into real-world applications [6, 2].

Lord Ara Darzi, surgeon and innovator, sees OCOsense™ as a tool for prevention and empowerment:

“I just cannot imagine a future in which we are treating and preventing obesity by needles and injections. There would be definitely an expansion of the current criteria. But it’s tackling this problem with a multiple different prong of approaches. And one of them is what you’re doing, which I think is very, very eloquent.”‍

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Press Features

Recent media coverage has highlighted how our Sense Lite smart glasses are reshaping the future of wearable technology by focusing on emotion, awareness, eating behavior and real behaviour rather than just physical metrics.

“These smart glasses will peer inward at you rather than outward at the world.” — Wired

“With sensors all around the rims… it can detect the subtlest of changes in your facial expressions (even those you aren’t consciously aware of). With this data… it can become a personalized life coach for your fitness, your diet and even your emotional health.” — Tom’s Guide

Healthcare IT News also recognised its impact, praising Sense Lite’s ability to “bridge clinical insight and everyday self-care through emotion-aware sensing.”

Together, these reviews affirm that Sense Lite goes beyond counting steps or monitoring heart rate. It redefines what personal health technology can mean by helping people better understand themselves through intelligent, emotion-aware design.

Healthcare Professionals

For clinicians, OCOsense™ fills long-standing gaps in psychiatry and nutrition research.

Professor James Stone, consultant psychiatrist and neuroscientist, highlighted the link between diet and mood:

“Food intake is clearly related to mental health. In my own work, I’ve been very interested in the role of gut bacteria. We found that when probiotics were added to conventional antidepressants, people improved more quickly in terms of anxiety and depressive symptoms. The gut microbiome is affected by what people eat, and this could be something monitored through the eating behaviors aspect of the glasses.”‍

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Professor Martin Yeomans of the University of Sussex, Experimental Psychology, on why objective measures matter:

“Self-report records can be terribly inaccurate. And as soon as you are asking someone to tell you what they’re doing, their behavior changes. So I wanted to be able to measure behavior in a way that was independent of those sort of, um, external factors.”

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His point aligns with decades of research showing the limitations of dietary self-reports [8, 7] and the urgent need for more objective, sensor-based assessment tools [3,4].

Nutrition Experts

Dietitians were among the first professionals to trial Sense eyewear, and their response was overwhelmingly positive. Across multiple early trials, they saw the glasses as a breakthrough for food-logging accuracy, mindful eating, and client engagement.

Turning Behavior into Insight

For many, the greatest value lay beyond food logging itself. 93 % of dietitians said data on chewing rate, pace, meal timing, and duration would be very or extremely useful for helping clients eat more mindfully.
They saw the technology not only as a logging tool but as a bridge between data and behavior change; helping clients slow down, reflect, and build healthier habits. This directly supports findings that mindful-eating questionnaires alone fail to capture real-world behavior [5], while sensor-based feedback can meaningfully influence self-awareness and pace of eating [3, 4].

“This technology can greatly improve the accuracy of meal logging, educate clients on building a healthy plate, and show how mindful eating supports health goals. It also saves nutritionists time by providing accurate insights and tracking real changes in eating behavior — it’s exciting.”

-Amanda Duncan, Registered Nutritionist

“Many people eat so mindlessly that they don’t realize how quickly or often they eat. The Sense glasses, giving real-time feedback, help build awareness and understanding of eating habits.”

-Liz Daeninck, Registered Dietitian

Researchers and nutrition experts who’ve used our Sense Lite smart glasses in studies all echoed the same insight: objective data changes everything.
Clients often forget to report, or simply under-report snacks, but Sense does not lie, it quietly notes every bite. That accuracy helps turn guesswork into genuine understanding and makes conversations about eating habits more open, honest, and productive [8, 7].

“The glasses are like having a mindful-eating personal assistant for every meal”.

‍-Susan Burry, Nutrition Coach

“These glasses can transform eating habits from tracking how people chew to accurately capturing what they eat. The detailed analysis will be a real benefit for Nutritional Therapists in consultations”.

‍-Ruth Reynold, Nutritional Therapist

“An absolute game-changer for nutrition and healthy eating. These glasses could transform how we approach nutrition, offering a simple, innovative way to monitor eating habits. By integrating AI, they make healthy choices more convenient and engaging”.‍

-Milena Kaler, Nutritionist and Dietitian

The verdict from the experts was clear: Sense eyewear narrows the gap between what people eat and how they eat, bringing mindfulness, objectivity, and simplicity to modern nutrition practice [3].

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Real-World Experiences

Experts agree: OCOsense™ generates powerful insights. But what does it feel like to use them in daily life? Early adopters share their stories.

Leia, on accountability in her weight-loss journey:

“I used to fudge my diet logs, but when the glasses showed I chewed 1,200 times one day, I had to face the facts about my snacking. It’s kept me honest and on track”.

Martin, a beta tester, on comfort and subtle insights:

“I was surprised that even with all the sensors, the glasses felt just like normal eyewear, I sometimes forgot I had a lab on my face”.

Anna Maria, who used the glasses to solve a digestive puzzle:

“OCOsense™ was the detective I needed for my health mystery – it found the clue in my diet that no one else could”.

Katie Lips, digital health innovator and wellness author, on how mindful eating aligns with OCOsense™:

“Within a very short space of time of practicing these simple mind- and slow-eating tactics, if you like, I was able to eat whatever food I desired but eat it slowly, focus on enjoying it more, and then I would be satisfied way before I used to be satisfied and I could leave it behind and the weight just started dropping off.”
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This combination of comfort and insight mirrors ongoing research showing the feasibility of continuous, real-world monitoring using optomyography [2, 6].

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A Shared Vision

From world-leading neuroscientists to clinicians in the field and everyday users, the consensus is clear: OCOsense™ provides objective, continuous measures where self-reports fall short.
It empowers users with real-time feedback on mood, stress, and dietary behavior, complementing rather than replacing the expert advice that guides mental health and mindful eating [1].

As Professor James Stone summed up:

“These glasses potentially could be used in monitoring response to drug treatments… but they could also be used in the development of new treatments for depression”.
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Final Word

OCOsense™ stands at the intersection of science, technology, and wellbeing. It is bridging the gap between data and human experience to help people understand their diet, emotions, habits, and health as a whole, transforming how we connect with our body, mind, and everyday life.

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References

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[4] Wang, L., Allman-Farinelli, M., Yang, J.-A., Taylor, J. C., Gemming, L., Hekler, E., & Rangan, A. (2022). Enhancing nutrition care through real-time, sensor-based capture of eating occasions: A scoping review. Frontiers in Nutrition, 9, 852984. https://doi.org/10.3389/fnut.2022.852984

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[6] Archer, J. A., Mavridou, I., Stankoski, S., Broulidakis, M. J., Cleal, A., Walas, P., Fatoorechi, M., Gjoreski, H., & Nduka, C. (2023). OCOsense™ smart glasses for analysing facial expressions using optomyographic sensors. IEEE Pervasive Computing, 22(3), 53-61. https://doi.org/10.1109/MPRV.2023.3276471

[7] Archer, E., Hand, G. A., & Blair, S. N. (2013). Validity of U.S. nutritional surveillance: Self-report measures of energy intake fail to meet basic scientific standards. PLOS ONE, 8(10), e76632. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0076632

[8] Livingstone, M. B. E., & Black, A. E. (2003). Markers of the validity of reported energy intake. Journal of Nutrition, 133(Suppl 3), 895S-920S. https://doi.org/10.1093/jn/133.3.895S

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