Our Story
Built from a flicker of candlelight, backed by two years of science.
Screens ask more of our eyes than they were built to give. Eye Star Vision exists to give them something back — a few guided minutes a day, off-screen. This is the story of how it came to be.
The Idea
It started with a candle and a Christmas ornament.
The idea for Eye Star Vision came about on Christmas Eve, in a very ordinary moment. Watching a decorative angel ornament spin gently under the heat of a candle flame, founder Jānis Zandbergs noticed something: following its movement, and the light reflections it sent across the walls, created a kind of tonus in his eyes — thoroughly moving and exercising them.
That evening, the idea took hold: a device built specifically to relax and strengthen the eye muscles, the same way a workout strengthens the body. He got to work that very night.
We can train our eyes the same way we train our abdominal muscle. I work on the computer all day long and I find that this technology is a good way to unwind.
Santa Batuhtina-Banga, Head of SIA Eye Roll
The People
Two sharpshooters and a businessman walk into a workshop.
Eye Star Vision is built by a small Latvian team that grew from an idea into roughly ten people, working out of a production lab in Kandava and expanding into a new facility in Riga.
Jānis Zandbergs
Founder & Chairman of the Board
The idea for Eye Star Vision was his — sparked on a Christmas Eve watching candlelight move across a room. An active shooting-sports competitor himself, he saw potential in the device beyond everyday screen fatigue: precise, guided vision training for specific tasks and disciplines.
Santa Batuhtina-Banga
Head of SIA Eye Roll
A long-range shooter who competes at targets 300 metres and beyond, Santa previously worked with the telemedicine platform DoctorOnline and describes herself as a digital-health enthusiast. She leads the company's day-to-day work turning research into a real product.
I believe that digital health is the future. Of course, we can't completely replace face-to-face visits, but we can help take care of how people will feel in a year, five, and ten.
Jānis Markulis
Business Co-Owner
A businessman who saw the potential in the idea early and joined as a co-owner, helping steer Eye Star Vision from a first prototype toward a real, investable company.
The Research
Two years, two universities, one methodology.
Turning that Christmas Eve idea into a real device took contract research with the University of Latvia's Department of Optometry and Vision Science and the Information Systems Management Institute (ISMA), with an early feasibility study also carried out alongside Riga Technical University.
That research ran for two years, backed by the European Regional Development Fund, and shaped the stimulus parameters and guided-movement patterns built into the device today. Its mechanism is now protected by patents in multiple countries, with two scientific articles prepared for publication.
For the full research numbers — study size, results, and the project's official history — see Clinical & Science Experts and our Newsroom.
Where We're Going
We want to put Latvia on the map.
Eye Star Vision started with organizations that see the need most clearly — kindergartens, rehabilitation centers, and training environments where precise, guided vision work matters daily — before opening up to individual customers. From here, the goal is global: Europe, the United Arab Emirates, the United States, and Asia.
The product is unique, there is nothing like it on the market. I am convinced that we will be able to promote Latvia's name in the world.
Santa Batuhtina-Banga, Head of SIA Eye Roll
Eye Star Vision is a wellness device for guided eye relaxation and movement, not a substitute for professional eye care. It is not recommended for those with corneal disease or photosensitive epilepsy — consult an eye care professional if you're unsure.