A smartphone app capable of screening a brain in less than 60 seconds is being used in the battle against concussions.

The rollout follows a highly successful clinical trial of the technology involving almost 350 AFL players in 2022.

Players are asked to follow the dot on the screen while artificial intelligence gathers information on the speed and reaction time of their eye in less than 60 seconds. 

VFL high performance manager Matt Palmer said the app has been “really reliable” for the club.

“Really quick results can show the player does need some referral to an extra bit of care,” Palmer said.

The results of the landmark test carried out in 2022 have been released today, revealing a 100 per cent success rate in concussion detection. 

BrainEye Chief scientific officer Joanne Fielding described the technology as a “game changer”.

“I sit in my research lab with tens of thousands of dollars and I can recognise concussion but nothing like this,” Fielding said.

During the trial, 11 players from three clubs clinically diagnosed with concussion were tracked for up to two weeks.

As their brains recovered, that information was reflected in readings on the app and was consistent with a doctor’s diagnosis.

“It now allows us to take those conversations to sporting leagues right around the world to the next level,” BrainEye CEO Steve Rosich said.

There is a push to roll out the technology at grassroots level in order for coaches to be able to quickly assess a child if they receive a knock to the head during weekend sport.

There is hope the BrainEye app could soon become an official diagnostic tool.