Implementing a mobile device configured to detect sickle cell traits in a blood sample. The device comprises a mobile device with a camera operatively coupled to a microscope lens. An image converter configured to receive an image form the camera and to perform a noise reduction procedure. The noise reduction procedure manipulates the image to a monochrome image and applies a Gaussian filter. A contour detector detects the contours of the image. An image analysis tool is configured to analyze the contours to identify discrete blood cells and clustered blood cells. The user is then notified if sickle cell traits are present based at least on the shape of the discrete blood cells.