An artificial intelligence system helped screen patients for glaucoma using a smartphone-based fundus camera, according to research presented at the American Glaucoma Society meeting.
According to Swati Upadhyaya, MD, the global supply of ophthalmologists is not sufficient to tackle the burden of glaucoma, and the problem is particularly evident in low-income areas. Some local vision centers in India have implemented an AI screening method to help reduce that burden.
“This is an offline AI and does not require the internet,” Upadhyaya said. “It gives a referral report within