Abstract
We hypothesize that artificial intelligence (AI) applied to relevant clinical testing in glaucoma has the potential to enhance the ability to detect glaucoma. This premise was discussed at the recent Collaborative Community on Ophthalmic Imaging meeting, “The Future of Artificial Intelligence–Enabled Ophthalmic Image Interpretation: Accelerating Innovation and Implementation Pathways,” held virtually September 3–4, 2020. The Collaborative Community on Ophthalmic Imaging (CCOI) is an independent self-governing consortium of stakeholders with broad international representation from academic institutions, government agencies, and the private sector whose mission is to act as a forum for the purpose of helping speed innovation in healthcare technology. It was 1 of the first 2 such organizations officially designated by the Food and Drug Administration in September 2019 in response to their announcement of the collaborative community program as a strategic priority for 2018–2020. Further information on the CCOI can be found online at their website (https://www.cc-oi.org/about). Artificial intelligence for glaucoma diagnosis would have high utility globally, because access to care is limited in many parts of the world and half of all people with glaucoma are unaware of their illness. The application of AI technology to glaucoma diagnosis has the potential to broadly increase access to care worldwide, in essence flattening the Earth by providing expert-level evaluation to individuals even in the most remote regions of the planet.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | e3-e13 |
Journal | Ophthalmology. Glaucoma |
Volume | 5 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - May 1 2022 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:L.A.A.: Consultant/Advisor – Aerie Pharmaceuticals, Inc; Equity Owner – GlobeChek; Advisor – AI Optics, Zeiss; Grant Support – New World Medical Inc, Save Vision Foundation; Research support and consultant – Topcon Medical Systems Inc; Consultant – Verily.
Funding Information:
The author(s) have made the following disclosure(s): J.S.S.: Consultant/Advisor, Equity Owner – Aerie Pharmaceuticals Inc, Ocular Therapeutix Inc, Opticient; Grant Support – BrightFocus Foundation, National Eye Institute; Consultant/Advisor – Boehringer Ingelheim, Perfuse Inc, Regeneron Inc, Slack Incorporated; Patents/Royalty/Consultant/Advisor – Carl Zeiss Meditec; Intellectual Property – Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary and Massachusetts Institute of Technology, New York University, Tufts University, University of Pittsburgh; Equity Owner, Patents/Royalty – Ocugenix.. L.A.A.: Consultant/Advisor – Aerie Pharmaceuticals, Inc; Equity Owner – GlobeChek; Advisor – AI Optics, Zeiss; Grant Support – New World Medical Inc, Save Vision Foundation; Research support and consultant – Topcon Medical Systems Inc; Consultant – Verily.. M.C.: Grant support – NIH, NSF, Genentech; Consultant – Novartis; Equity owner – InTeleretina, LLC.. F.A.M.: Consultant – Aerie Pharmaceuticals, Annexon, Biogen, Galimedix, IDx, Stealth Biotherapeutics; Consultant/Financial support – Allergan, Carl ZeissMeditec, Reichert, Novartis; Financial support – Google Inc, Heidelberg Engineering, Novartis; Patent – nGoggle Inc.. L.Z.: Grant support – National Eye Institute; Equipment and research support – Carl Zeiss Meditec Inc, Heidelberg Engineering GmbH, Optovue Inc, Topcon Medical Systems Inc, Patent Zeiss Meditec.. Financial Support: Funding from the National Institutes of Health (Bethesda, MD) R01-EY013178 and an unrestricted grant from Research to Prevent Blindness (New York, NY) to the Department of Ophthalmology, NYU Langone Health, NYU Grossman School of Medicine (New York, NY).. Obtained funding: N/A; Study was performed as part of the authors' regular employment duties. No additional funding was provided.
Funding Information:
M.C.: Grant support – NIH, NSF, Genentech; Consultant – Novartis; Equity owner – InTeleretina, LLC.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2022 American Academy of Ophthalmology
ASJC Scopus Subject Areas
- Ophthalmology
- General Medicine
PubMed: MeSH publication types
- Journal Article
- Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
- Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural