Acceptability, applicability, and cost-utility of artificial-intelligence-powered low-cost portable fundus camera for diabetic retinopathy screening in primary health care settings.

Journal: Diabetes research and clinical practice
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Abstract

AIMS: To evaluate the acceptability, applicability, and cost-utility of AI-powered portable fundus cameras for diabetic retinopathy (DR) screening in Hong Kong, providing a viable alternative screening solution for resource-limited areas.

Authors

  • Yanxian Chen
    School of Optometry, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Kowloon, Hong Kong; Research Centre for SHARP Vision (RCSV), The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Kowloon, Hong Kong.
  • Fan Song
    Bioinformatics and Genomics Program, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, State College, PA, 16802, USA.
  • Ziwei Zhao
    Gansu Key Laboratory for Environmental Pollution Prediction and Control, College of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, 730000, China.
  • Yueye Wang
    State Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology, Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510060, China.
  • Elaine To
    School of Optometry, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Kowloon, Hong Kong; Research Centre for SHARP Vision (RCSV), The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Kowloon, Hong Kong.
  • Yanjun Liu
  • Danli Shi
    State Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology, Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China.
  • Xiaolan Chen
    Jiangsu Agri-animal Husbandry Vocational College, Taizhou, 225300 China.
  • Liya Xu
    Department of Public Health & Community Medicine, Tufts University School of Medicine, MA, USA.
  • Xianwen Shang
    Centre for Eye Research Australia, Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital, East Melbourne, Australia.
  • Mengying Lai
    School of Optometry, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Kowloon, Hong Kong; Research Centre for SHARP Vision (RCSV), The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Kowloon, Hong Kong.
  • Mingguang He
    State Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology, Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510060, China; Centre for Eye Research Australia; Departments of Ophthalmology and Surgery, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia. Electronic address: mingguang.he@unimelb.edu.au.