[Artificial intelligence in ophthalmology : Guidelines for physicians for the critical evaluation of studies].

Journal: Der Ophthalmologe : Zeitschrift der Deutschen Ophthalmologischen Gesellschaft
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Abstract

BACKGROUND: Empirical models have been an integral part of everyday clinical practice in ophthalmology since the introduction of the Sanders-Retzlaff-Kraff (SRK) formula. Recent developments in the field of statistical learning (artificial intelligence, AI) now enable an empirical approach to a wide range of ophthalmological questions with an unprecedented precision.

Authors

  • Maximilian Pfau
    Department of Ophthalmology, University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany; GRADE Reading Center, Bonn, Germany; Department of Biomedical Data Science, Stanford University, Stanford, California, USA.
  • Guenther Walther
    Department of Statistics, Stanford University, Stanford, USA.
  • Leon von der Emde
    Department of Ophthalmology, University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany.
  • Philipp Berens
    Hertie Institute for AI in Brain Health, University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany.
  • Livia Faes
    Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK; Eye Clinic, Cantonal Hospital of Lucerne, Lucerne, Switzerland.
  • Monika Fleckenstein
    Department of Ophthalmology, University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany; GRADE Reading Center, Bonn, Germany; John A. Moran Eye Center, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA.
  • Tjebo F C Heeren
    Moorfields Eye Hospital National Health Service Foundation Trust, London, United Kingdom.
  • Karsten Kortüm
    Augenklinik, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, München, Deutschland.
  • Sandrine H Künzel
    Universitäts-Augenklinik Bonn, Bonn, Deutschland.
  • Philipp L Müller
    Universitäts-Augenklinik Bonn, Bonn, Deutschland.
  • Peter M Maloca
    OCTlab, Department of Ophthalmology, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland.
  • Sebastian M Waldstein
    Christian Doppler Laboratory for Ophthalmic Image Analysis (OPTIMA), Department of Ophthalmology, Medical University of Vienna, Spitalgasse 23, 1090 Vienna, Austria.
  • Maximilian W M Wintergerst
    Universitäts-Augenklinik Bonn, Bonn, Deutschland.
  • Steffen Schmitz-Valckenberg
    Department of Ophthalmology, University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany; GRADE Reading Center, Bonn, Germany; John A. Moran Eye Center, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA. Electronic address: Steffen.schmitz-valckenberg@ukbonn.de.
  • Robert P Finger
    Universitäts-Augenklinik Bonn, Bonn, Deutschland.
  • Frank G Holz
    Department of Ophthalmology, University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany.