Application of artificial intelligence in oculoplastics.

Journal: Clinics in dermatology
PMID:

Abstract

Oculoplastics is a subspecialty of ophthalmology/dermatology concerned with eyelid, orbital, and lacrimal diseases. Artificial intelligence (AI), with its powerful ability to analyze large data sets, has dramatically benefited oculoplastics. The cutting-edge AI technology is widely applied to extract ocular parameters and to use these results for further assessment, such as screening and diagnosis of blepharoptosis and predicting the progression of thyroid eye disease. AI also assists in treatment procedures, such as surgical strategy planning in blepharoptosis. High efficiency and high reliability are the most apparent advantages of AI, with promising prospects. The possibilities of AI in oculoplastics may lie in three-dimensional modeling technology and image generation. We retrospectively summarize AI applications involving eyelid, orbital, and lacrimal diseases in oculoplastics, and we also examine the strengths and weaknesses of AI technology in oculoplastics.

Authors

  • Yilu Cai
    Eye Center, Second Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology, Zhejiang Provincial Clinical Research Center for Eye Diseases, Zhejiang Provincial Engineering Institute on Eye Diseases, Hangzhou, China.
  • Xuan Zhang
  • Jing Cao
    Eye Center, The Second Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology, Zhejiang Provincial Clinical Research Center for Eye Diseases, Zhejiang Provincial Engineering Institute on Eye Diseases, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, People's Republic of China.
  • Andrzej Grzybowski
    Institute for Research in Ophthalmology, Foundation for Ophthalmology Development, Poznan, Poland.
  • Juan Ye
    Eye Center, The Second Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China.
  • Lixia Lou
    Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China.