Deep Learning Detection of Early Retinal Peripheral Degeneration From Ultra-Widefield Fundus Photographs of Asymptomatic Young Adult (17-19 Years) Candidates to Airforce Cadets.

Journal: Translational vision science & technology
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Abstract

PURPOSE: Artificial intelligence (AI)-assisted ultra-widefield (UWF) fundus photographic interpretation is beneficial to improve the screening of fundus abnormalities. Therefore we constructed an AI machine-learning approach and performed preliminary training and validation.

Authors

  • Tengyun Wu
    Air Force Medical Center of Chinese PLA, Beijing, China.
  • Lie Ju
  • Xuefei Fu
    Beijing Airdoc Technology Co. Ltd., Beijing, China.
  • Bin Wang
    State Key Laboratory of Soil Erosion and Dryland Farming on the Loess Plateau, Northwest A&F University, Yangling 712100, China; New South Wales Department of Primary Industries, Wagga Wagga Agricultural Institute, Wagga Wagga 2650, Australia. Electronic address: bin.a.wang@dpi.nsw.gov.au.
  • Zongyuan Ge
    AIM for Health Lab, Faculty of IT, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria, Australia; Monash-Airdoc Research Lab, Faculty of IT, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria, Australia.
  • Yong Liu
    Department of Critical care medicine, Shenzhen Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangdong, Shenzhen, China.