Diabetic retinopathy is the leading cause of blindness among working-age adults in the developed world. It can be prevented by screening, but the process of grading retinal images is resource intensive and requires certified optometrists.
But software to automate the process “represents a fundamental innovation and medical image analysis” and “may have huge potential for telemedicine delivery of eye health care,” according to two abstracts presented at the recent meeting of the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology in Seattle, WA.
