Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Ophthalmology: An Overview

Artificial intelligence (AI) is an emerging continuous equipment-based power that is initiating to spread throughout to all aspects of our lifestyles for digital revolution even in medical diagnosis, management of the disease AI application in ophthalmology can help in screening, diagnosing, staging, and providing best possible management planning of various eye diseases especially for sight-threatening eye conditions. This paper demonstrates a review of the art of AI in the ophthalmic field and focusing on the applications of AI for the diagnosis and treatment of ophthalmic diseases including cataract, glaucoma, diabetic retinopathy, age-related macular degeneration, retinopathy of prematurity, and future AI applications with image enhancement in Ophthalmology. Diabetic retinopathy is occurring due to damage of retinal blood. Advanced diabetic retinopathy can cause blindness. So, early detection and management of diabetic retinopathy is crucial to prevent vision loss. AI based technology is playing a role as an auxiliary assistant in screening and diagnostic support for ophthalmologist.