In 2023, the expert consensus on the application of artificial intelligence in the clinical diagnosis of dry eye (2023) was officially published in New Progress in Ophthalmology. Professor Chen Xinjian, the founder of Big Vision Medical, participated in the compilation as the writing expert. Combined with the application of artificial intelligence in the clinical diagnosis of dry eye, the expert consensus gathers the wisdom experience of many experts in the field of ophthalmology and artificial intelligence, and comprehensively reviews the research progress and achievements of AI in various dry eye tests, which will effectively promote the further research and application of AI in dry eye.
Dry eye (DE) is a common eye disease with a high prevalence and a wide range of people. With the changes in people’s living environment and lifestyle, the dependence on electronic products, the widespread use of contact lenses and the increasing prevalence of sleep disorders, the incidence of dry eye in different age groups has increased, which affects the quality of life of patients and reduces work efficiency, and has become an important problem affecting the national eye health in China.It is of great practical significance to help clinical clinics actively and standardized carry out dry eye business, and to provide universal and accessible eye health services for the people, and it also has broad market prospects.
In recent years, with the rise of artificial intelligence (AI) computer image technology, the improvement of algorithm model and the massive growth of medical big data, machine learning (ML) technology represented by deep learning (DL) has been widely applied in the medical field and made remarkable progress. AI system has advanced problem solving ability and stable repeatability. Clinical use of AI technology to analyze patient data to assist disease diagnosis, severity grading and prognosis judgment, to help clinicians make a more objective diagnosis.The causes of dry eye are complex and the clinical manifestations are diverse. Multiple tests are usually combined and supplemented by questionnaires for diagnosis. The results of dry eye tests are mostly in image and video formats.Artificial intelligence has great application value and prospect in dry eye detection and analysis.
At present, AI has been widely used in some dry eye detection items, but as pointed out in the “Expert Consensus”, there are still some practical problems. For example, in the detection of meibomian gland morphological loss, the peripheral clarity of the examination image is greatly affected by the eyelid turning technique of the examiner, and it is difficult to distinguish the adjacent glands with “adhesion”. Stable and automated analysis of each individual gland remains a technical challenge. Big Vision Healthcare adopted an advanced reinforcement learning algorithm model based on Prompt, which achieved better performance and stronger robustness on the meibomian gland segmentation task than the current mainstream algorithms.
As a high-tech enterprise specializing in the development and manufacture of ophthalmic artificial intelligence software and hardware systems, the BVD6600 series dry eye detector independently developed by Big Vision medical integrates the industry-leading AI algorithm of ophthalmic images, which can automatically mark and measure the height of the tear river at up to 9 locations, automatically track and identify the tear film rupture site, perform morphological segmentation of meibomian gland gland and automatically calculate the missing proportion, Based on the enhancement of the lipid layer flow image, the classification is automatically carried out; One stop quick completion of 7 dry eye examinations, built-in multiple dry eye questionnaires, supporting long-term follow-up; According to the actual inspection items of patients, the inspection report can be generated with one click, and the hospital can also customize the report template according to needs; Intelligent, comprehensive and user-friendly, it provides the most comprehensive AI solution and valuable reference for the clinical diagnosis and treatment of dry eye.
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Big Vision Medical BVD6600 series dry eye detector will be released soon. We will not forget the original intention and mission of “early detection of every pair of eyes with problems, and give the best treatment plan”, and continue to explore and research new technologies and new products closely related to visual health, so as to contribute the power of science and technology to the eye health of the whole people.
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