The diagnosis of ophthalmic diseases is highly dependent on image recognition, and ophthalmology is very suitable for the application of technologies such as deep learning. In order to further explore the potential value of deep learning in the diagnosis of fundus diseases, five ophthalmology centers across the country, led by Chen Youxin, director of the Department of Ophthalmology at Peking Union Medical College Hospital, worked with Beijing Zhiyuan Huitu Technology Co., Ltd. and Professor Li Xirong of the School of Information at Renmin University of China to jointly develop a deep learning system.
The system helped primary ophthalmologists improve their diagnostic consistency by about 12% and provided a new method for the automatic detection of 13 major fundus diseases. This article is a further interpretation and sharing of the study →