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ReviewThe British journal of ophthalmology2024

Generative artificial intelligence in ophthalmology: current innovations, future applications and challenges.

Sadi Can Sonmez, Mertcan Sevgi, Fares Antaki, Josef Huemer, Pearse A Keane

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Review in The British journal of ophthalmology, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 17 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

17 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

  1. Pooled it
  2. Ethical considerations in generative artificial intelligence for synthetic data generation in ophthalmology.Graefe's archive for clinical and experimental ophthalmology = Albrecht von Graefes Archiv fur klinische und experimentelle Ophthalmologie · 2026
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  14. Artificial intelligence in ophthalmology: opportunities, challenges, and ethical considerations.Medical hypothesis, discovery & innovation ophthalmology journal · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Sadi Can SonmezDepartment of Public Health, Ege University, Izmir, Turkey.ORCID 0000-0002-8891-6691
Mertcan SevgiInstitute of Ophthalmology, University College London, London, UK.ORCID 0009-0003-8426-6534
Fares AntakiInstitute of Ophthalmology, University College London, London, UK.ORCID 0000-0001-6679-7276
Josef HuemerMoorfields Eye Hospital, NIHR Moorfields Biomedical Research Centre, London, UK.ORCID 0000-0001-5238-8295
Pearse A KeaneInstitute of Ophthalmology, University College London, London, UK p.keane@ucl.ac.uk.ORCID 0000-0002-9239-745X

Funding

Medical Research Council MR/T019050/1
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The rapid advancements in generative artificial intelligence are set to significantly influence the medical sector, particularly ophthalmology. Generative adversarial networks and diffusion models enable the creation of synthetic images, aiding the development of deep learning models tailored for specific imaging tasks. Additionally, the advent of multimodal foundational models, capable of generating images, text and videos, presents a broad spectrum of applications within ophthalmology. These range from enhancing diagnostic accuracy to improving patient education and training healthcare professionals. Despite the promising potential, this area of technology is still in its infancy, and there are several challenges to be addressed, including data bias, safety concerns and the practical implementation of these technologies in clinical settings.

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Artificial IntelligenceOphthalmologyDeep LearningEye DiseasesHumansNeural Networks, ComputerDiagnostic tests/InvestigationMedical EducationPrognosisPublic health

Identifiers

PMID38925907
PMCPMC11503064

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