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ReviewOphthalmology and therapy2024

Utilizing Large Language Models in Ophthalmology: The Current Landscape and Challenges.

Peranut Chotcomwongse, Paisan Ruamviboonsuk, Andrzej Grzybowski

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Review in Ophthalmology and therapy, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 13 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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13citing papers in PubMed, 1 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.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

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

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  7. Table-based language models for ophthalmology assessment in the emergency department.Graefe's archive for clinical and experimental ophthalmology = Albrecht von Graefes Archiv fur klinische und experimentelle Ophthalmologie · 2026
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  9. [Application of large language models in health education for patients with pediatric cataract].Zhong nan da xue xue bao. Yi xue ban = Journal of Central South University. Medical sciences · 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

3 authors.

Peranut ChotcomwongseVitreoretina Unit, Department of Ophthalmology, Rajavithi Hospital, Rungsit University, Bangkok, Thailand.
Paisan RuamviboonsukVitreoretina Unit, Department of Ophthalmology, Rajavithi Hospital, Rungsit University, Bangkok, Thailand.
Andrzej GrzybowskiUniversity of Warmia and Mazury, Olsztyn, Poland. ae.grzybowski@gmail.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3724-2391

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

A large language model (LLM) is an artificial intelligence (AI) model that uses natural language processing (NLP) to understand, interpret, and generate human-like language responses from unstructured text input. Its real-time response capabilities and eloquent dialogue enhance the interactive user experience in human-AI communication like never before. By gathering several sources on the internet, LLM chatbots can interact and respond to a wide range of queries, including problem solving, text summarization, and creating informative notes. Since ophthalmology is one of the medical fields integrating image analysis, telemedicine, AI, and other technologies, LLMs are likely to play an important role in eye care in the near future. This review summarizes the performance and potential applicability of LLMs in ophthalmology according to currently available publications.

Indexed as

Artificial intelligenceBardChatGPTCopilotLarge language modelOphthalmologyTelemedicine

Identifiers

PMID39180701
PMCPMC11408418

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