Artificial intelligence 7: Language models for optometry

Artificial Intelligence (AI) has generated great interest within the healthcare industry. From research to clinical care and education, AI has the potential to change how we deliver better healthcare to everyone.  

For eye care professionals (ECPs), this means having access to advanced tools to improve prevention and/or management of eye conditions.  

For educators and learners, AI can offer personalised support, which can lead to enhanced learning outcomes and experience. For eye care businesses, AI can help enhance customer experiences and streamline operations.  

Many healthcare professionals, including optometrists, may not (yet) understand the possibilities of AI. AI is a branch of computer science focused on creating systems or machines that can perform tasks that typically require human intelligence. These tasks include learning, reasoning, problem-solving, perception and understanding natural language.