Software report: Deep learning takes to the air

The demand for ophthalmic care is soaring. It is estimated that by the year 2020, a total of 415 million people worldwide will be suffering from diabetic eye disease, 76 million will have glaucoma and approximately 196 million will be suffering from age related macular degeneration.^1,2 At the same time. the supply of trained ophthalmic care professionals will not be able to keep up with this demand.³

Screening challenges

Conventional medical research studies have identified that early and prompt recognition of abnormalities through eye screening has tangible benefits and improves eye health. As a result, primary eye care providers and optometrists have become the cornerstone for this approach, in many ways acting as ‘gatekeepers’ for NHS Hospital Eye Services.