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AI eye doctor as good as experts

This A.I reports over 50 different eye diseases with a 94% accuracy

13-Aug-2018

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DeepMind worked with Moorfields eye hospital to create AI system.

94% accuracy referring patients with 50 different eye diseases.

Matching or beating world-leading eye specialists.

Analyses optical coherence tomography (OCT) scans of patient retinas.

Can help clinicians treat more patients with their limited time.

Could also be used to help train clinicians.

The study was published in the Nature Medicine journal.

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DeepMind

Company developing AI systems for solving problems.

Nature Medicine

Scientific Journal providing information from all areas of medicine

Peng Tee Khaw

Consultant Ophthalmic Surgeon at Moorfields Eye Hospital in London.

University College London (UCL)

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