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As portion of its efforts to summation the usage of Artificial Intelligence (AI) successful healthcare services, the Department of Health, Medical Education and Family Welfare connected Wednesday launched AI-assisted screening for diabetic retinopathy astatine the Government General Hospital (GGH), Guntur, nether a aviator task that volition aboriginal beryllium extended to 2 different authorities hospitals successful the State.
In a connection issued connected Wednesday (June 10), Health Minister Satya Kumar Yadav said akin services would beryllium launched astatine the Regional Hospital, Kurnool, connected June 13 and astatine the Government Regional Eye Hospital, Visakhapatnam, connected June 16.
The Minister said AI would analyse retinal images captured done fundus cameras and find the severity of the condition. It would besides bespeak whether a diligent needs to consult a specializer and however urgently further attraction is required.
For the screening process, retinal images volition beryllium uploaded to the Madhunetra app, developed by Wadhwani AI Foundation, which is providing AI-based services successful 45 authorities aesculapian colleges crossed the country.
The aviator task volition tally for 3 months, during which astir 9,000 radical volition beryllium screened, Mr. Yadav said.
At present, retinal specialists measure patients and supply attraction lone successful facilities wherever fundus cameras are available. Without retinal images generated done fundus cameras, diagnosis and attraction of diabetic retinopathy cannot proceed.
According to a property merchandise issued by the department, fundus cameras are presently disposable lone successful facilities wherever retinal specialists are posted. With the instauration of AI-based screening, an optometrist providing superior care, on with a fundus camera, volition beryllium capable to behaviour the screening. As a result, these services tin beryllium provided adjacent successful the lack of specializer doctors.
