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Jan C, He M, Vingrys A, Zhu Z, Stafford RS. Diagnosing glaucoma in primary eye care and the role of Artificial Intelligence applications for reducing the prevalence of undetected glaucoma in Australia. Eye (Lond) 2024; 38:2003-2013. [PMID: 38514852 PMCID: PMC11269618 DOI: 10.1038/s41433-024-03026-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/25/2023] [Revised: 02/05/2024] [Accepted: 03/08/2024] [Indexed: 03/23/2024] Open
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Glaucoma is the commonest cause of irreversible blindness worldwide, with over 70% of people affected remaining undiagnosed. Early detection is crucial for halting progressive visual impairment in glaucoma patients, as there is no cure available. This narrative review aims to: identify reasons for the significant under-diagnosis of glaucoma globally, particularly in Australia, elucidate the role of primary healthcare in glaucoma diagnosis using Australian healthcare as an example, and discuss how recent advances in artificial intelligence (AI) can be implemented to improve diagnostic outcomes. Glaucoma is a prevalent disease in ageing populations and can have improved visual outcomes through appropriate treatment, making it essential for general medical practice. In countries such as Australia, New Zealand, Canada, USA, and the UK, optometrists serve as the gatekeepers for primary eye care, and glaucoma detection often falls on their shoulders. However, there is significant variation in the capacity for glaucoma diagnosis among eye professionals. Automation with Artificial Intelligence (AI) analysis of optic nerve photos can help optometrists identify high-risk changes and mitigate the challenges of image interpretation rapidly and consistently. Despite its potential, there are significant barriers and challenges to address before AI can be deployed in primary healthcare settings, including external validation, high quality real-world implementation, protection of privacy and cybersecurity, and medico-legal implications. Overall, the incorporation of AI technology in primary healthcare has the potential to reduce the global prevalence of undiagnosed glaucoma cases by improving diagnostic accuracy and efficiency.
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- Catherine Jan
- Centre for Eye Research Australia, Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital, East Melbourne, VIC, Australia.
- Ophthalmology, Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry & Health Sciences, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.
- Lost Child's Vision Project, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
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- Centre for Eye Research Australia, Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital, East Melbourne, VIC, Australia
- Ophthalmology, Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry & Health Sciences, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
- Centre for Eye and Vision Research, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Kowloon, TU428, Hong Kong SAR
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- Centre for Eye Research Australia, Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital, East Melbourne, VIC, Australia
- Ophthalmology, Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry & Health Sciences, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
- Department of Optometry and Vision Sciences, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- Centre for Eye Research Australia, Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital, East Melbourne, VIC, Australia
- Ophthalmology, Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry & Health Sciences, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- Stanford Prevention Research Center, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, USA
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AlShawabkeh M, AlRyalat SA, Al Bdour M, Alni’mat A, Al-Akhras M. The utilization of artificial intelligence in glaucoma: diagnosis versus screening. FRONTIERS IN OPHTHALMOLOGY 2024; 4:1368081. [PMID: 38984126 PMCID: PMC11182276 DOI: 10.3389/fopht.2024.1368081] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/09/2024] [Accepted: 02/20/2024] [Indexed: 07/11/2024]
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With advancements in the implementation of artificial intelligence (AI) in different ophthalmology disciplines, it continues to have a significant impact on glaucoma diagnosis and screening. This article explores the distinct roles of AI in specialized ophthalmology clinics and general practice, highlighting the critical balance between sensitivity and specificity in diagnostic and screening models. Screening models prioritize sensitivity to detect potential glaucoma cases efficiently, while diagnostic models emphasize specificity to confirm disease with high accuracy. AI applications, primarily using machine learning (ML) and deep learning (DL), have been successful in detecting glaucomatous optic neuropathy from colored fundus photographs and other retinal imaging modalities. Diagnostic models integrate data extracted from various forms of modalities (including tests that assess structural optic nerve damage as well as those evaluating functional damage) to provide a more nuanced, accurate and thorough approach to diagnosing glaucoma. As AI continues to evolve, the collaboration between technology and clinical expertise should focus more on improving specificity of glaucoma diagnostic models to assess ophthalmologists to revolutionize glaucoma diagnosis and improve patients care.
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- Department of Ophthalmology, The University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan
- Department of Ophthalmology, Houston Methodist Hospital, Houston, TX, United States
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- Department of Ophthalmology, The University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Al Taif Eye Center, Amman, Jordan
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- Department of Computer Information Systems, School of Information Technology and Systems, The University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan
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Hasan MM, Phu J, Sowmya A, Meijering E, Kalloniatis M. Artificial intelligence in the diagnosis of glaucoma and neurodegenerative diseases. Clin Exp Optom 2024; 107:130-146. [PMID: 37674264 DOI: 10.1080/08164622.2023.2235346] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/23/2023] [Accepted: 07/07/2023] [Indexed: 09/08/2023] Open
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Artificial Intelligence is a rapidly expanding field within computer science that encompasses the emulation of human intelligence by machines. Machine learning and deep learning - two primary data-driven pattern analysis approaches under the umbrella of artificial intelligence - has created considerable interest in the last few decades. The evolution of technology has resulted in a substantial amount of artificial intelligence research on ophthalmic and neurodegenerative disease diagnosis using retinal images. Various artificial intelligence-based techniques have been used for diagnostic purposes, including traditional machine learning, deep learning, and their combinations. Presented here is a review of the literature covering the last 10 years on this topic, discussing the use of artificial intelligence in analysing data from different modalities and their combinations for the diagnosis of glaucoma and neurodegenerative diseases. The performance of published artificial intelligence methods varies due to several factors, yet the results suggest that such methods can potentially facilitate clinical diagnosis. Generally, the accuracy of artificial intelligence-assisted diagnosis ranges from 67-98%, and the area under the sensitivity-specificity curve (AUC) ranges from 0.71-0.98, which outperforms typical human performance of 71.5% accuracy and 0.86 area under the curve. This indicates that artificial intelligence-based tools can provide clinicians with useful information that would assist in providing improved diagnosis. The review suggests that there is room for improvement of existing artificial intelligence-based models using retinal imaging modalities before they are incorporated into clinical practice.
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- Md Mahmudul Hasan
- School of Computer Science and Engineering, University of New South Wales, Kensington, New South Wales, Australia
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- School of Optometry and Vision Science, University of New South Wales, Kensington, Australia
- Centre for Eye Health, University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
- School of Medicine (Optometry), Deakin University, Waurn Ponds, Victoria, Australia
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- School of Computer Science and Engineering, University of New South Wales, Kensington, New South Wales, Australia
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- School of Computer Science and Engineering, University of New South Wales, Kensington, New South Wales, Australia
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- School of Optometry and Vision Science, University of New South Wales, Kensington, Australia
- School of Medicine (Optometry), Deakin University, Waurn Ponds, Victoria, Australia
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Karn PK, Abdulla WH. On Machine Learning in Clinical Interpretation of Retinal Diseases Using OCT Images. Bioengineering (Basel) 2023; 10:bioengineering10040407. [PMID: 37106594 PMCID: PMC10135895 DOI: 10.3390/bioengineering10040407] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/17/2023] [Revised: 03/21/2023] [Accepted: 03/22/2023] [Indexed: 03/29/2023] Open
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Optical coherence tomography (OCT) is a noninvasive imaging technique that provides high-resolution cross-sectional retina images, enabling ophthalmologists to gather crucial information for diagnosing various retinal diseases. Despite its benefits, manual analysis of OCT images is time-consuming and heavily dependent on the personal experience of the analyst. This paper focuses on using machine learning to analyse OCT images in the clinical interpretation of retinal diseases. The complexity of understanding the biomarkers present in OCT images has been a challenge for many researchers, particularly those from nonclinical disciplines. This paper aims to provide an overview of the current state-of-the-art OCT image processing techniques, including image denoising and layer segmentation. It also highlights the potential of machine learning algorithms to automate the analysis of OCT images, reducing time consumption and improving diagnostic accuracy. Using machine learning in OCT image analysis can mitigate the limitations of manual analysis methods and provide a more reliable and objective approach to diagnosing retinal diseases. This paper will be of interest to ophthalmologists, researchers, and data scientists working in the field of retinal disease diagnosis and machine learning. By presenting the latest advancements in OCT image analysis using machine learning, this paper will contribute to the ongoing efforts to improve the diagnostic accuracy of retinal diseases.
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Yousefi S. Clinical Applications of Artificial Intelligence in Glaucoma. J Ophthalmic Vis Res 2023; 18:97-112. [PMID: 36937202 PMCID: PMC10020779 DOI: 10.18502/jovr.v18i1.12730] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/16/2022] [Accepted: 11/05/2022] [Indexed: 02/25/2023] Open
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Ophthalmology is one of the major imaging-intensive fields of medicine and thus has potential for extensive applications of artificial intelligence (AI) to advance diagnosis, drug efficacy, and other treatment-related aspects of ocular disease. AI has made impressive progress in ophthalmology within the past few years and two autonomous AI-enabled systems have received US regulatory approvals for autonomously screening for mid-level or advanced diabetic retinopathy and macular edema. While no autonomous AI-enabled system for glaucoma screening has yet received US regulatory approval, numerous assistive AI-enabled software tools are already employed in commercialized instruments for quantifying retinal images and visual fields to augment glaucoma research and clinical practice. In this literature review (non-systematic), we provide an overview of AI applications in glaucoma, and highlight some limitations and considerations for AI integration and adoption into clinical practice.
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- Siamak Yousefi
- Department of Ophthalmology, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN, USA
- Department of Genetics, Genomics, and Informatics, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN, USA
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Chang S, Murff C, Leng T, Groth SL, Bowden AK. Depth-resolved extraction of optical attenuation for glaucoma assessment in clinical settings: a pilot study. BIOMEDICAL OPTICS EXPRESS 2022; 13:4326-4337. [PMID: 36032564 PMCID: PMC9408251 DOI: 10.1364/boe.461348] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/14/2022] [Revised: 07/13/2022] [Accepted: 07/13/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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We assessed the ability of the optical attenuation coefficient (AC) to detect early-stage glaucoma with two AC estimation algorithms: retinal layer intensity ratio (LIR) and depth-resolved confocal (DRC). We also introduced new depth-dependent AC parameters for retinal nerve fiber layer assessment. Optical coherence tomography B-scans were collected from 44 eyes of age-similar participants with eye health ranging from healthy to severe glaucoma, including glaucoma suspect patients. Mean AC values estimated from the DRC method are comparable to ratio-extracted values (p > 0.5 for all study groups), and the depth-dependent ACDRC parameters enhance the utility of the AC for detection of early-stage glaucoma.
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- Shuang Chang
- Vanderbilt University, Vanderbilt Biophotonics Center, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Nashville, TN 37232, USA
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- Vanderbilt University, Vanderbilt Biophotonics Center, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Nashville, TN 37232, USA
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- Byers Eye Institute at Stanford, Stanford School of Medicine, Palo Alto, CA 94303, USA
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- Vanderbilt Eye Institute, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Nashville, TN 37232, USA
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- Vanderbilt University, Vanderbilt Biophotonics Center, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Nashville, TN 37232, USA
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WU JOHSUAN, NISHIDA TAKASHI, WEINREB ROBERTN, LIN JOUWEI. Performances of Machine Learning in Detecting Glaucoma Using Fundus and Retinal Optical Coherence Tomography Images: A Meta-Analysis. Am J Ophthalmol 2022; 237:1-12. [PMID: 34942113 DOI: 10.1016/j.ajo.2021.12.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/27/2021] [Revised: 11/24/2021] [Accepted: 12/03/2021] [Indexed: 11/01/2022]
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PURPOSE To evaluate the performance of machine learning (ML) in detecting glaucoma using fundus and retinal optical coherence tomography (OCT) images. DESIGN Meta-analysis. METHODS PubMed and EMBASE were searched on August 11, 2021. A bivariate random-effects model was used to pool ML's diagnostic sensitivity, specificity, and area under the curve (AUC). Subgroup analyses were performed based on ML classifier categories and dataset types. RESULTS One hundred and five studies (3.3%) were retrieved. Seventy-three (69.5%), 30 (28.6%), and 2 (1.9%) studies tested ML using fundus, OCT, and both image types, respectively. Total testing data numbers were 197,174 for fundus and 16,039 for OCT. Overall, ML showed excellent performances for both fundus (pooled sensitivity = 0.92 [95% CI, 0.91-0.93]; specificity = 0.93 [95% CI, 0.91-0.94]; and AUC = 0.97 [95% CI, 0.95-0.98]) and OCT (pooled sensitivity = 0.90 [95% CI, 0.86-0.92]; specificity = 0.91 [95% CI, 0.89-0.92]; and AUC = 0.96 [95% CI, 0.93-0.97]). ML performed similarly using all data and external data for fundus and the external test result of OCT was less robust (AUC = 0.87). When comparing different classifier categories, although support vector machine showed the highest performance (pooled sensitivity, specificity, and AUC ranges, 0.92-0.96, 0.95-0.97, and 0.96-0.99, respectively), results by neural network and others were still good (pooled sensitivity, specificity, and AUC ranges, 0.88-0.93, 0.90-0.93, 0.95-0.97, respectively). When analyzed based on dataset types, ML demonstrated consistent performances on clinical datasets (fundus AUC = 0.98 [95% CI, 0.97-0.99] and OCT AUC = 0.95 [95% 0.93-0.97]). CONCLUSIONS Performance of ML in detecting glaucoma compares favorably to that of experts and is promising for clinical application. Future prospective studies are needed to better evaluate its real-world utility.
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García G, Colomer A, Naranjo V. Glaucoma Detection from Raw SD-OCT Volumes: A Novel Approach Focused on Spatial Dependencies. COMPUTER METHODS AND PROGRAMS IN BIOMEDICINE 2021; 200:105855. [PMID: 33303289 DOI: 10.1016/j.cmpb.2020.105855] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2020] [Accepted: 11/16/2020] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE Glaucoma is the leading cause of blindness worldwide. Many studies based on fundus image and optical coherence tomography (OCT) imaging have been developed in the literature to help ophthalmologists through artificial-intelligence techniques. Currently, 3D spectral-domain optical coherence tomography (SD-OCT) samples have become more important since they could enclose promising information for glaucoma detection. To analyse the hidden knowledge of the 3D scans for glaucoma detection, we have proposed, for the first time, a deep-learning methodology based on leveraging the spatial dependencies of the features extracted from the B-scans. METHODS The experiments were performed on a database composed of 176 healthy and 144 glaucomatous SD-OCT volumes centred on the optic nerve head (ONH). The proposed methodology consists of two well-differentiated training stages: a slide-level feature extractor and a volume-based predictive model. The slide-level discriminator is characterised by two new, residual and attention, convolutional modules which are combined via skip-connections with other fine-tuned architectures. Regarding the second stage, we first carried out a data-volume conditioning before extracting the features from the slides of the SD-OCT volumes. Then, Long Short-Term Memory (LSTM) networks were used to combine the recurrent dependencies embedded in the latent space to provide a holistic feature vector, which was generated by the proposed sequential-weighting module (SWM). RESULTS The feature extractor reports AUC values higher than 0.93 both in the primary and external test sets. Otherwise, the proposed end-to-end system based on a combination of CNN and LSTM networks achieves an AUC of 0.8847 in the prediction stage, which outperforms other state-of-the-art approaches intended for glaucoma detection. Additionally, Class Activation Maps (CAMs) were computed to highlight the most interesting regions per B-scan when discerning between healthy and glaucomatous eyes from raw SD-OCT volumes. CONCLUSIONS The proposed model is able to extract the features from the B-scans of the volumes and combine the information of the latent space to perform a volume-level glaucoma prediction. Our model, which combines residual and attention blocks with a sequential weighting module to refine the LSTM outputs, surpass the results achieved from current state-of-the-art methods focused on 3D deep-learning architectures.
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- Gabriel García
- Instituto de Investigación e Innovación en Bioingeniería (I3B), Universitat Politécnica de Valéncia (UPV), Valencia 46022, Spain.
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- Instituto de Investigación e Innovación en Bioingeniería (I3B), Universitat Politécnica de Valéncia (UPV), Valencia 46022, Spain
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- Instituto de Investigación e Innovación en Bioingeniería (I3B), Universitat Politécnica de Valéncia (UPV), Valencia 46022, Spain
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Mursch-Edlmayr AS, Ng WS, Diniz-Filho A, Sousa DC, Arnold L, Schlenker MB, Duenas-Angeles K, Keane PA, Crowston JG, Jayaram H. Artificial Intelligence Algorithms to Diagnose Glaucoma and Detect Glaucoma Progression: Translation to Clinical Practice. Transl Vis Sci Technol 2020; 9:55. [PMID: 33117612 PMCID: PMC7571273 DOI: 10.1167/tvst.9.2.55] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2019] [Accepted: 09/18/2020] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Purpose This concise review aims to explore the potential for the clinical implementation of artificial intelligence (AI) strategies for detecting glaucoma and monitoring glaucoma progression. Methods Nonsystematic literature review using the search combinations “Artificial Intelligence,” “Deep Learning,” “Machine Learning,” “Neural Networks,” “Bayesian Networks,” “Glaucoma Diagnosis,” and “Glaucoma Progression.” Information on sensitivity and specificity regarding glaucoma diagnosis and progression analysis as well as methodological details were extracted. Results Numerous AI strategies provide promising levels of specificity and sensitivity for structural (e.g. optical coherence tomography [OCT] imaging, fundus photography) and functional (visual field [VF] testing) test modalities used for the detection of glaucoma. Area under receiver operating curve (AROC) values of > 0.90 were achieved with every modality. Combining structural and functional inputs has been shown to even more improve the diagnostic ability. Regarding glaucoma progression, AI strategies can detect progression earlier than conventional methods or potentially from one single VF test. Conclusions AI algorithms applied to fundus photographs for screening purposes may provide good results using a simple and widely accessible test. However, for patients who are likely to have glaucoma more sophisticated methods should be used including data from OCT and perimetry. Outputs may serve as an adjunct to assist clinical decision making, whereas also enhancing the efficiency, productivity, and quality of the delivery of glaucoma care. Patients with diagnosed glaucoma may benefit from future algorithms to evaluate their risk of progression. Challenges are yet to be overcome, including the external validity of AI strategies, a move from a “black box” toward “explainable AI,” and likely regulatory hurdles. However, it is clear that AI can enhance the role of specialist clinicians and will inevitably shape the future of the delivery of glaucoma care to the next generation. Translational Relevance The promising levels of diagnostic accuracy reported by AI strategies across the modalities used in clinical practice for glaucoma detection can pave the way for the development of reliable models appropriate for their translation into clinical practice. Future incorporation of AI into healthcare models may help address the current limitations of access and timely management of patients with glaucoma across the world.
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- Cardiff Eye Unit, University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff, UK
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Otorhinolaryngology, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Hospital de Santa Maria, Lisbon, Portugal
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- Department of Ophthalmology, University Hospital, Dijon, France
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Vision Sciences, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Mexico, Mexico City, Mexico
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- NIHR Biomedical Research Centre for Ophthalmology, UCL Institute of Ophthalmology & Moorfields Eye Hospital, London, UK
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- Centre for Vision Research, Duke-NUS Medical School, Singapore.,Singapore Eye Research Institute, Singapore National Eye Centre, Singapore
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- NIHR Biomedical Research Centre for Ophthalmology, UCL Institute of Ophthalmology & Moorfields Eye Hospital, London, UK
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Ong EP, Cheng J, Wong DWK, Tay ELT, Teo HY, Grace Loo R, Yip LWL. Automatic Glaucoma Detection from Stereo Fundus Images. ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE OF THE IEEE ENGINEERING IN MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY SOCIETY. IEEE ENGINEERING IN MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY SOCIETY. ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE 2020; 2020:1540-1543. [PMID: 33018285 DOI: 10.1109/embc44109.2020.9175923] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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This paper proposes a new method for automatic detection of glaucoma from stereo pair of fundus images. The basis for detecting glaucoma is using the optic cup-to-disc area ratio, where the surface area of the optic cup is segmented from the disparity map estimated from the stereo fundus image pair. More specifically, we first estimate the disparity map from the stereo image pair. Then, the optic disc is segmented from one of the stereo image. Based upon the location of the optic disc, we perform an active contour segmentation on the disparity map to segment the optic cup. Thereafter, we can compute the optic cup-to-disc area ratio by dividing the area (i.e. the total number of pixels) of the segmented optic cup region to that of the segmented optic disc region. Our experimental results using the available test dataset shows the efficacy of our proposed approach.
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Murtagh P, Greene G, O'Brien C. Current applications of machine learning in the screening and diagnosis of glaucoma: a systematic review and Meta-analysis. Int J Ophthalmol 2020; 13:149-162. [PMID: 31956584 DOI: 10.18240/ijo.2020.01.22] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/05/2019] [Accepted: 09/23/2019] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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AIM To compare the effectiveness of two well described machine learning modalities, ocular coherence tomography (OCT) and fundal photography, in terms of diagnostic accuracy in the screening and diagnosis of glaucoma. METHODS A systematic search of Embase and PubMed databases was undertaken up to 1st of February 2019. Articles were identified alongside their reference lists and relevant studies were aggregated. A Meta-analysis of diagnostic accuracy in terms of area under the receiver operating curve (AUROC) was performed. For the studies which did not report an AUROC, reported sensitivity and specificity values were combined to create a summary ROC curve which was included in the Meta-analysis. RESULTS A total of 23 studies were deemed suitable for inclusion in the Meta-analysis. This included 10 papers from the OCT cohort and 13 from the fundal photos cohort. Random effects Meta-analysis gave a pooled AUROC of 0.957 (95%CI=0.917 to 0.997) for fundal photos and 0.923 (95%CI=0.889 to 0.957) for the OCT cohort. The slightly higher accuracy of fundal photos methods is likely attributable to the much larger database of images used to train the models (59 788 vs 1743). CONCLUSION No demonstrable difference is shown between the diagnostic accuracy of the two modalities. The ease of access and lower cost associated with fundal photo acquisition make that the more appealing option in terms of screening on a global scale, however further studies need to be undertaken, owing largely to the poor study quality associated with the fundal photography cohort.
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- Patrick Murtagh
- Department of Ophthalmology, Mater Misericordiae University Hospital, Eccles Street, Dublin D07 R2WY, Ireland
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- RCSI Education and Research Centre, Beaumont Hospital, Dublin D05 AT88, Ireland
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Mater Misericordiae University Hospital, Eccles Street, Dublin D07 R2WY, Ireland
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SIGNIFICANCE Retinal nerve fiber layer (RNFL) deviation maps often incorrectly score healthy eyes as having wedge defects. This study shows how to identify such problems early in the development of normative databases. PURPOSE After reference values are embedded in devices, clinicians and researchers often learn about issues that cause false-positive rates in healthy eyes. Here we show a way to detect and address such issues early on. METHODS The thickness of the RNFL was measured for both eyes of 60 healthy younger adults aged 20 to 31 years and one eye each of 30 healthy older adults aged 54 to 82 years. Deviation maps were developed from the left eyes of the first 30 younger adults, and between-subject variability in the shape of the RNFL was assessed. This was repeated in their right eyes, in the second group of younger adults and in the older adults. RESULTS For the first group of 30 healthy young adults, between-subject variability in the location of the region of greatest thickness meant that 58% of the pixels below the fifth percentile in the left eyes were from four people whose deviation maps had wedge-shaped patterns, as did the deviation maps for the nine right eyes with 87% of the pixels below the fifth percentile. Wedge patterns were also seen in deviation maps for 8 left eyes and 11 right eyes of the second group of young adults and for 9 eyes of the older adults. CONCLUSIONS Evaluation of RNFL thickness maps from 30 young adults was sufficient to determine that between-subject variability in the shape of the RNFL can cause wedge patterns in RNFL deviation maps in many healthy eyes.
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Wang J, Wang Z, Li F, Qu G, Qiao Y, Lv H, Zhang X. Joint retina segmentation and classification for early glaucoma diagnosis. BIOMEDICAL OPTICS EXPRESS 2019; 10:2639-2656. [PMID: 31149385 PMCID: PMC6524599 DOI: 10.1364/boe.10.002639] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/29/2018] [Revised: 02/22/2019] [Accepted: 02/23/2019] [Indexed: 05/17/2023]
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We propose a joint segmentation and classification deep model for early glaucoma diagnosis using retina imaging with optical coherence tomography (OCT). Our motivation roots in the observation that ophthalmologists make the clinical decision by analyzing the retinal nerve fiber layer (RNFL) from OCT images. To simulate this process, we propose a novel deep model that joins the retinal layer segmentation and glaucoma classification. Our model consists of three parts. First, the segmentation network simultaneously predicts both six retinal layers and five boundaries between them. Then, we introduce a post processing algorithm to fuse the two results while enforcing the topology correctness. Finally, the classification network takes the RNFL thickness vector as input and outputs the probability of being glaucoma. In the classification network, we propose a carefully designed module to implement the clinical strategy to diagnose glaucoma. We validate our method both in a collected dataset of 1004 circular OCT B-Scans from 234 subjects and in a public dataset of 110 B-Scans from 10 patients with diabetic macular edema. Experimental results demonstrate that our method achieves superior segmentation performance than other state-of-the-art methods both in our collected dataset and in public dataset with severe retina pathology. For glaucoma classification, our model achieves diagnostic accuracy of 81.4% with AUC of 0.864, which clearly outperforms baseline methods.
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- Jie Wang
- Department of Automation, Tsinghua University, Beijing,
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- SenseTime Group Limited, Beijing,
China
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- Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center, State Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou,
China
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- Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen,
China
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- Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen,
China
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- Department of Automation, Tsinghua University, Beijing,
China
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- Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center, State Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou,
China
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Raman R, Srinivasan S, Virmani S, Sivaprasad S, Rao C, Rajalakshmi R. Fundus photograph-based deep learning algorithms in detecting diabetic retinopathy. Eye (Lond) 2019; 33:97-109. [PMID: 30401899 PMCID: PMC6328553 DOI: 10.1038/s41433-018-0269-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 70] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/25/2018] [Accepted: 10/07/2018] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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Remarkable advances in biomedical research have led to the generation of large amounts of data. Using artificial intelligence, it has become possible to extract meaningful information from large volumes of data, in a shorter frame of time, with very less human interference. In effect, convolutional neural networks (a deep learning method) have been taught to recognize pathological lesions from images. Diabetes has high morbidity, with millions of people who need to be screened for diabetic retinopathy (DR). Deep neural networks offer a great advantage of screening for DR from retinal images, in improved identification of DR lesions and risk factors for diseases, with high accuracy and reliability. This review aims to compare the current evidences on various deep learning models for diagnosis of diabetic retinopathy (DR).
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- Rajiv Raman
- Shri Bhagwan Mahavir Vitreoretinal Services, Sankara Nethralaya, Chennai, 600006, India.
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- Verily Life Sciences LLC, South San Francisco, California, USA
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- NIHR Moorfields Biomedical Research Centre, London, EC1V 2PD, UK
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- Shri Bhagwan Mahavir Vitreoretinal Services, Sankara Nethralaya, Chennai, 600006, India
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- Dr. Mohan's Diabetes Specialities Centre and Madras Diabetes Research Foundation, Chennai, 600086, India
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Wong DWK, Tay ELT, Yip LWL. Glaucoma classification from retina optical coherence tomography angiogram. ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE OF THE IEEE ENGINEERING IN MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY SOCIETY. IEEE ENGINEERING IN MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY SOCIETY. ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE 2017; 2017:596-599. [PMID: 29059943 DOI: 10.1109/embc.2017.8036895] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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This paper presents a new method for classification of retina into glaucoma and non-glaucoma cases based on optical coherence tomography angiogram (OCTA). The key idea here is to analyze the retinal microvasculature in the optic disc area of an enface OCTA for glaucoma classification. To facilitate this analysis, we propose a way to extract a so-called "optic disc microvasculature" region and then propose several features that will be extracted from this microvasculature region. A machine classifier is then trained using the designated features and subsequently used to classify the OCTA data. We show that our proposed approach works well on the tested dataset.
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Ma X, Chen Y, Liu X, Ning H. Effect of Refractive Correction Error on Retinal Nerve Fiber Layer Thickness: A Spectralis Optical Coherence Tomography Study. Med Sci Monit 2016; 22:5181-5189. [PMID: 28030536 PMCID: PMC5215193 DOI: 10.12659/msm.898564] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Background Identifying and assessing retinal nerve fiber layer defects are important for diagnosing and managing glaucoma. We aimed to investigate the effect of refractive correction error on retinal nerve fiber layer (RNFL) thickness measured with Spectralis spectral-domain optical coherence tomography (SD-OCT). Material/Methods We included 68 participants: 32 healthy (normal) and 36 glaucoma patients. RNFL thickness was measured using Spectralis SD-OCT circular scan. Measurements were made with a refractive correction of the spherical equivalent (SE), the SE+2.00D and the SE–2.00D. Results Average RNFL thickness was significantly higher in the normal group (105.88±10.47 μm) than in the glaucoma group (67.67±17.27 μm, P<0.001). In the normal group, +2.00D of refractive correction error significantly affected measurements of average (P<0.001) and inferior quadrant (P=0.037) RNFL thickness. In the glaucoma group, +2.00D of refractive correction error significantly increased average (P<0.001) and individual quadrant (superior: P=0.016; temporal: P=0.004; inferior: P=0.008; nasal: P=0.003) RNFL measurements compared with those made with the proper refractive correction. However, −2.00D of refractive correction error did not significantly affect RNFL thickness measurements in either group. Conclusions Positive defocus error significantly affects RNFL thickness measurements made by the Spectralis SD-OCT. Negative defocus error did not affect RNFL measurement examined. Careful correction of refractive error is necessary to obtain accurate baseline and follow-up RNFL thickness measurements in healthy and glaucomatous eyes.
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- Xiaoli Ma
- Department of Ophthalmology, The First Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning, China (mainland)
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- Department of Ophthalmology, The First Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning, China (mainland)
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- Department of Ophthalmology, The First Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning, China (mainland)
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- Department of Ophthalmology, The First Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning, China (mainland)
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Fu D, Tong H, Zheng S, Luo L, Gao F, Minar J. Retinal status analysis method based on feature extraction and quantitative grading in OCT images. Biomed Eng Online 2016; 15:87. [PMID: 27449218 PMCID: PMC4957358 DOI: 10.1186/s12938-016-0206-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/07/2016] [Accepted: 07/10/2016] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Background Optical coherence tomography (OCT) is widely used in ophthalmology for viewing the morphology of the retina, which is important for disease detection and assessing therapeutic effect. The diagnosis of retinal diseases is based primarily on the subjective analysis of OCT images by trained ophthalmologists. This paper describes an OCT images automatic analysis method for computer-aided disease diagnosis and it is a critical part of the eye fundus diagnosis. Methods This study analyzed 300 OCT images acquired by Optovue Avanti RTVue XR (Optovue Corp., Fremont, CA). Firstly, the normal retinal reference model based on retinal boundaries was presented. Subsequently, two kinds of quantitative methods based on geometric features and morphological features were proposed. This paper put forward a retinal abnormal grading decision-making method which was used in actual analysis and evaluation of multiple OCT images. Results This paper showed detailed analysis process by four retinal OCT images with different abnormal degrees. The final grading results verified that the analysis method can distinguish abnormal severity and lesion regions. This paper presented the simulation of the 150 test images, where the results of analysis of retinal status showed that the sensitivity was 0.94 and specificity was 0.92.The proposed method can speed up diagnostic process and objectively evaluate the retinal status. Conclusions This paper aims on studies of retinal status automatic analysis method based on feature extraction and quantitative grading in OCT images. The proposed method can obtain the parameters and the features that are associated with retinal morphology. Quantitative analysis and evaluation of these features are combined with reference model which can realize the target image abnormal judgment and provide a reference for disease diagnosis.
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- Dongmei Fu
- School of Automation and Electrical Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Xueyuan Road 30, Haidian District, Beijing, China.
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- School of Automation and Electrical Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Xueyuan Road 30, Haidian District, Beijing, China
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- School of Automation and Electrical Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Xueyuan Road 30, Haidian District, Beijing, China
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- The 306th Hospital of People's Liberation Army, Beijing, China
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- The 306th Hospital of People's Liberation Army, Beijing, China
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- Dept. of Telecommunications, Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Communication, Brno University of Technology, Czech, Brno, Czech Republic
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This review presents and discusses the contribution of machine learning techniques for diagnosis and disease monitoring in the context of clinical vision science. Many ocular diseases leading to blindness can be halted or delayed when detected and treated at its earliest stages. With the recent developments in diagnostic devices, imaging and genomics, new sources of data for early disease detection and patients' management are now available. Machine learning techniques emerged in the biomedical sciences as clinical decision-support techniques to improve sensitivity and specificity of disease detection and monitoring, increasing objectively the clinical decision-making process. This manuscript presents a review in multimodal ocular disease diagnosis and monitoring based on machine learning approaches. In the first section, the technical issues related to the different machine learning approaches will be present. Machine learning techniques are used to automatically recognize complex patterns in a given dataset. These techniques allows creating homogeneous groups (unsupervised learning), or creating a classifier predicting group membership of new cases (supervised learning), when a group label is available for each case. To ensure a good performance of the machine learning techniques in a given dataset, all possible sources of bias should be removed or minimized. For that, the representativeness of the input dataset for the true population should be confirmed, the noise should be removed, the missing data should be treated and the data dimensionally (i.e., the number of parameters/features and the number of cases in the dataset) should be adjusted. The application of machine learning techniques in ocular disease diagnosis and monitoring will be presented and discussed in the second section of this manuscript. To show the clinical benefits of machine learning in clinical vision sciences, several examples will be presented in glaucoma, age-related macular degeneration, and diabetic retinopathy, these ocular pathologies being the major causes of irreversible visual impairment.
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- Miguel Caixinha
- a Department of Physics, Faculty of Sciences and Technology , University of Coimbra , Coimbra , Portugal.,b Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Faculty of Sciences and Technology , University of Coimbra , Coimbra , Portugal
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- c Faculty of Medicine, University of Coimbra , Coimbra , Portugal.,d Coimbra Coordinating Centre for Clinical Research, Association for Innovation and Biomedical Research on Light and Image , Coimbra , Portugal
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Tatham AJ, Medeiros FA, Zangwill LM, Weinreb RN. Strategies to improve early diagnosis in glaucoma. PROGRESS IN BRAIN RESEARCH 2015; 221:103-33. [PMID: 26518075 DOI: 10.1016/bs.pbr.2015.03.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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Early diagnosis and treatment of glaucoma is important to reduce the risk of progressive and irreversible visual loss. The key to diagnosis is recognition of morphological changes to the optic nerve head and retinal nerve fiber layer, but in some patients, functional abnormalities are detected first. This review describes recent innovations with the potential to improve the early detection of glaucoma. Developments in imaging include novel optic nerve head metrics such as Bruch's membrane opening-minimum rim width, enhanced ability to quantify inner layers of the glaucomatous macula, and ability to image deep optic nerve head structures, including the lamina cribrosa. Developments in detection of early glaucomatous functional loss include novel perimetric tests using frequency-doubling technology and flicker-defined form stimuli. Methods to combine results of structural and functional assessments are also presented that may improve early detection of glaucoma.
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- Andrew J Tatham
- Princess Alexandra Eye Pavilion, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK; Department of Ophthalmology, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK.
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- Hamilton Glaucoma Center, Shiley Eye Center, San Diego, CA, USA; Department of Ophthalmology, University of California, San Diego, CA, USA
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- Hamilton Glaucoma Center, Shiley Eye Center, San Diego, CA, USA; Department of Ophthalmology, University of California, San Diego, CA, USA
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- Hamilton Glaucoma Center, Shiley Eye Center, San Diego, CA, USA; Department of Ophthalmology, University of California, San Diego, CA, USA
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Belghith A, Bowd C, Medeiros FA, Balasubramanian M, Weinreb RN, Zangwill LM. Learning from healthy and stable eyes: A new approach for detection of glaucomatous progression. Artif Intell Med 2015; 64:105-15. [PMID: 25940856 DOI: 10.1016/j.artmed.2015.04.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/04/2014] [Revised: 04/14/2015] [Accepted: 04/15/2015] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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UNLABELLED Glaucoma is a chronic neurodegenerative disease characterized by loss of retinal ganglion cells, resulting in distinctive changes in the optic nerve head (ONH) and retinal nerve fiber layer. Important advances in technology for non-invasive imaging of the eye have been made providing quantitative tools to measure structural changes in ONH topography, a crucial step in diagnosing and monitoring glaucoma. Three dimensional (3D) spectral domain optical coherence tomography (SD-OCT), an optical imaging technique, is now the standard of care for diagnosing and monitoring progression of numerous eye diseases. METHOD This paper aims to detect changes in multi-temporal 3D SD-OCT ONH images using a hierarchical fully Bayesian framework and then to differentiate between changes reflecting random variations or true changes due to glaucoma progression. To this end, we propose the use of kernel-based support vector data description (SVDD) classifier. SVDD is a well-known one-class classifier that allows us to map the data into a high-dimensional feature space where a hypersphere encloses most patterns belonging to the target class. RESULTS The proposed glaucoma progression detection scheme using the whole 3D SD-OCT images detected glaucoma progression in a significant number of cases showing progression by conventional methods (78%), with high specificity in normal and non-progressing eyes (93% and 94% respectively). CONCLUSION The use of the dependency measurement in the SVDD framework increased the robustness of the proposed change-detection scheme with comparison to the classical support vector machine and SVDD methods. The validation using clinical data of the proposed approach has shown that the use of only healthy and non-progressing eyes to train the algorithm led to a high diagnostic accuracy for detecting glaucoma progression compared to other methods.
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- Akram Belghith
- University of California San Diego, Hamilton Glaucoma Center, 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla, CA 92093-0946, United States.
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- University of California San Diego, Hamilton Glaucoma Center, 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla, CA 92093-0946, United States.
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- University of California San Diego, Hamilton Glaucoma Center, 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla, CA 92093-0946, United States.
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- University of Memphis, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, 3815 Central Avenue, Memphis, TN 38152, United States.
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- University of California San Diego, Hamilton Glaucoma Center, 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla, CA 92093-0946, United States.
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- University of California San Diego, Hamilton Glaucoma Center, 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla, CA 92093-0946, United States.
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Belghith A, Bowd C, Medeiros FA, Balasubramanian M, Weinreb RN, Zangwill LM. Glaucoma progression detection using nonlocal Markov random field prior. J Med Imaging (Bellingham) 2014; 1:034504. [PMID: 26158069 PMCID: PMC4478777 DOI: 10.1117/1.jmi.1.3.034504] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/04/2014] [Accepted: 11/20/2014] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Glaucoma is neurodegenerative disease characterized by distinctive changes in the optic nerve head and visual field. Without treatment, glaucoma can lead to permanent blindness. Therefore, monitoring glaucoma progression is important to detect uncontrolled disease and the possible need for therapy advancement. In this context, three-dimensional (3-D) spectral domain optical coherence tomography (SD-OCT) has been commonly used in the diagnosis and management of glaucoma patients. We present a new framework for detection of glaucoma progression using 3-D SD-OCT images. In contrast to previous works that use the retinal nerve fiber layer thickness measurement provided by commercially available instruments, we consider the whole 3-D volume for change detection. To account for the spatial voxel dependency, we propose the use of the Markov random field (MRF) model as a prior for the change detection map. In order to improve the robustness of the proposed approach, a nonlocal strategy was adopted to define the MRF energy function. To accommodate the presence of false-positive detection, we used a fuzzy logic approach to classify a 3-D SD-OCT image into a "non-progressing" or "progressing" glaucoma class. We compared the diagnostic performance of the proposed framework to the existing methods of progression detection.
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- Akram Belghith
- University of California San Diego, Hamilton Glaucoma Center, 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla, California 92093-0946, United States
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- University of California San Diego, Hamilton Glaucoma Center, 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla, California 92093-0946, United States
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- University of California San Diego, Hamilton Glaucoma Center, 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla, California 92093-0946, United States
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- University of Memphis, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, 3815 Central Avenue, Memphis, Tennessee 38152 United States
- University of Memphis, Department of Biomedical Engineering, 920 Madison Avenue, Memphis, Tennessee 38103 United States
- University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Department of Biomedical Engineering, 920 Madison Avenue, Memphis, Tennessee 38103 United States
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- University of California San Diego, Hamilton Glaucoma Center, 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla, California 92093-0946, United States
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- University of California San Diego, Hamilton Glaucoma Center, 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla, California 92093-0946, United States
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