We can improve diagnostics with the help of AI - head of Filatov Institute department

The Head of the Department for the Study of Biological Effects and Application of Lasers in Ophthalmology at the Filatov Institute of Eye Diseases and Tissue Therapy, Andriy Korol, told the Interfax-Ukraine agency about the prospects of using artificial intelligence technologies in medicine.

Author: Anna Levchenko

- Why did the idea of using artificial intelligence technologies in the diagnosis of eye diseases arise?

- Nowadays, it is very difficult for any scientific team to make a significant breakthrough in any field of science. All significant achievements occur at the junction of several directions, disciplines and even sciences. For example, there are such serious and, unfortunately, very common diseases as diabetes, which affects at least 2 million people in Ukraine alone and at least 500 million people in the world. Diabetes is dangerous due to its complications, the spectrum of which is very wide. Ophthalmological diseases caused by diabetes are one of the most serious complications of diabetes, they can lead to complete loss of vision. Ophthalmologists know such patients well, and endocrinologists, in turn, understand that the involvement of ophthalmologists is mandatory.

At the same time, we understand that endocrinologists cannot examine the fundus. Ophthalmologists can examine the fundus and describe its condition, but in the modern world, technologies are needed that can record "everything that everyone can," compare, analyze and help the doctor make a more accurate diagnosis.

- Are there already any implemented projects in this direction?

- Ophthalmology specialists of the Filatov Institute are already participating in the development of the Ukrainian startup CheckEye. It provides the technical