OSI Issue 16 Autumn 2022FREEour latest publication.
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Articles
Artificial Intelligence in Cornea and Refractive Surgery: Are YOU ready?
By Miss Radhika Rampat
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is NOW…
It can be seen in the multitude of industries that have already been transformed by it. Whether you shout out ‘Alexa’ ,
‘Siri’ or whether you drive in your Tesla – it is all around us. Advances in Imaging techniques combined with an acceleration during the pandemic has seen a recent boomin interest in Anterior segment disease specifically.
I don’t believe AI will replace us…
But it will become part of the tools we use to diagnose and manage our patients and more. For example, based on imaging alone the MS39 Anterior Segment OCT scan (CSO, Italy) can already tell us who has keratoconus (KC) based on an AI algorithm, but soon it could tell us who will go on to need crosslinking (CXL), or who may need re-bubbling after endothelial keratoplasty surgery.
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For your eyes only
For your eyes only: Custom-fit lenses can have a life-changing impact.
By Brian Tompkins and Dr Keyur Patel
If you want a perfectly fitting suit, you don’t buy off-the-peg. If you want the best possible pair of shoes, you get them made bespoke. Custom-fit is the best way to ensure total comfort – and it applies to contact lenses too.
Rather than relying on standard lenses and hoping they fit the shape of the eye, eye care practitioners can now create a 100 percent bespoke lens which matches the exact contour of the surface of a patient’s eye.
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