DeepMind's AI Can Predict the Progression of AMD Eye Condition

The proliferation of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in the Healthcare sector is one advancement that is worth a watch. Several major companies including big techs are moving forward in the same direction to revolutionize how care is being given to those in need. Recently, a collaboration between Google's DeepMind and Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust has come up with a development of an AI model that has the potential to predict whether a patient will develop wet AMD within six months. In the future, this system could potentially help doctors plan studies of earlier intervention, as well as contribute more broadly to the clinical understanding of the disease and disease progression. Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is the biggest cause of sight loss in the UK and the USA and is the third-largest cause of blindness across the globe.