AI Technology to Help Reduce the Risk of Vision Loss and Stroke - Neuroscience News

Summary: New AI technology is able to detect changes to the retina and predict the risk of retinal vein occlusion. Researchers say the technology could also be used to detect heart attack and stroke risks. New artificial intelligence (AI) technology that detects subtle changes in the retina could prove a game-changer in helping millions of people avoid vision loss or blindness. The retinal deep learning model, developed during a three-year study by Monash University, helps GPs and health care professionals detect and predict the risk of retinal vein occlusion (RVO), which occurs when a blood clot blocks a vein in the eye's retina. But the technology also has the potential to predict the risk of heart attacks and stroke, because the retina is so closely connected to other parts of the body through the central nervous system.