Artificial Intelligence and Digital Innovation Research Group, Singapore Eye Research Institute, Singapore; Singapore National Eye Centre, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore.
Artificial Intelligence and Digital Innovation Research Group, Singapore Eye Research Institute, Singapore; Corpus Christi College, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK; School of Clinical Medicine, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK.
Lancet Glob Health. 2023 Sep;11(9):e1432-e1443. doi: 10.1016/S2214-109X(23)00323-6.
Global eye health is defined as the degree to which vision, ocular health, and function are maximised worldwide, thereby optimising overall wellbeing and quality of life. Improving eye health is a global priority as a key to unlocking human potential by reducing the morbidity burden of disease, increasing productivity, and supporting access to education. Although extraordinary progress fuelled by global eye health initiatives has been made over the last decade, there remain substantial challenges impeding further progress. The accelerated development of digital health and artificial intelligence (AI) applications provides an opportunity to transform eye health, from facilitating and increasing access to eye care to supporting clinical decision making with an objective, data-driven approach. Here, we explore the opportunities and challenges presented by digital health and AI in global eye health and describe how these technologies could be leveraged to improve global eye health. AI, telehealth, and emerging technologies have great potential, but require specific work to overcome barriers to implementation. We suggest that a global digital eye health task force could facilitate coordination of funding, infrastructural development, and democratisation of AI and digital health to drive progress forwards in this domain.
全球眼健康是指在全球范围内最大限度地提高视力、眼部健康和功能的程度，从而优化整体健康和生活质量。改善眼健康是全球的优先事项，因为它可以通过减轻疾病的发病负担、提高生产力和支持获得教育来释放人类潜能。尽管在过去十年中，全球眼健康倡议推动了非凡的进展，但仍存在阻碍进一步进展的重大挑战。数字健康和人工智能 (AI) 应用的快速发展为眼健康带来了变革的机会，从促进和增加获得眼保健的机会，到通过客观、数据驱动的方法支持临床决策。在这里，我们探讨了数字健康和 AI 在全球眼健康中带来的机遇和挑战，并描述了如何利用这些技术来改善全球眼健康。AI、远程医疗和新兴技术具有巨大的潜力，但需要开展具体工作来克服实施障碍。我们建议成立一个全球数字眼健康工作组，以促进资金、基础设施发展和人工智能及数字健康的民主化，从而推动该领域的进展。
