The research project is looking to develop a foundational AI model capable of detecting a wide range of systemic diseases from retinal images, according to a statement released Thursday by Australia’s Monash University, which led the study.<\/p>\n
By using advanced AI to analyze retinal images linked with health data from hundreds of thousands, the team aims to generate accurate, non-invasive screening tools for earlier diagnosis, treatment, and prevention, it said, adding existing tools for detecting these conditions are often insufficiently personalized, invasive, or too costly to be widely used.<\/p>\n
Instead of relying on onerous manual analysis of large image datasets, the project uses advanced AI on de-identified, linked, decades-long data to build a multimodal model that detects multiple systemic diseases more comprehensively than single-disease approaches, said Monash University Associate Professor Ge Zongyuan.<\/p>\n
Optain Health President Zachary Tan, who co-led the study, said early identification through retinal imaging could enable timelier interventions and shift healthcare “towards prevention rather than treatment.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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