Webinar - AI, optometry and the retina: where are we, and where are we going (quickly)?

Virtual session

Artificial intelligence (AI) has rapidly become an important part of everyday life. Healthcare, and eye care in particular, is no exception.

But what is AI, really? How does it work, beyond the hype created by a name invented in the ‘60s as a slogan?

How can we expect AI to help optometrists, ophthalmologists and patients?

Equally important: what should we not expect from AI? What are its limits, where are the risks? Will patients accept to be treated by AI programs?

And can the development of regulatory frameworks match the fast pace of AI research and breakthrough?

We shall address these and other questions in this webinar.

Emanuele (Manuel) Trucco

Emanuele (Manuel) Trucco is the NRP Chair of Computational Vision in Computing, School of Science and Engineering, at the University of Dundee. He has been an active researcher in computer vision, medical image analysis and machine learning since 1984.

Manuel funded and directs VAMPIRE (Vessel Assessment and Measurement Platform for Images of the Retina) with Dr Tom MacGillivray, University of Edinburgh. VAMPIRE is an international research initiative and a suite of software tools used around the world in retinal biomarker studies on cardiovascular risk, stroke, dementia, diabetes and complications, cognitive performance, neurodegenerative diseases, and genetics.

Manuel is a long-standing collaborator of The College of Optometrists and a member of its Expert Advisory Board on AI.