Artificial Intelligence in Cornea and Refractive Surgery: Are YOU ready?

By Miss Radhika Rampat

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is NOW…

It can be seen in the multitude of industries that have already been transformed by it. Whether you shout out ‘Alexa’ ,
‘Siri’ or whether you drive in your Tesla – it is all around us. Advances in Imaging techniques combined with an acceleration during the pandemic has seen a recent boomin interest in Anterior segment disease specifically.

Artificial Intelligence in Cornea and Refractive Surgery: Are YOU ready?

I don’t believe AI will replace us…

But it will become part of the tools we use to diagnose and manage our patients and more. For example, based on imaging alone the MS39 Anterior Segment OCT scan (CSO, Italy) can already tell us who has keratoconus (KC) based on an AI algorithm, but soon it could tell us who will go on to need crosslinking (CXL), or who may need re-bubbling after endothelial keratoplasty surgery.

More in the latest issue of OSI

For your eyes only

For your eyes only: Custom-fit lenses can have a life-changing impact.

By Brian Tompkins and Dr Keyur Patel

If you want a perfectly fitting suit, you don’t buy off-the-peg. If you want the best possible pair of shoes, you get them made bespoke. Custom-fit is the best way to ensure total comfort – and it applies to contact lenses too.

Rather than relying on standard lenses and hoping they fit the shape of the eye, eye care practitioners can now create a 100 percent bespoke lens which matches the exact contour of the surface of a patient’s eye.

For your eyes only

More in the latest issue of OSI

MCLOSA/OSI Joint Virtual Symposium

Join the Medical Contact Lens & Ocular Surface Association (MCLOSA) and Ocular Surface Insight (OSI) for their first joint symposium. This exciting virtual event will be moderated by OSI Editor-in-Chief Mr Samer Hamada.

Registration is free and open to all Eye Healthcare Professionals and Industry colleagues.

MCLOSA/OSI Joint Virtual Symposium

OSI Magazine – Autumn 2021

OSI Issue 13 Autumn 2021FREEour latest publication.

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Neurotrophic Keratopathy: A silent killer

The Shift to Value-Based Healthcare

Artificial Intelligence Grading and Telemedicine in Practice

OSI Magazine - Autumn 2021
OSI Magazine – Autumn 2021

OSI Magazine – Summer 2021

OSI Issue 12 Summer 2021FREEour latest publication.

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Ocular surface considerations in glaucoma care : more than meets the eye

Corneal topography : putting dry eye on the map

Establishing a healthy ocular surface enables premium post-operative outcomes

OSI Magazine - Summer 2021
OSI Magazine – Summer 2021