Ana Clara Coelho Caetano¹*, Bianca Pessoa Macedo¹, Denyse de Oliveira Moraes Saunders¹, Guilherme Pinheiro Diógenes¹, Liana Maria Feitosa Carvalho¹, Luana Maria Ramalho Castro Siqueira¹, Paulo Victor Castro de Oliveira¹ and Juliana de Lucena Martins Ferreira²

¹Student of the Unichristus Medical School, Brazil
²Professor at the Unichristus Medical School, Brazil

*Corresponding Author: Ana Clara Coelho Caetano, Student of the Unichristus Medical School, Brazil.

Received: May 18, 2023; Published: June 12, 2023

Abstract

Artificial intelligence (AI) is a technology that can help in the analysis of therapeutic procedures by improving the speed, efficiency and accuracy of eye imaging. It is often characterized by the replacement of medical presence by systems such as "Deep Learning" and "Machine Learning", since it has the benefit of cost reduction and shorter time to obtain imaging results. Given this, artificial intelligence has emerged as a promising resource for ophthalmologists and patients in the screening process. The aim of the present study was to seek foundations on ophthalmological conditions with the use of AI, as well as to evaluate the effectiveness of its use compared to the physical presence of medical professionals. A literary search was performed based on the descriptor: "{(Ophthalmology)} AND {(Artificial intelligence)}" in the PubMed and Science Direct databases. In total, 1137 articles were found, of which, after using filters and exclusion criteria, 25 articles were selected that related the terms Artificial Intelligence and Ophthalmology and met the objective of this review. Artificial intelligence is being widely used in ophthalmology, proving to be efficient in several ways, such as in the diagnosis and treatment of different pathologies; for example, glaucoma, cataracts, keratoconus and diabetic retinopathy; in ophthalmic surgeries; in the mapping of the cornea and retina. Although the use of AI in ophthalmology has several advantages, it can be stated that there are still limitations regarding its application, such as the lack of qualification of doctors for the use of this tool, the negative perspective related to the unemployment of these professionals - being replaced by the machine - and due to the labor and bioethical situation of the doctor-patient relationship, the presence of a legal apparatus functioning as a brake on the use of Artificial Intelligence in medicine.

 Keywords: Artificial Intelligence; Health Technology; Ophthalmology; Anterior Segment of the Eye; Posterior Segment of the Eye

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Citation

Citation: Ana Clara Coelho Caetano., et al. “Ophthalmology and the Benefits of Using Artificial Intelligence: A Literature Review".Acta Scientific Ophthalmology 6.7 (2023): 06-12.

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