Many New Yorkers lose their vision because of developing diabetic retinopathy or macular degeneration. Both of these eye diseases are often misdiagnosed by doctors. This is unfortunate because researchers say that if these two diseases were properly diagnosed early in the disease process, 98 percent of people who have diabetes could save their vision and avoid blindness.
Many New Yorkers lose their vision because of developing diabetic retinopathy or macular degeneration. Both of these eye diseases are often misdiagnosed by doctors. This is unfortunate because researchers say that if these two diseases were properly diagnosed early in the disease process, 98 percent of people who have diabetes could save their vision and avoid blindness.
Currently, doctors diagnose the two diseases by interviewing patients and analyzing medical charts. This method results in an error rate of 10 to 20 percent. Because of the problem, Google has decided to try to use its GoogleMind in order to develop an accurate eye test that could catch either disease in the early stage. GoogleMind is a company that Google owns that makes artificial intelligence.
GoogleMind will be working together with researchers at a London eye hospital to develop the test. The company said it will use its artificial intelligence to analyze 1 million eye scans and then use that data to come up with algorithms. These algorithms will then be used by the machine to spot early changes that signal that a person has the diseases.
A doctor’s failure to diagnose an illness in its early stages can leave the patient suffering serious and permanent harm. A person whose condition worsens because of not receiving the treatment that could have halted the disease progression because of a misdiagnosis may want to consider filing a medical malpractice lawsuit. A personal injury attorney can often determine whether or not the person has valid grounds to pursue a legal claim through the review of the patient’s records and by obtaining the opinions of medical experts.
