Key Takeaways

AI might offer a low-cost option for glaucoma screening

It outperformed human experts at identifying eyes affected by glaucoma

The AI could be further improved by adding more markers for glaucoma

FRIDAY, Oct. 24, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Artificial intelligence (AI) might be able to help doctors make glaucoma screening widely available, a new study says.

A trained AI program correctly identified patients with glaucoma 88% to 90% of the time, compared with 79% to 81% for human graders, researchers reported Saturday at a meeting of the American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO) in Orlando, Florida.

“Glaucoma remains one of the most common causes of vision loss that can't be repaired globally,” said lead researcher Dr. Anthony Khawaja , a professor at the University Colleg

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