Microsoft Uses AI to Improve Eyecare in India
Microsoft has launched a new research group called Microsoft Intelligent Network for Eyecare, aiming to improve eyecare in India using machine learning. The group, which is working with researchers from the United States, Brazil, Australia, and India, is focused on identifying conditions that could lead to blindness.
The initiative focuses heavily on children, with ambitions to predict outcomes for refractive surgery and the rate of change of myopia in children. Microsoft is partnering with the L V Prasad Eye Institute in Hyderabad, India, one of the country’s most prestigious hospitals.
This move by Microsoft is an example of using AI in the healthcare space. Non-traditional healthcare companies are exploring ways to utilize AI in disease diagnosis.
