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What might be contributing to the gradual loss of vision, blurred vision, and eye pain?

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Published At February 16, 2024
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Hi doctor,

I am a 45-year-old male, and I have been experiencing some eye problems lately that concern me. I have heard about the role of artificial intelligence in ophthalmology and its applications in conditions like glaucoma. I want to understand more about this. Many websites have shown that this artificial intelligence can be helpful for glaucoma. I have been noticing symptoms such as a gradual loss of vision, blurred vision, and sometimes even eye pain. I am worried that this might be related to glaucoma. Can you tell me about the symptoms of glaucoma and how it affects vision? How can artificial intelligence be used in ophthalmology, particularly in the diagnosis and management of glaucoma? Are there advanced diagnostic tools or AI-based technologies that can help in the early detection of glaucoma?

Hi,

We welcome you to icliniq family.

I appreciate the confidence you place in me for your healthcare consultation.

I understand your concern.

AI (artificial intelligence) is poised to revolutionize the diagnosis and treatment of many diseases, not just glaucoma. This is a very expansive topic, but to narrow it down to specifically glaucoma; there are many ongoing research studies with the use of AI technology. One of the larger ones is a Stanford study using AI VR (virtual reality) and a new online-based acuity test at their website, which helps eliminate guessing when patients begin to see blurry images or letters on the typical Snellen chart. The test reduced 74 percent of errors when run on 1,000 computer simulations that mimicked real patients. Artificial intelligence tools, especially artificial neural networks, are progressively involved in detecting and customizing the control of ophthalmic diseases. The precise data from the explorations and, particularly, the emergence of new imaging methods have led to an increased interest in the use of these tools by multidisciplinary teams. The combination of AI technologies and optical coherence tomography (OCT) has proven to be trustworthy in detecting retinopathies or enhancing the diagnostic conduct of retinal diseases. Many innovative and developing technologies use AI to rapidly detect diseases, including ophthalmic diseases such as glaucoma, revolutionizing our ability to treat and understand how these diseases affect our bodies. Typical symptoms of glaucoma include:

  1. Loss of peripheral or side vision.
  2. Seeing halos around lights and glare in bright light.
  3. Redness in the eye.
  4. Eye pain.
  5. Eye that looks hazy (particularly in infants).
  6. Narrow or tunnel vision.
  7. Vision loss.

The usual onset is greater than 69 years of age. Scheduling an extensive eye evaluation with an ophthalmologist would be the next step.

I hope your query got resolved. Please feel free to reach me again, in case of further queries.

Thank you.

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Dr. Joshua Lee Stadler
Dr. Joshua Lee Stadler

Internal Medicine

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