Future of Diabetic retinopathy screening

Shashi Zharoor: Hey Alexa, I can’t surmise why my vision is so nebulous.

Alexa: What do you mean?

Shashi Zharoor: I am just saying that my vision is far from limpid since this morning.

Alexa: Your medical history suggests that you have been having diabetes since the last 15 years and according to published scientific literature you are more likely to have diabetic retinopathy.

Shashi Zharoor: So what do you suggest?

Alexa: I recommend you to undergo an eye check-up and I will be happy to fix an appointment with a retina specialist if you wish to have one.

Shashi Zharoor: Don’t you see that I am hard pressed with all the scheduled commitments. Is there anything else I can resort to?

Alexa: The gold standard for Retinal examination is by a trained retina specialist, however retinal image analysis by AI algorithms have more than 90 % accuracy. You can try the later if you are that over stretched to meet an ophthalmologist.

Shashi Zharoor: Yes, let me try the latter if you insist so vehemently.

Alexa: I consider this as your consent to undergo a retinal evaluation powered by AI algorithms. Kindly use your phone camera to take a retina selfie and upload your retinal images in the Alexa app on your phone and based on your retinal image analysis further treatment will be suggested.

Shashi Zharoor: I am really concerned about my sight and I wouldn’t resort to the Artificial intelligence farrago to treat me.

Alexa: I can understand your floccinaucinihilipilification of artificial intelligence but I can assure you that the processes involved deliver more than 90% accuracy.

Shashi Zharoor: I hope this stands the test of time and does not exist as a mere technological ephemerality.