The research project “China Urban Eye Health Index” was officially launched on the morning of June 5, according to a press conference held by the Information Office of the Guangzhou Municipal People’s Government.
At the press conference, the “5G Intelligent Eye Patrol Vehicle”, developed by the Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center (ZOC) of Sun Yat-sen University, was also launched. The first three AI patrol vehicles will go to different cities across China to provide eye health screening services.
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Professor Lin Haotian, the leader of the research project and deputy director of ZOC, said that the team will go to primary and secondary schools, nursing homes and communities for screening and provide a full range of services, including prevention, screening, intervention and tracking.
The vehicles have equipment for common eye examinations such as optometry, intraocular pressure measurement, fundus color photography, and so on. There are staff on-site to guide the examinations, all of which can be completed in 10 minutes.
Fundus color photography takes less than 30 seconds. After completing the examination, the artificial intelligence system developed by ZOC can quickly conduct an initial screening. If there are eye problems, it will immediately give feedback and guide patients for further referral to hospitals.
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The data collected on the patrol vehicles will be verified and cross-corrected with the China Urban Eye Health Index data to ensure the research’s objectivity.
According to Lin, the index’s preliminary design includes four systems: nature and architecture, social development, lifestyle, and the prevention and treatment of eye diseases.
The project has already covered eye health data from more than 30 cities in China. The data are related to over 30 kinds of eye diseases, such as myopia in adolescents and cataracts in the elderly.
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