Science and art in retinopathy of prematurity diagnosis

  • Michael F. Chiang
  • R. V. Paul Chan
  • Anand Vinekar
  • Rany Woo
Letter to the Editor (by invitation)
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Keywords

Classification Scheme Medical Diagnosis Disease Classification Visual Pattern Standardize Classification 
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Acknowledgments

Supported by grants EY19474 and EY22837 from the National Institutes of Health (Bethesda, MD), and by unrestricted departmental funding from Research to Prevent Blindness (New York, NY).

Financial disclosure

Dr. Chiang is an unpaid member of the Scientific Advisory Board for Clarity Medical Systems (Pleasanton, CA).

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Authors and Affiliations

  • Michael F. Chiang
    • 1
  • R. V. Paul Chan
    • 2
  • Anand Vinekar
    • 3
  • Rany Woo
    • 4
  1. 1.Departments of Ophthalmology and Medical Informatics & Clinical EpidemiologyCasey Eye Institute, Oregon Health & Science UniversityPortlandUSA
  2. 2.Department of OphthalmologyWeill Cornell Medical CollegeNew YorkUSA
  3. 3.Department of Pediatric RetinaNarayana Nethralaya Postgraduate Institute of OphthalmologyBangaloreIndia
  4. 4.Department of Ophthalmology, Jules Stein Eye InstituteUniversity of California, Los AngelesLos AngelesUSA

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