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A Clinician’s Introduction to Artificial Intelligence

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Artificial Intelligence and Ophthalmology

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In this digital age, artificial intelligence and its applications have become ubiquitous in the world around us. The practice of modern medicine driven by scientific data and evidence is an obvious target for these applications. In this chapter, we explore the history of artificial intelligence, where we are now, how to interpret current evidence generated by algorithms and how to balance the hype and potential that comes with introduction of a new standard of care.

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  1. Ocular Epidemiology Research Group, Singapore Eye Research Institute, Singapore, Singapore

    Sahil Thakur & Ching-Yu Cheng

  2. Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences Academic Clinical Program (Eye ACP), Duke-NUS Medical School, Singapore, Singapore

    Ching-Yu Cheng

  3. Department of Ophthalmology, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore and National University Health System, Singapore, Singapore

    Ching-Yu Cheng

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    Sahil Thakur

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Thakur, S., Cheng, CY. (2021). A Clinician’s Introduction to Artificial Intelligence. In: Ichhpujani, P., Thakur, S. (eds) Artificial Intelligence and Ophthalmology. Current Practices in Ophthalmology. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-0634-2_1

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