Deep Learning-Based Automated Detection of Retinal Breaks and Detachments on Fundus Photography.

Christ, Merlin; Habra, Oussama; Monnin, Killian; Vallotton, Kevin; Sznitman, Raphael; Wolf, Sebastian; Zinkernagel, Martin; Márquez Neila, Pablo (2024). Deep Learning-Based Automated Detection of Retinal Breaks and Detachments on Fundus Photography. Translational vision science & technology, 13(4) Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology 10.1167/tvst.13.4.1

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PURPOSE

The purpose of this study was to develop a deep learning algorithm, to detect retinal breaks and retinal detachments on ultra-widefield fundus (UWF) optos images using artificial intelligence (AI).

METHODS

Optomap UWF images of the database were annotated to four groups by two retina specialists: (1) retinal breaks without detachment, (2) retinal breaks with retinal detachment, (3) retinal detachment without visible retinal breaks, and (4) a combination of groups 1 to 3. The fundus image data set was split into a training set and an independent test set following an 80% to 20% ratio. Image preprocessing methods were applied. An EfficientNet classification model was trained with the training set and evaluated with the test set.

RESULTS

A total of 2489 UWF images were included into the dataset, resulting in a training set size of 2008 UWF images and a test set size of 481 images. The classification models achieved an area under the receiver operating characteristic curve (AUC) on the testing set of 0.975 regarding lesion detection, an AUC of 0.972 for retinal detachment and an AUC of 0.913 for retinal breaks.

CONCLUSIONS

A deep learning system to detect retinal breaks and retinal detachment using UWF images is feasible and has a good specificity. This is relevant for clinical routine as there can be a high rate of missed breaks in clinics. Future clinical studies will be necessary to evaluate the cost-effectiveness of applying such an algorithm as an automated auxiliary tool in a large practices or tertiary referral centers.

TRANSLATIONAL RELEVANCE

This study demonstrates the relevance of applying AI in diagnosing peripheral retinal breaks in clinical routine in UWF fundus images.

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