It was a pleasure to speak to Dr Renato Ambrósio Jr (Federal University of the State of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) about his ESCRS presentation on detection of corneal ectasia based on artificial intelligence.
Questions
- Could you give us a brief overview of corneal ectasia and its causes? (00:07)
- What are the limitations of current methods of detecting corneal ectasia? (01:26)
- How is artificial intelligence (AI) being used to overcome these limitations? (04:31)
- What are the most promising emerging AI techniques for detecting corneal ectasia? (05:56)
- Could you tell us a little about the relational thickness/tissue altered (RTA) method you have developed for determining ectasia risk? (06:54)
Speaker Disclosures: Dr Renato Ambrósio Jr is a consultant for Oculus, Alcon, Zeiss, Essilor, Genom, Mediphacos.
Support: Interview and filming supported by Touch Medical Media Ltd.
Filmed in coverage of the ESCRS 2020.
