Comparison of Ophthalmologist and Large Language Model Chatbot Responses to Online Patient Eye Care Questions.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Large language models (LLMs) like ChatGPT appear capable of performing a variety of tasks, including answering patient eye care questions, but have not yet been evaluated in direct comparison with ophthalmologists. It remains unclear whether LLM-generated advice is accurate, appropriate, and safe for eye patients.

Objective

To evaluate the quality of ophthalmology advice generated by an LLM chatbot in comparison with ophthalmologist-written advice.

Design, setting, and participants

This cross-sectional study used deidentified data from an online medical forum, in which patient questions received responses written by American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO)-affiliated ophthalmologists. A masked panel of 8 board-certified ophthalmologists were asked to disting

SUBMITTER: Bernstein IA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10445188 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature