Accuracy and safety of an autonomous artificial intelligence clinical assistant conducting telemedicine follow-up assessment for cataract surgery.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Artificial intelligence deployed to triage patients post-cataract surgery could help to identify and prioritise individuals who need clinical input and to expand clinical capacity. This study investigated the accuracy and safety of an autonomous telemedicine call (Dora, version R1) in detecting cataract surgery patients who need further management and compared its performance against ophthalmic specialists.

Methods

225 participants were recruited from two UK public teaching hospitals after routine cataract surgery between 17 September 2021 and 31 January 2022. Eligible patients received a call from Dora R1 to conduct a follow-up assessment approximately 3 weeks post cataract surgery, which was supervised in real-time by an ophthalmologist. The primary analysis com

SUBMITTER: Meinert E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11266473 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature