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Software provides screening decision without need for a clinician to interpret image or results.

By A. Paul Chous, MA, OD, FAAO, CDE

The FDA just gave first approval to an artificial intelligence (AI) algorithm for the detection of diabetic retinopathy in the offices of non-ophthalmic health care practitioners. Dubbed the IDx-DR (IDx, LLC, Coralville, Iowa), and paired with a Topcon NW400 non-mydriatic retinal camera, captured images are sent to a cloud-based server that utilizes the IDx-DR software and a ‘deep learning’ algorithm to detect retinal findings consistent with diabetic retinopathy based on autonomous comparison with a large dataset of representative fundus images.

Prospective study evaluates use of nasal glucagon for treatment of moderate to severe hypoglycemia in adults with type 2 diabetes.

New study shows patients with diabetes receiving more treatment thus reducing complications

Why and when to use this therapy to treat patients who have type 2 diabetes.

Method to identify prediabetes found to impact risk of heart disease or death.

New research shows how estrogen treatment helps to control blood sugar levels after menopause.

Risk for stroke significantly increased, but exceeded by heart failure

Subanalysis of CANVAS program shows slower progression of kidney disease, reduction in weight, reduction in A1c and even drop in blood pressure.

Individuals with undiagnosed diabetes, prediabetes found to have high incidence of unrecognized chronic kidney disease.