The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) recently co-hosted a US-Asia Pacific panel workshop with the National Eye Institute (NEI) of National Institutes of Health (NIH) from the United States. This marked NEI ‘s first global effort to organise a workshop on standardising methodology for integrating artificial intelligence into clinical practice in ophthalmology.
The workshop aimed to establish a standardised approach in defining diseases, generating ground truths, and developing AI models, taking intoconsideration the unique healthcare systems across the Asia Pacific region and beyond.
With the theme on “Standardisation of Methodology in Ophthalmology : From Disease Definition to Ground Truth and Artifical Intelligence,” the workshop was chaired by Prof Mingguang HE, Chair Professor of Experimental Ophthalmology and Director of Research Centre for SHARP Vision at PolyU and Dr John Prakash, Director of International Program of NEI/NIH.
The panel workshop also hosted esteemed speakers and panelists, including Dr Michael Chiang, the Director of NEI/NIH, along with numerous highly accomplished clinician scientists from China, the United States, Singapore, the United Kingdom, India and other countries. Together, we addressed challenges, explored innovative solutions, and set best practices in this rapidly evolving field. The discussions yielded valuable insights, and we eagerly look forward to fostering further collaborations with our international partners.
