白内障是世界范围内致盲的主要原因之一,占中低收入国家致盲病例的50%。随着人口老龄化程度的加深,到2050年中国白内障致盲病例预计达到2 000万。卫生支出占比低、医疗设备及眼科医生紧缺、筛查费用昂贵仍是中低收入国家无法开展大规模白内障筛查的主要原因。人工智能(artificial intelligence,AI)协助白内障诊断具有便捷、低成本、可远程进行等优点,有望减少甚至避免白内障致盲的发生。文章将对AI通过结合裂隙灯眼前节图像、眼底照片及扫频源光学相干层析图像进行白内障自动诊断等研究进行简要综述。
Cataract is a primary cause of blindness globally, particularly accounting for 50% of blindness cases in low- and middle- income countries. As the population ages, it is predicated that cataract blindness cases in China will rise to 20 million by 2050. However, low health expenditures, scarcity of medical equipment and ophthalmologists, and high screening costs continue to hinder mass cataract screening in these countries. Artificial intelligence(AI)-assisted cataract diagnosis offers significant advantages, including convenience, cost-effectiveness, and remote accessibility, potentially reducing or even eliminating cataract blindness. This review aims to concisely summarize the research on automatic cataract diagnosis utilizing AI, incorporating slit lamp images of anterior eye segment, fundus photographs, and swept source optical coherence tomography images.
目的:在硅油取出联合白内障手术患者中,使用扫频源光学相干断层扫描生物测量仪OA-2000进行生物测量,比较10种人工晶状体(IOL)屈光力计算公式的准确性。方法:回顾性分析2021年3月—7月于中山大学中山眼科中心接受硅油取出联合白内障手术的患者共62例(62眼),所有患者均使用扫频源光学相干断层扫描生物测量仪OA-2000进行生物学参数测量。计算并比较新公式[Barrett Universal II (BUII)、Emmetropia Verifying Optical(EVO) 2.0、Hill-Radial Basis Function (Hill-RBF) 3.0、Hoffer QST、Kane、Pearl-DGS]及传统公式(Haigis、Hoffer Q、Holladay 1、SRK/T)的预测准确性,主要评价指标为绝对预测误差中位数(MedAE)及平均绝对预测误差(MAE)。按眼轴长度≤23 mm(组1),>23 mm且≤26 mm(组2)与>26 mm(组3)进行亚组分析。结果:6个新公式、Haigis、SRK/T公式均出现近视漂移(-0.47 ~-0.27 D,P<0.05),而HofferQ及Holladay 1公式无系统误差(P>0.05)。Kane公式的MedAE(0.55 D)及MAE(0.81 D)最小,但公式间比较差异无统计学意义(P>0.05)。组1中所有公式均出现近视漂移(-1.46~ -1.25 D,P<0.05),而其他亚组比较差异无统计学意义(-0.32 ~ 0.41 D,P>0.05)。在组1中,Pearl-DGS公式的MedAE(0.97 D)及MAE(1.26 D)最小,且优于Hill-RBF 3.0(P=0.01)及SRK/T公式(P=0.02);组2中,Kane公式具有最小的MedAE(0.44 D)及MAE(0.66 D);组3各个公式屈光预测准确性比较差异无统计学意义(P>0.05)。结论:在使用OA-2000进行术前生物测量时,Kane公式在接受硅油取出联合白内障手术患者中的预测准确性较高;而眼轴长度≤23 mm时,Pearl-DGS公式可能更为准确。
Objective: To compare the accuracy of 10 intraocular lens (IOL) power calculation formulas in patients undergoing combined silicone oil removal and cataract surgery, biometry is performed using the swept-source optical coherence tomography biometer OA-2000. Methods: A retrospective analysis. A total of 62 patients (62 eyes) who underwent combined silicone oil removal and cataract surgery in Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center, Sun Yat-sen University from March to July in 2021 were enrolled. Preoperative biometry was performed by OA-2000 in all patients. New-generation formulas (Barrett Universal II [BUII], Emmetropia Verifying Optical [EVO] 2.0, Hill-Radial Basis Function [Hill-RBF] 3.0, Hoffer QST, Kane and Pearl-DGS) and traditional formulas (Haigis, Hoffer Q, Holladay 1 and SRK/T) were evaluated. The median absolute prediction error (MedAE) and mean absolute prediction error (MAE) were the main parameters used to assess accuracy. Subgroup analyses were performed based on the axial length of 23 mm and 26 mm. Results: Six new-generation formulas, Haigis, and SRK/T showed myopic shift (-0.47 ~ -0.27 D, P<0.05), while no systematic bias was found in Hoffer Q and Holladay 1 displayed (P>0.05). The smallest MedAE (0.55 D) and MAE (0.81 D) were found in Kane formula, but there was no statistically significant difference compared with other formulas (P>0.05). The myopic shift (-1.46 ~ -1.25 D, P<0.05) in eyes shorter than 23 mm were found in all formulas, while there was no significant systematic bias (-0.32 ~ 0.41 D, P>0.05) in other subgroups. In axial length shorter than 23 mm, the Pearl-DGS formula stated the smallest MedAE (0.97 D) and MAE (1.26 D), and was significantly more accurate than Hill-RBF 3.0 (P=0.01) and SRK/T (P=0.02). In eyes with an axial length between 23 mm and 26 mm, the Kane formula had the lowest MedAE (0.44 D) and MAE (0.66 D). No significant difference was found in eyes longer than 26 mm. Conclusion: The Kane formula showed the highest accuracy in patients undergoing combined silicone oil removal and cataract surgery measured by OA-2000, whereas the Pearl-DGS formula could be more accurate in eyes with an axial length shorter than 23 mm.
准分子激光原位角膜磨镶术(laser-assisted in situ keratomileusis,LASIK)是矫正屈光不正的重要角膜屈光手术方式之一。经过准分子激光切削的角膜,生物测量数据发生改变。对于此类患者,通过常规测量获得的参数数据以及使用常规计算公式确定的IOL屈光度将变得不再准确,由此将会导致术后较大的屈光误差,进而影响患者的视觉质量。本文报道一例46岁的男性白内障患者。该患者既往双眼屈光不正,曾接受过LASIK手术治疗。白内障术前角膜地形图检查发现该患者双眼存在角膜偏心切削,这为IOL屈光度的确定带来困难。手术医生通过角膜地形图判断角膜切削的居中性,在特定区域内选择角膜曲率K值,并采用Barrett True K公式计算出IOL屈光度。白内障术后患眼屈光误差相对较小,视力提高,视觉质量改善。
Laser-assisted in situ keratomileusis (LASIK) is a crucial corneal refractive surgery for correcting refractive errors. The cornea, after undergoing excimer laser ablation, undergoes changes in biometric measurements. For such patients, conventional measurements and IOL power calculations based on standard formulas may no longer be accurate, leading to significant postoperative refractive errors and subsequently impacting the patient's visual quality. This article presents a case of a 46-year-old male cataract patient who had a history of refractive errors in both eyes and had previously undergone LASIK surgery. Preoperative corneal topography revealed corneal eccentric ablation in both eyes, posing challenges in determining IOL power. The surgeon assessed the centration of corneal ablation using corneal topography, selected the keratometry value (K value) within specific corneal regions, and calculated the IOL power using the Barrett True K formula. Postoperatively, the cataract patient experienced relatively minor refractive errors, leading to improved vision and enhanced visual quality.
目的:建立和验证一个涉及多级临床场景的白内障协作通用的人工智能(artificial intelligence,AI)管理平台,探索基于AI的医疗转诊模式,以提高协作效率和资源覆盖率。方法:训练和验证的数据集来自中国AI医学联盟,涵盖多级医疗机构和采集模式。使用三步策略对数据集进行标记: 1)识别采集模式;2)白内障诊断包括正常晶体眼、白内障眼或白内障术后眼;3)从病因和严重程度检测需转诊的白内障患者。此外,将白内障AI系统与真实世界中的居家自我监测、初级医疗保健机构和专科医院等多级转诊模式相结合。结果:通用AI平台和多级协作模式在三步任务中表现出可靠的诊断性能: 1)识别采集模式的受试者操作特征(receiver operating characteristic curve,ROC)曲线下面积(area under the curve,AUC)为99.28%~99.71%);2)白内障诊断对正常晶体眼、白内障或术后眼,在散瞳-裂隙灯模式下的AUC分别为99.82%、99.96%和99.93%,其他采集模式的AUC均 > 99%;3)需转诊白内障的检测(在所有测试中AUC >91%)。在真实世界的三级转诊模式中,该系统建议30.3%的人转诊,与传统模式相比,眼科医生与人群服务比率大幅提高了10.2倍。结论:通用AI平台和多级协作模式显示了准确的白内障诊断性能和有效的白内障转诊服务。建议AI的医疗转诊模式扩展应用到其他常见疾病和资源密集型情景当中。
Objective: To establish and validate a universal artificial intelligence (AI) platform for collaborative management of cataracts involving multilevel clinical scenarios and explored an AI-based medical referral pattern to improve collaborative efficiency and resource coverage. Methods: The training and validation datasets were derived from the Chinese Medical Alliance for Artificial Intelligence, covering multilevel healthcare facilities and capture modes. The datasets were labelled using a three step strategy: (1)capture mode recognition; (2) cataract diagnosis as a normal lens, cataract or a postoperative eye and (3) detection of referable cataracts with respect to aetiology and severity. Moreover, we integrated the cataract AI agent with a real-world multilevel referral pattern involving self-monitoring at home, primary healthcare and specialised hospital services. Results: The universal AI platform and multilevel collaborative pattern showed robust diagnostic performance in three-step tasks: (1) capture mode recognition (area under the curve (AUC) 99.28%–99.71%), (2) cataract diagnosis (normal lens, cataract or postoperative eye with AUCs of 99.82%, 99.96% and 99.93% for mydriatic-slit lamp mode and AUCs >99% for other capture modes) and (3)detection of referable cataracts (AUCs >91% in all tests). In the real-world tertiary referral pattern, the agent suggested 30.3% of people be ’referred’, substantially increasing the ophthalmologist-to-population service ratio by 10.2-fold compared with the traditional pattern. Conclusions: The universal AI platform and multilevel collaborative pattern showed robust diagnostic performance and effective service for cataracts. The context of our AI-based medical referral pattern will be extended to other common disease conditions and resource-intensive situations.
目的:探讨非超声乳化白内障手术两种不同的娩核方式对角膜内皮细胞数量和形态的影响,以及对术后视力恢复情况的影响。方法:选择在本院手术治疗的40例白内障患者娩核方式分为直接娩出组和半娩出组,并根据 Emery- little晶状体核硬度分级标准分为软核和硬核,手术方式为白内障非超声乳化手术,术后第3天用角膜内皮镜检查并记录角膜内皮细胞数量和形态。术后随访3个月,比较并观察4组患者术前和术后角膜内皮细胞丢失率、形态变化和视力恢复情况。结果:术前和术后3个月角膜内皮细胞丢失率比较,硬核直接娩出组与另外三组比较差异有统计学意义(P<0.01),而软核直接娩出组、硬核半娩出组与软核半娩出组比较差异无统计学意义(P>0.05)。术前和术后第二天视力比较硬核半娩出组和软核直接娩出组之间无统计学意义(P=0.49),软核半娩出组与这两组比较有统计学意义(P=0.030),硬核直接娩出组与这两组之间比较也有统计学意义(P=0.14),术后三个月视力比较4组之间均无统计学意义(P=0.067)。术后 3 个月角膜内皮细胞形态变化不明显。结论:白内障非超声乳化手术时,硬核直接娩核法对角膜内皮细胞损伤最大,软核半娩核法对角膜内皮损伤最小。若内皮细胞损伤较轻,对手术3个月后视力和角膜内皮细胞形态无明显影响。
Purpose: To investigate the effect of non-phacoemulsification cataract operation in two different patterns of nucleus delivery on the quantity and morphology of corneal endothelial cells and postoperative visual acuity.Methods: Forty patients diagnosed with cataract underwent cataract surgery and were assigned into the direct nuclear delivery and semi-nuclear delivery groups. Lens density was measured and divided into the hard and soft lenses according to Emery-little lens nucleus grading system. Non-phacoemulsification cataract operation was performed. At 3 d after surgery, the quantity and morphology of corneal endothelium were counted and observed under corneal endothelial microscope. During 3-month postoperative follow-up, the endothelial cell loss rate, morphological changes and visual acuity were compared among four groups.Results: Corneal endothelial cell loss rate in the direct delivery of hard nucleus group significantly differed from those in the other three groups before and 3 months after operation (P<0.01), whereas no statistical significance was found among the direct delivery of soft nucleus, semi-delivery of hard nucleus and semi-delivery soft nucleus groups (all P>0.05). Preoperative and postoperative 2-d visual acuity did not differ between the semi-delivery of hard nucleus and direct delivery of soft nucleus groups (P=0.49),significantly differed from those in the semi-delivery of soft nucleus (P=0.03) and direct delivery of hard nucleus groups (P=0.14). Visual acuity at postoperative four months did not differ among four groups (P=0.067).
Conclusion: During non-phacoemulsification cataract surgery, direct delivery of hard nucleus caused severe injury to corneal endothelium and semi-delivery of soft nucleus yielded mild corneal endothelial injury. Slight corneal endothelial injury exerted no apparent effect upon visual acuity and corneal endothelial morphology at three months after surgery.
目的:探讨老年性糖尿病性白内障患者治疗及延续护理的措施。方法:对2014年1月~2014年12月142例老年性糖尿病性白内障患者随机平均分为A组和B组,A组接受常规的出院指导;B组接受常规的出院指导及加强延续护理,根据老年性糖尿病性白内障患者 的具体情况制定护理措施 (眼部的护理、用药指导、饮食护理、心理护理、自我监测指导、定期随访及复查等内容),并进行跟踪处理。结果:实施延续护理一年后的患者,体重、空腹血糖、餐后2 h血糖与未实施延续护理的患者相比,差异有显著意义 (P<0.05)。结论:护士对老年性糖尿病性白内障患者及家属进行用眼和糖尿病相关的知识宣教、针对性的心理护理、药物治疗护理及日常生活指导等,老年性糖尿病性白内障患者的遵医率提高,减少了因疾病而对生活工作的影响,生活质量有不同程度的提高。
Purpose: To explore the treatment and continuing nursing of patients diagnosed with senile and diabetic cataract.Methods: In total, 142 patients diagnosed with senile and diabetic cataract admitted to Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center from January to December 2014 were randomly assigned into groups A and B. In group A, patients received conventional instruction after discharge, and those in group B additionally received continuing nursing care after discharge including ocular nursing, use of anti-diabetic drugs, psychological nursing, diet nursing, self-monitoring guidance, re-examination and regular follow-up according to the patients’ conditions.Results: After one year of continuing nursing care, visual acuity of patients in group B was increased without complications. Body mass index, the fasting and 2h postprandial plasma glucose, and the systolic and diastolic blood pressure were decreased significantly compared with those in group A (all P<0.05).Conclusion: Continuing nursing care, including knowledge education related to ocular use and diabetes mellitus, targeted psychological nursing, medication nursing and daily life guidance, play a pivotal role in enhancing the compliance rate of the patients, reducing the influence upon work and life and enhancing the quality of life to varying extent.
Visual electrophysiology is widely used in clinical ophthalmology. It is also of significant value in the objective assessment of visual function in adult and pediatric cataract patients and for the diagnosis of and research on retinal and visual pathway diseases. This article systematically reviews visual electrophysiology techniques, their applications in the diagnosis and treatment of adult and pediatric cataracts, and factors influencing the application of visual electrophysiology during surgical treatment for cataracts.
Visual electrophysiology is widely used in clinical ophthalmology. It is also of significant value in the objective assessment of visual function in adult and pediatric cataract patients and for the diagnosis of and research on retinal and visual pathway diseases. This article systematically reviews visual electrophysiology techniques, their applications in the diagnosis and treatment of adult and pediatric cataracts, and factors influencing the application of visual electrophysiology during surgical treatment for cataracts.
Background: To investigate early change of corneal aberrations after 2.8-mm superior incision phacoemulsification.Methods: This study comprised 80 eyes of 75 patients. All the patients underwent phacoemulsification with monofocal foldable intraocular lens (IOLs) implanted through a 2.8-mm superior corneal incision. The anterior corneal wavefront aberrations for the 6.0-mm pupillary diameter was measured by iTrace wavefront aberrometer (Tracey Technologies, Inc.) preoperatively and 1 month postoperatively. Changes of root mean square (RMS) values of Z(3, -3), Z(3, 3), Z(3, -1), Z(3, 1), and Z(4, 0) and total high order aberration (HOA) were evaluated.Results: The uncorrected and corrected visual acuities improve significantly (P<0.001). No significant postoperative changes were observed in spherical aberration (P=0.652). Significant changes in vertical coma and vertical trefoil (0.005±0.214 vs. -0.049±0.242, P=0.037; -0.141±0.222 vs. -0.258±0.359, P=0.001; separately). However, the total HOAs increased after cataract surgery (0.567±0.161 vs. 0.688±0.343, P<0.001).Conclusions: Corneal vertical coma and vertical trefoil changes significantly in 2.8 mm superior corneal incision phacoemulsification cataract surgery. In addition, those had a trend to negative direction.
Background: To investigate early change of corneal aberrations after 2.8-mm superior incision phacoemulsification.Methods: This study comprised 80 eyes of 75 patients. All the patients underwent phacoemulsification with monofocal foldable intraocular lens (IOLs) implanted through a 2.8-mm superior corneal incision. The anterior corneal wavefront aberrations for the 6.0-mm pupillary diameter was measured by iTrace wavefront aberrometer (Tracey Technologies, Inc.) preoperatively and 1 month postoperatively. Changes of root mean square (RMS) values of Z(3, -3), Z(3, 3), Z(3, -1), Z(3, 1), and Z(4, 0) and total high order aberration (HOA) were evaluated.Results: The uncorrected and corrected visual acuities improve significantly (P<0.001). No significant postoperative changes were observed in spherical aberration (P=0.652). Significant changes in vertical coma and vertical trefoil (0.005±0.214 vs. -0.049±0.242, P=0.037; -0.141±0.222 vs. -0.258±0.359, P=0.001; separately). However, the total HOAs increased after cataract surgery (0.567±0.161 vs. 0.688±0.343, P<0.001).Conclusions: Corneal vertical coma and vertical trefoil changes significantly in 2.8 mm superior corneal incision phacoemulsification cataract surgery. In addition, those had a trend to negative direction.
目的:探讨3种不同的滴眼液在麻醉小鼠晶状体浑浊中的保护作用。方法:将20只6周龄C57BL/6j小鼠分为4组,A组为自然暴露组(对照组),B组为滴用透明质酸钠组,C组为滴用甲基纤维素滴眼液组,D组为滴用生理盐水组。分别于麻醉后10,20,30,45和60 min观察小鼠晶状体浑浊情况。结果:与A组相比,3种滴眼液均不同程度地延长小鼠晶状体浑浊的时间;30 min时,4组小鼠浑浊 发生率分别为90%,50%,50%和10%,并延缓晶状体浑浊的进展;60 min时,4组小鼠3级浑浊的发生率为30%,10%,10%和0,其中生理盐水的作用效果最优,可以明显延迟晶状体变浑浊的时间。结论:麻醉小鼠的晶状体浑浊程度可以被相关滴眼液延缓,适用于短时间的眼科检查和处理,又因其经济易得,可广泛应用于小鼠活体的眼科检查中。
Objective: To study the effect of saline, carboxymethylcellulose sodium eye drops and sodium hyaluronate gel to stop the development of cataract in anesthetized mice. Methods: Twenty C57BL/6j mice, aged 6 weeks, were divided into four groups, group A was naturally exposed to air, group B was treated with sodium hyaluronate gel, group C was treated with carboxymethylcellulose sodium eye drops and group D was treated with saline. The lens opacity was observed at 10, 20, 30, 45 and 60 min after the start of the experiment. Results: Compared with group A, the eye drops delayed the development of lens opacity in varying degrees. At 30 min, the incidence rate of cataract in group A, B, C and D was 90%, 50%, 50% and 10%, respectively. At 60 min, the incidence rate of grade 3 cataract in group A, B, C and D was 30%, 10%, 10% and 0 respectively, saline did the best, which can significantly slow the process. Conclusion: Cataract development can be slowed by the protective eye drops. This finding is relevant for those experimental settings in which clear ocular media are required.