随着人工智能(artificial intelligence,AI)技术的快速发展，其在医疗领域的应用正带来革命性的变化。白内障作为全球范围内最常见的可逆性视力障碍之一，在管理和治疗方面依然存在着医疗资源不足、诊断精度低、转诊效率低等诸多实际问题。因此，利用AI技术强大的计算分析和智能决策能力，优化传统医疗实践方式，对于保障人们的视觉健康至关重要。该文探讨AI技术在推动白内障分级诊疗新模式方面的应用，包括白内障图像自动分析与识别、远程医疗和转诊支持等，这些应用能够为白内障患者、社会以及政府带来多方面的显著益处和重要影响，有助于提高白内障诊断和治疗效率，缓解医疗资源不均衡问题，优化医疗资源的配置和管理，推动社会健康进步。然而，AI技术的实际应用也面临风险和挑战，应当充分重视和保护患者数据隐私和安全，建立严格的监管和监督机制，并持续加强技术创新，全面评估AI算法的鲁棒性、公平性和可解释性，以进一步提高AI系统的准确度和可信度。

With the rapid development of artificial intelligence (AI) technology, its application in the field of healthcare is bringing revolutionary changes. Cataracts, as one of the most common reversible visual impairments worldwide, still face many practical issues in terms of limited medical resources, low diagnostic accuracy, and low referral efficiency. Therefore, it is crucial to utilize AI technology's powerful computational analysis and intelligent decision-making capabilities to optimize traditional medical practices and safeguard people's visual health.This article investigates the applications of AI technology on a new model of hierarchic diagnosis and treatment for cataracts, including automatic analysis and recognition of cataract images, remote healthcare, and referral support. These applications can bring significant benefits and important impacts to cataract patients, society, and governments. They can help improve the efficiency of cataract diagnosis and treatment, alleviate the imbalance of medical resources, optimize the allocation and management of healthcare resources, and promote societal health progress.However, the practical application of AI technology also faces risks and challenges. It is important to fully prioritize and protect patients' data privacy and security by establishing strict regulatory and oversight mechanisms. Additionally, continuous efforts should be made to enhance technological innovation and comprehensively evaluate the robustness, fairness, and interpretability of AI algorithms to further improve the accuracy and trustworthiness of AI systems.