Real-world effectiveness of screening programs for age-related macular degeneration: amended Japanese specific health checkups and augmented screening programs with OCT or AI.

Hiroshi TamuraYoko AkuneYoshimune HiratsukaRyo KawasakiAi KidoMasahiro MiyakeRei GotoMasakazu Yamada

Published in: Japanese journal of ophthalmology (2022)

Ophthalmologic screening for AMD is highly effective in reducing blindness but is not cost-effective, as demonstrated by a Markov model based on real-world evidence from Japan.

Keyphrases

age related macular degeneration
public health
healthcare
randomized controlled trial
systematic review
artificial intelligence
optical coherence tomography
deep learning
social media
heavy metals
human health