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Interview: Artificial Intelligence (AI) in the management of retinal diseases
Artificial intelligence is becoming an important part of modern ophthalmology, and this YMO video podcast explores how it is already changing daily clinical practice in Europe.
Professor Ursula Schmidt‑Erfurth explains how AI‑based analysis of OCT scans can support clinicians in managing complex retinal diseases such as wet age‑related macular degeneration and geographic atrophy. These tools allow precise, objective assessment of fluid compartments, disease activity, and early photoreceptor loss. These details are often invisible to the human eye but essential for timely and appropriate treatment decisions. As new therapies for GA emerge, AI offers a way to identify suitable patients, monitor progression more reliably, and use healthcare resources responsibly within European care systems.