A smartphone-based Artificial Intelligence application has been shown to detect cancers on the surface of the eye with near-specialist accuracy while also identifying previously undiagnosed cases and streamlining referrals to expert care, according to new research.
The app, called Capture-Tumor, analyses photos of the eye taken by users and flags potential malignancies using a deep learning model trained on more than a decade of specialist clinical images.
Researchers say the system could help reduce delays in diagnosis by offering a faster, simpler pathway from initial screening to specialist assessment.
The findings come from a non-randomised clinical trial conducted in China, where the app was tested and refined as a self-screening tool for eye surface malignancies.
The study included 614 participants aged between four and 87, with a median age of 46, recruited via television, social media and online hospital platforms. In total, 805 images from 535 participants were included in
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