AI Screening Transforms Diabetic Eye Care in Oman

Oman is using an artificial intelligence (AI)-powered screening program to manage diabetes-related vision loss, cutting waiting times at specialist eye clinics by 87%. The National Project for Diabetic Retinopathy Screening Using Artificial Intelligence has screened over 43,000 patients, analyzed more than 43,000 retinal images, flagged approximately 30% for specialist clinical review, and identified over 12,000 patients needing further examination. According to the Ministry of Health, the avera