Table 1.
Summary and comparison of existing reviews involving the applications of artificial intelligence in dry eye (from PubMed, accessed on June, 2024)
| PMID | First author | Publication year | Purpose/specifically designed to focus on DE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 34843999 | Storås AM | 2022 | Briefly introduce AI, discuss its current use in DE research, and explore its potential for clinical applications/Yes |
| 35724917 | Swiderska K | 2022 | Summarize recent studies on meibomian gland imaging and share the latest technologies and approaches with the community/No |
| 35656580 | Brahim I | 2022 | Review traditional methods and automated diagnostic methods for four types of tests for DE/Yes |
| 35819899 | Kang L | 2022 | Review the most current clinical AI applications in anterior segment diseases/No |
| 36605721 | Ji Y | 2022 | Summarize the research progress of AI in the diagnosis of OSDs/No |
| 36553174 | Yang HK | 2022 | Provide an overview of studies regarding the application of AI in DE disease and discuss the recent advances in the integration of AI into the clinical approach for DE disease/Yes |
| 36875760 | Zhang Z | 2023 | Summarize AI research and technologies for diagnosing OSDs/No |
| 36884203 | Xu Z | 2023 | Provide an overview of AI applications and potential future applications in anterior segment diseases/No |
| 36380089 | Pur DR | 2023 | Review the literature on the application of AI and bioinformatics for analysis of biofluid biomarkers in corneal and OSDs/No |
| 37421481 | Pucchio A | 2024 | Review summarizes the applications of AI and bioinformatics methodologies in analysis of ocular biofluid markers/No |
| 38448961 | Tey KY | 2024 | Provide an update regarding recent advances in AI technologies pertaining to corneal diseases/No |
| 38611606 | Kryszan K | 2024 | Review focuses on the application of AI in analyzing in vivo confocal microscopy images for corneal diseases/No |
| Our review | Summarize the application scenarios and objectives, application methods, and evaluation of AI in the diagnosis and treatment of DE, and analyzes the challenges in current research and future improvement directions/Yes | ||
AI: Artificial intelligence, DE: Dry eye, OSDs: Ocular surface diseases