Glaucoma Algorithm Validation Study in African Population - the MAGIC Study

Artificial Intelligence (AI) algorithm's are the next frontier in medical management, usually meant to improve diagnostic capabilities and to optimize the existing resources. They are particularly relevant in settings where there is a lack of specialised Human Resources such as physicians.

Ensuring these algorithms can be used in a wide population is therefore crucial to clinical implementation. Validation studies in specific segments of populations are needed to ensure all patients are represented and the results are therefore reliable. Higher-at-risk subjects of African descent are nevertheless usually under-represented in training datasets and therefore unclear about representativity.

A pilot study for validation of an AI algorithm for Glaucoma and Diabetic Retinopathy will be done for the MONA G-RISK® and diabetic retinopathy. Consecutive patients from a large Eye Unit in Mozambique's capital will be screened using these AI algorithms and validated using clinical standard as ground truth.

Inclusion criteria

• subjects age above 18 years old presenting at the Eye Unit
• willingness to sign an informed consent for the screening process

Exclusion criteria

• none
• Poor quality in screening image will be included in the intention to treat analysis, but excluded from the diagnostic comparator outcome.
• Patients with a known glaucoma diagnosis will not be excluded from the screening