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Trial reportOphthalmic & physiological optics : the journal of the British College of Ophthalmic Opticians (Optometrists)2025

Deep learning-empowered low-cost portable automated refraction system: A solution to the inadequate effective correction rate of refractive errors in resource-limited areas.

Huang Yan, Zhen Yi, Sun Qilin, Chang Hong, Huang Yan, Tang Wei

Abstract readRandomized Controlled Trial
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Trial report in Ophthalmic & physiological optics : the journal of the British College of Ophthalmic Opticians (Optometrists), 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed.

  1. Deep learning-empowered low-cost portable automated refraction system: A solution to the inadequate effective correction rate of refractive errors in resource-limited areas.Ophthalmic & physiological optics : the journal of the British College of Ophthalmic Opticians (Optometrists) · 2025
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Huang YanNational Engineering Research Centre for Ophthalmology, Beijing Institute of Ophthalmology, Beijing Tongren Eye Centre, Engineering Research Centre of the Ministry of Education for Ophthalmic Diagnosis and Treatment Equipment and Materials, Beijing Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology and Visual Science, Beijing Tongren Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.
Zhen YiNational Engineering Research Centre for Ophthalmology, Beijing Institute of Ophthalmology, Beijing Tongren Eye Centre, Engineering Research Centre of the Ministry of Education for Ophthalmic Diagnosis and Treatment Equipment and Materials, Beijing Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology and Visual Science, Beijing Tongren Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9031-1245
Sun QilinState Key Laboratory of Multimodal Artificial Intelligence Systems, Institute of Automation, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CASIA), Beijing, China.
Chang HongBeijing, He Eye Specialist Hospital, Beijing, China.
Huang YanState Key Laboratory of Multimodal Artificial Intelligence Systems, Institute of Automation, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CASIA), Beijing, China.
Tang WeiState Key Laboratory of Multimodal Artificial Intelligence Systems, Institute of Automation, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CASIA), Beijing, China.

Funding

Beijing Municipal Science and Technology Project Z201100005520042
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

aimsTo develop and validate a low-cost, portable automated refraction system (Tongren Digital Sight, TRDS) using deep learning and infrared eccentric photorefraction to improve refractive error correction in resource-constrained settings.

methodsThis randomised controlled crossover trial enrolled 282 participants (18-60 years of age) at Beijing Tongren Hospital. TRDS utilised low-cost components (complementary metal-oxide semiconductor (CMOS) detector, infrared light emitting diodes) and an end-to-end deep learning model trained on 362,000 images to analyse fundus reflection signals. Primary outcomes included agreement between TRDS and subjective refraction (gold standard) via Pearson correlation, Bland-Altman plots and intraclass correlation coefficients (ICC) for spherical equivalent (M), horizontal (J

resultsTRDS showed strong correlations with subjective refraction: M (r = 0.96, ICC = 0.96), J

conclusionsThe deep learning-empowered TRDS system demonstrated high accuracy and portability. It offers a scalable solution to improve refractive error correction rates, aligning with WHO goals to enhance global eye health.

Indexed as

Deep LearningRefraction, OcularRefractive ErrorsVisual AcuityAdolescentAdultCross-Over StudiesEquipment DesignFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedYoung Adultdeep learningeffective correction ratelow‐costrefractive errorsresource‐limited areas

Identifiers

PMID41133975
PMCPMC12682091

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