AI assistant boosts eye doctor accuracy in retinal disease diagnosis?
NCT ID NCT07318428
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested whether an AI tool can help eye doctors diagnose four common retinal diseases (diabetic retinopathy, age-related macular degeneration, retinal vein occlusion, and glaucoma) more accurately and quickly. Ten doctors from five hospitals read fundus images both with and without AI assistance. The goal was to see if the AI improves diagnostic sensitivity, specificity, and reading time.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- VUNO Med-Fundus AI (AI-based fundus image interpretation software)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could show that AI helps eye doctors diagnose common retinal diseases more accurately and quickly, potentially improving routine eye care.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage study with only 10 readers, so results may not apply broadly. The AI only provides findings, not diagnoses, so its real-world benefit is still uncertain.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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10 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Feb 2026
- Finished
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May 2026
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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Children (under 18), adults (18 to 64) and older adults (65 and over)
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Ten readers will be recruited from five participating hospital sites, consisting of: * Five ophthalmologists within three years of board certification * Five ophthalmology residents Ophthalmologists and residents of any age, sex, race, or ethnicity may participate as study readers. All readers must meet the following inclusion criteria: * Licensed physicians qualified to interpret fundus images. * Ophthalmologists within three years of board certification, or ophthalmology residents with no restriction on clinical experience. * Able and willing to complete both the unassisted and AI-assisted reading sessions. * Able to provide informed consent for participation in the reader study. * Affiliated with one of the participating clinical sites.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Dong-A University Hospital
Busan, 49201, South Korea
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Inje University Busan Paik Hospital
Busan, 47392, South Korea
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Kosin University Gospel Hospital
Busan, 49267, South Korea
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Pusan National University Hospital
Busan, 49241, South Korea
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Pusan National University Yangsan Hospital
Yangsan, 50612, South Korea
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