So if this works then the benefits will be amazing.
I am skeptical for three reasons.
First, the article goes on about the eyes being “windows” to the body and introduces us to the new “science” of “oculomics”. That might be journalist license but it smells of pseudoscience; phrenology anyone?
Second, the idea that any image of an eye can be used to diagnose lots of different neurological conditions like schizophrenia again smells like pseudoscience; reminds me of excessive claims of what chiropractic can do.
Finally, the study seems to be “let’s dump medical records and retina images into a neural network and see what correlates”. I didn’t read the actual study but I would be extremely concerned about accuracy rates.
So I remain cautiously optimistic but still very skeptical; I would be happy to be wrong in this case.
I am skeptical for three reasons.
First, the article goes on about the eyes being “windows” to the body and introduces us to the new “science” of “oculomics”. That might be journalist license but it smells of pseudoscience; phrenology anyone?
Second, the idea that any image of an eye can be used to diagnose lots of different neurological conditions like schizophrenia again smells like pseudoscience; reminds me of excessive claims of what chiropractic can do.
Finally, the study seems to be “let’s dump medical records and retina images into a neural network and see what correlates”. I didn’t read the actual study but I would be extremely concerned about accuracy rates.
So I remain cautiously optimistic but still very skeptical; I would be happy to be wrong in this case.