
Sir Peng Khaw knows that big data and AI have the power to radically change healthcare. By tapping into experience and knowledge generated over thousands of lifetimes, patients across the globe can be given the same gift: the best possible diagnosis, prognosis and treatment – all contained in an algorithm.
In the articles below, eight Moorfields experts share their vision of big data, AI and personalized medicine in current and future ophthalmic practice – and argue that these technologies are not optional; rather, they represent the only way the profession will be able to cope with the enormous demand for eye care that is both inevitable and imminent.