Detection of diabetic retinopathy and age-related macular degeneration using DenseNet based neural networks

The eyes are the organ of sight and one of the most highly developed sensory organs in our body which covers a larger part of the brain. One of the most common problems that are spreading from kids to adults is an eye disorder which can be defined as abnormal functioning of the eye that can lead to vision disturbance. Examples of major eye problems are cataracts, glaucoma, etc. Artificial Intelligence has helped benefit research in the medical field. Ocular diseases can be detected automatically through Computer Vision and Deep Learning models when high-quality medical eye fundus images are provided to them. Inspired by this, we proposed three deep learning models based on the DenseNet pre-trained model for Ocular Disease Detection. Since the amount of eye scans being performed is rapidly growing at a much faster rate than the interpretation of the scan results, our proposed models could help automate the process thus increasing speed and efficiency. The proposed model performed the detection with an accuracy of 77%, 86%, and 98% for Ocular Disease Detection, Diabetic Retinopathy, and Age-Related Macular Degeneration tasks respectively. © The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, part of Springer Nature 2024.