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Editorial
. 2024 Jan;38(1):4-7.
doi: 10.1038/s41433-023-02619-4. Epub 2023 Jun 27.

ChatGPT in ophthalmology: the dawn of a new era?

Darren Shu Jeng Ting  1   2   3 , Ting Fang Tan  4   5 , Daniel Shu Wei Ting  6   7   8
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ChatGPT in ophthalmology: the dawn of a new era?

Darren Shu Jeng Ting et al. Eye (Lond). 2024 Jan.
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Conflict of interest statement

DSWT holds a patent on a deep learning system for the detection of retinal diseases. The other authors declare no competing interests.

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Fig. 1
Fig. 1. Potential of ChatGPT in ophthalmology.
Potential of ChatGPT in ophthalmology, spanning patients, healthcare professionals/organisations, research, education, and training.
Fig. 2
Fig. 2. Several examples of real-life conversation with ChatGPT in relation to the field of ophthalmology (some parts of the generated responses are shortened).
A, B An example of an individual “consulting” ChatGPT for potential subconjunctival haemorrhage and acute-angle closure glaucoma, respectively. C An example of an individual “consulting” ChatGPT to understand about cataract surgery. D An example of an individual/ophthalmologist “consulting” ChatGPT for the management of optic neuritis. Note that for any medical advice provided by ChatGPT, it is always concluded with a statement that “consultation with a healthcare professional is crucial”. E An example of an individual/ophthalmologist using ChatGPT for medical education and training purposes.
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