AI Shows Promise for Assisting Ophthalmologists, But Limitations Remain
• Recent studies show AI chatbots can match ophthalmologists in accuracy and completeness when answering patient questions about eye disease
• AI shows promise for helping manage patient workflow and addressing workforce shortages in ophthalmology
• Stanford is testing an AI platform for real-time virtual scribing of patient encounters to save time on documentation
• Chatbots are also being tested for administrative tasks like scheduling and letter generation
• While promising, AI still has limitations like factual errors and difficulty referencing sources, so it should be integrated cautiously to augment clinicians rather than replace them