Strategies for the development of cyber-ophthalmology

Authors

  • Y. Danyk Institute of Information Technologies; Kyiv (Ukraine)
  • O. Zborovska SI "The Filatov Institute of Eye Diseases and Tissue Therapy of the NAMS of Ukraine"; Odesa (Ukraine)
  • N. Pasyechnikova SI "The Filatov Institute of Eye Diseases and Tissue Therapy of the NAMS of Ukraine"; Odesa (Ukraine)

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.31288/oftalmolzh202057985

Keywords:

cyber-ophthalmology, cyber-medicine, telemedicine, artificial intelligence, neurocomputer interface, cybersecurity

Abstract

Background: Making the tertiary management of eye diseases improved and widely available for all social groups in all parts of Ukraine is a pressing challenge for not only the Ministry of Health, but also for the state.

Purpose: To provide scientific and theoretical assessment of establishing a new branch of ophthalmology, cyber-ophthalmology.

Results: We demonstrated that the studied issue is relevant and important in the light of developments in tele- and cyber-medicine, expansion of application of information technologies to and introduction of artificial intelligence in medicine and in particular in ophthalmology.

Conclusion: Cyber-ophthalmology is becoming reality and a systematically important branch of ophthalmology. Research in and developments of this branch are essential for providing tertiary eye disease management and improved disease treatment efficacy for all social groups.

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2025-10-30

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Danyk, Y. et al. 2025. Strategies for the development of cyber-ophthalmology. Journal of Ophthalmology (Ukraine). 5 (Oct. 2025), 79–85. DOI:https://doi.org/10.31288/oftalmolzh202057985.

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No. 5 (2020): Journal of Ophthalmology (Ukraine)

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