{"id":9917,"date":"2025-02-24T16:33:01","date_gmt":"2025-02-24T16:33:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.lshtm.ac.uk\/iceh-new\/?page_id=9917"},"modified":"2025-03-11T15:14:43","modified_gmt":"2025-03-11T15:14:43","slug":"artificial-intelligence-research-projects","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.lshtm.ac.uk\/iceh-new\/artificial-intelligence-research-projects\/","title":{"rendered":"Artificial Intelligence Research Projects"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; custom_padding_last_edited=&#8221;on|tablet&#8221; disabled_on=&#8221;on|off|off&#8221; admin_label=&#8221;Packages&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.18.0&#8243; width=&#8221;85%&#8221; module_alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; min_height=&#8221;1554px&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||0px||false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;70px|4px|55px||false|false&#8221; custom_padding_tablet=&#8221;0px||0px|&#8221; custom_padding_phone=&#8221;&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;][et_pb_row admin_label=&#8221;Package&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.18.0&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; width=&#8221;100%&#8221; max_width=&#8221;1300px&#8221; module_alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; height=&#8221;305px&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;-3px|auto|-1px|auto|false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||0px||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.18.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_font=&#8221;Oswald||||&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;#1a1a1a&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;40px&#8221; header_font_size=&#8221;40px&#8221; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; module_alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center\">Artificial Intelligence Research Projects<\/h1>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=&#8221;#003389&#8243; divider_position=&#8221;center&#8221; divider_weight=&#8221;3px&#8221; disabled_on=&#8221;off|off|off&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.18.0&#8243; max_width=&#8221;150px&#8221; module_alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; height=&#8221;false&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;30px|||&#8221; animation_style=&#8221;slide&#8221; animation_direction=&#8221;top&#8221; animation_delay=&#8221;100ms&#8221; animation_intensity_slide=&#8221;10%&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.18.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_font=&#8221;Roboto||||&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;#323232&#8243; text_font_size=&#8221;16px&#8221; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; min_height=&#8221;193px&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;-13px||-39px|||&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||3px|||&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>Artificial intelligence (AI) holds transformative potential for health, particularly in eye care where it has demonstrated significant promise.<\/p>\n<p>The diagnosis and screening of eye conditions frequently relies on image-based analysis, and recent studies suggest that AI can match or even surpass humans at these tasks. 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