{"id":352256,"date":"2025-12-18T16:34:00","date_gmt":"2025-12-18T11:04:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/?p=352256"},"modified":"2025-12-18T16:34:00","modified_gmt":"2025-12-18T11:04:00","slug":"indias-first-ai-driven-community-screening-programme-for-diabetic-retinopathy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/indias-first-ai-driven-community-screening-programme-for-diabetic-retinopathy\/","title":{"rendered":"India\u2019s First AI-Driven Community Screening Programme for Diabetic Retinopathy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>News: <\/strong>India launched its first AI-driven community screening programme for diabetic retinopathy to strengthen early detection and real-time health intelligence.<\/p>\n<h2>About India\u2019s First AI-Driven Community Screening Programme for Diabetic Retinopathy<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_352261\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-352261\" style=\"width: 326px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-352261\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Source-Tribune-1.jpg?resize=326%2C213&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"India\u2019s First AI-Driven Community Screening Programme for Diabetic Retinopathy\" width=\"326\" height=\"213\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Source-Tribune-1.jpg?resize=300%2C196&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Source-Tribune-1.jpg?resize=1024%2C668&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Source-Tribune-1.jpg?resize=768%2C501&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Source-Tribune-1.jpg?w=1190&amp;ssl=1 1190w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 326px) 100vw, 326px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-352261\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source &#8211; Tribune<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Launched by: <\/strong>It has been launched by <strong>The Armed Forces Medical Services (AFMS)<\/strong>, in collaboration with the <strong>Dr. Rajendra Prasad Centre for Ophthalmic Sciences (RPC), AIIMS,<\/strong> and the <strong>eHealth AI Unit of the Ministry of Health &amp; Family Welfare (MoHFW).<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Anchored by: <\/strong>The programme is anchored <strong>by MadhuNetrAI,<\/strong> a web-based Artificial Intelligence tool <strong>developed by the Dr. Rajendra Prasad Centre for Ophthalmic Sciences.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Aim: <\/strong>The programme aims to <strong>strengthen early detection of diabetic retinopathy<\/strong> and support <strong>evidence-based planning<\/strong> through real-time national health intelligence.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Key features:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>AI platform:<\/strong> <strong>MadhuNetrAI<\/strong> facilitates automated screening, grading and triaging of retinal images.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Referral pathway:<\/strong> Identified patients are referred for <strong>optimal diabetic management,<\/strong> while vision-threatening cases are referred to <strong>vitreo-retina specialists<\/strong> at district hospitals.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Real-time intelligence:<\/strong> The system generates <strong>real-time data on prevalence and geographic distribution<\/strong> to support planning and policy formulation.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>As part of the pilot phase,<\/strong> the initiative is implemented at <strong>7 locations<\/strong> (Pune, Mumbai, Bengaluru, Dharamshala, Gaya, Jorhat, and Kochi) covering metropolitan, rural, hilly, coastal, and remote regions.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>About Diabetic Retinopathy<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_352262\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-352262\" style=\"width: 360px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-352262 \" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Source-WebMD.jpg?resize=360%2C235&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Diabetic Retinopathy\" width=\"360\" height=\"235\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Source-WebMD.jpg?resize=300%2C196&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Source-WebMD.jpg?resize=1024%2C670&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Source-WebMD.jpg?resize=768%2C503&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Source-WebMD.jpg?w=1105&amp;ssl=1 1105w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 360px) 100vw, 360px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-352262\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source &#8211; WebMD<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li>Diabetic retinopathy is an <strong>eye condition<\/strong> that causes <strong>changes to the blood vessels<\/strong> in the part of your eye called the <strong>retina<\/strong>.\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Retina<\/strong> is the <strong>lining at the back of the eye<\/strong> that <strong>changes light into images.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>The <strong>blood vessels<\/strong> can <strong>swell, leak fluid, or bleed<\/strong>, which often leads to <strong>vision changes or blindness.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>It usually <strong>affects both eyes<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>When left untreated, diabetic retinopathy can <strong>scar and damage the retina<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Diabetic retinopathy is the <strong>most common cause of vision loss<\/strong> for <strong>people with diabetes.<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>It\u2019s the <strong>leading cause of blindness for all adults in<\/strong> many countries today.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>News: India launched its first AI-driven community screening programme for diabetic retinopathy to strengthen early detection and real-time health intelligence. About India\u2019s First AI-Driven Community Screening Programme for Diabetic Retinopathy Launched by: It has been launched by The Armed Forces Medical Services (AFMS), in collaboration with the Dr. Rajendra Prasad Centre for Ophthalmic Sciences (RPC),&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/indias-first-ai-driven-community-screening-programme-for-diabetic-retinopathy\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">India\u2019s First AI-Driven Community Screening Programme for Diabetic Retinopathy<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10393,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1566,1738,12039],"tags":[11872],"class_list":["post-352256","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-daily-factly-articles","category-science-and-technology-daily-factly-articles","category-knolls","tag-9pm-daily-factly","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","views":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/352256","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10393"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=352256"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/352256\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=352256"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=352256"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=352256"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}