285 Million people in the world are visually impaired, and 55 Million of them live in India. Microsoft’s focus area in this effort is machine learning. Microsoft will deploy the Cortana Intelligence Suite for advanced analytics and to build Artificial Intelligence models on eyecare.
To be able to come up with machine learning predictive models for vision impairment and eye disease, Microsoft has collaborated with L V Prasad Eye Institute, Bascom Palmer, University of Miami, Flaum Eye Institute, University of Rochester, Federal University of Sao Paulo, and Brien Holden Vision Institute in Australia.
The data gathered will be used to identify and predict potential eye conditions, and to recommend treatments.
To learn more about Microsoft’s initiative, watch this video about MINE.
