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ChatGPT to document ocular infectious diseases

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ChatGPT, a natural language processing (NLP) model developed by OpenAI, is part of the GPT (Generative Pre-trained Transformer) family of models, which are designed to understand and generate human-like text [1]. ChatGPT represents a breakthrough in conversational AI and has found applications in a wide range of domains. ChatGPT uses a Transformer architecture, which is a type of neural network known for its efficiency in handling sequential data like text. The Transformer architecture allows ChatGPT to process input text in parallel, making it faster and more effective at understanding and generating natural language [1].

In medicine and ophthalmology, ChatGPT has demonstrated great potential as a tool for diagnosis and management of disease, patient education, and writing and data analysis for medical research. This paper aims to highlight the potential of ChatGPT in the management of important ophthalmic infectious diseases, which are often overlooked.

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Fig. 1: ChatGPT questions on keratitis.

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  1. University College Dublin School of Medicine, Belfield, Dublin, Ireland

    Mouayad Masalkhi

  2. Michigan Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA

    Joshua Ong

  3. Department of Ophthalmology, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK

    Ethan Waisberg

  4. Human-Machine Perception Laboratory, Department of Computer Science and Engineering, University of Nevada, Reno, Reno, NV, USA

    Nasif Zaman, Prithul Sarker & Alireza Tavakkoli

  5. Center for Space Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA

    Andrew G. Lee

  6. Department of Ophthalmology, Blanton Eye Institute, Houston Methodist Hospital, Houston, TX, USA

    Andrew G. Lee

  7. The Houston Methodist Research Institute, Houston Methodist Hospital, Houston, TX, USA

    Andrew G. Lee

  8. Departments of Ophthalmology, Neurology, and Neurosurgery, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY, USA

    Andrew G. Lee

  9. Department of Ophthalmology, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX, USA

    Andrew G. Lee

  10. University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA

    Andrew G. Lee

  11. Texas A&M College of Medicine, Bryan, TX, USA

    Andrew G. Lee

  12. Department of Ophthalmology, The University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, IA, USA

    Andrew G. Lee

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MM—Literature Review and Writing. JO—Manuscript Review and Editing. EW—Manuscript Review and Editing. NZ—Manuscript Review. PS—Manuscript Review. AGL—Manuscript Review and Editing. AT—Manuscript Review.

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Masalkhi, M., Ong, J., Waisberg, E. et al. ChatGPT to document ocular infectious diseases. Eye 38, 826–828 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41433-023-02823-2

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