Retinal Image Quality Assessment Using Morphological Operations
Elizabeth Ndunge Mutua,
Bernard Shibwabo Kasamani,
Christoph Reich
Abstract:Retinopathy of Prematurity (ROP) disease affects newborn babies born preterm. The disease has five stages, with stage IV and V being critical where if the disease is not diagnosed at stage III when the vessels begin to grow abnormally, reversing it is not possible. Diagnosis and treatment are possible between stage I-III. Hospitals without eye specialists, a doctor can be instructed on how to capture retina image which is transmitted online to an ophthalmologist for disease diagnosis. Different devices produce… Show more
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