UNC Charlotte’s AI innovation Aims to Prevent Vision Impairment
Dr. Minhaj Alam from UNC Charlotte ECE is training the next generation of researchers at UNC Charlotte by teaching engineering students to use AI to protect people’s eyes. Dr. Alam is teaching AI how to review retina scans to identify the slightest changes years before a patient notices a difference in their vision. Their research was recently featured by Charlotte’s WSOC TV channel.