Diabetic Retinopathy Screening Point-of-Care Artificial Intelligence

Random assignment of participants to intervention and control groups minimizes confounding variables. This ensures that any observed differences in outcomes are likely due to the intervention itself and not pre-existing differences between the groups. Participants of the DRES-POCAI study will be randomized into two groups: usual care (receive a retinal screening by an optometrist) or intervention group (receive a retinal screening using a special camera and EyeArt® system, an autonomous AI-based DR screening). The randomization will occur after consenting and completing the surveys, prior to conducting the DR screening process (for those randomized to the intervention group).