Because of AI, Oman screened 43,000 diabetics for retinopathy, flagged 12,000 for treatment, and cut specialist waiting lists by 87%.
Waitlists cut 87%AchievedBy Aug 2026, start not yet verifiedPublished
Oman's national AI diabetic-retinopathy screening program reported 43,000+ patients screened, ~30% referred for specialist examination, an 87% reduction in eye-clinic waiting lists, and 43.2% lower annual operating costs.
Ministry-reported program figures with no comparison group; vision outcomes (sight saved) are not yet measured.
- Compared with
- None (program before/after)
- Effect
- −87% waiting list; −43.2% operating cost (43,000+ screened; 12,000+ referred)
- Reach
- Oman national program
- Domain
- Medicine · Classic ML
- Conflicts
- Ministry of Health self-report.
- What would move the grade
- Rates of sight-threatening retinopathy treated in time, vs the prior program.
Sources
- primaryMuscat Daily: Oman turns to AI to tackle diabetes-related blindness (muscatdaily.com)
Editor's notes
verify: program start date; which AI vendor.
History
- Added.
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“Because of AI, Oman screened 43,000 diabetics for retinopathy, flagged 12,000 for treatment, and cut specialist waiting lists by 87%.” Because of AI, updated Oct 22, 2026. https://becauseofai.org/entry/oman-ai-retinopathy