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title: "MONAI - Ophthalmology Working Group"
description: "Developing open-source MONAI-based algorithms and tools for ophthalmology image analysis."
canonical: https://project-monai.github.io/wg_ophthalmology.html
audience: [engineer]
last_updated: 2026-06-11
source: wg_ophthalmology.html
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# Ophthalmology  
Working Group

Mission Statement

This working group aims to advance the application of AI in ophthalmology through specialized tools and algorithms. The focus includes developing analysis methods for various ophthalmic imaging modalities, creating annotation tools, and building predictive models with the end goal of improving diagnosis and treatment of eye diseases. By leveraging MONAI's capabilities, the group accelerates innovation in ophthalmic image analysis.

## Initiatives

### Image Analysis & Processing

-   • Color fundus photo analysis and processing
-   • OCT image segmentation and classification
-   • Multimodal registration and fusion
-   • Disease classification and detection models

### Clinical Applications & Tools

-   • Smart annotation and segmentation tools
-   • Clinical workflow integration solutions
-   • Treatment planning support systems
-   • Validation and performance optimization

## Group Leads

![Dr. Jayashree Kalpathy-Cramer](/assets/img/people/jayashree-kalpathy-cramer.jpg)

Dr. Jayashree Kalpathy-Cramer

Chief, Division of Artificial Medical Intelligence, Ophthalmology

University of Colorado

Ophthalmology Working Group Chair

[View Profile](https://som.cuanschutz.edu/Profiles/Faculty/Profile/36939)

![Dr. Aaron Lee](/assets/img/people/lee-aaron.png)

Dr. Aaron Lee

Professor

University of Washington

Ophthalmology Working Group Chair

[View Profile](https://www.linkedin.com/in/aaron-y-lee-md-msci-a102b87/)

## Resources

### Development Resources

-   • [Tutorial Notebooks](https://github.com/Project-MONAI/tutorials)

## Collaboration Opportunities

### Development Contributions

-   • Contribute to algorithm development
-   • Help create analysis tools
-   • Develop clinical workflows

### Community Engagement

-   • Join our regular working group meetings
-   • Share your clinical expertise
-   • Participate in validation studies