Oman’s referral rate looks roughly similar to one pronounced by a human as well. Apparently, a camera-agnostic AI algorithm developed in Singapore is in use.
No one is claiming that AI screening wouldn’t be cost-effective, but Optomed’s product market fit is unfortunately poor for the main market, i.e., the United States. Classic Nokia-Finland engineering: they made technically, by specified features, looking like the world’s best product (a handheld fundus camera with an AI algorithm) but failed to understand the specific characteristics of the target market.