Hu Wendeng

Predicting Glaucoma Progression Requiring Surgery Using Clinical Free-Text Notes and Transfer Learning With Transformers.

Using transfer learning with massively pre-trained BERT-based models is a natural language processing approach that can access the wealth of clinical information stored within ophthalmology clinical notes to predict the progression of glaucoma.

The Association among Blood Pressure, Blood Pressure Medications, and Glaucoma in a Nationwide Electronic Health Records Database.

We found that low BP is associated with increased risk of developing OAG in a national longitudinal EHR database.