Optimizing abnormality detection in fundus images with Triplet-OS and orchard search optimization model

The accurate and early detection of abnormalities in fundus images is crucial for the timely diagnosis and treatment of various eye diseases, such as glaucoma and diabetic retinopathy. The detection of abnormalities in fundus images using traditional methods is often challenging due to high computational demands, scalability issues, and the requirement of large labeled datasets for effective training. To address these limitations, a new method called triplet-based orchard search (Triplet-OS) has been proposed in this paper. In this study, a GoogleNet (Inception) is utilized for feature extraction of fundus images. Also, the residual network is employed to detect abnormalities in fundus images. The Triplet-OS utilizes the medical imaging technique fundus photography dataset to capture detailed images of the interior surface of the eye, known as the fundus and the fundus includes the retina, optic disk, macula, and blood vessels. To enhance the performance of the Triplet-OS method, the orchard optimization algorithm has been implemented with an initial search strategy for hyperparameter optimization. The performance of the Triplet-OS method has been evaluated based on different metrics such as F1-score, specificity, AUC-ROC, recall, precision, and accuracy. Additionally, the performance of the proposed method has been compared with existing methods. Few-shot learning refers to a process where models can learn from just a small number of examples. This method has been applied to reduce the dependency on deep learning [1]. The goal is for machines to become as intelligent as humans. Today, numerous computing devices, extensive datasets, and advanced methods such as CNN and LSTM have been developed. AI has achieved human-like performance and, in many fields, surpasses human abilities. AI has become part of our daily lives, but it generally relies on large-scale data. In contrast, humans can often apply past knowledge to quickly learn new tasks [2]. For example, if given multiple photographs of strangers, a child can easily recognize the same person across different images. This highlights the difference between AI and human learning. To address this gap, a new machine learning approach called few-shot learning was developed, enabling machines to learn from a limited number of examples in a manner similar to human learning [3]. The experimental results demonstrate the effectiveness of the Triplet-OS method for detecting abnormalities in fundus images using a few-shot learning framework.