Retinal Image Analysis for Early Deduction of Diabetic Retinopathy

The prevalence of DR is steadily rising, which necessitates the automatic disease severity extraction and classification. About 2% of those with this illness are entirely blind because of the diabetic mellitus problem and 10% get vision impairment after 15 years of diabetes as a result of the DR complication. It is also a significant contributor to blindness in both middle aged and older age groups. The patient may develop to severe stages of irreversible blindness if the condition is not detected early. The growing number of diabetic patients face a major issue due to a lack of ophthalmologists. It is suggested that an automated DR screening system be created to aid the ophthalmologist in making decisions. One of the primary symptoms of the DR is hard exudates. The detection of hard exudates is crucial for screening purposes and aids in disease monitoring and diagnosis. Thus, utilising Lloyd’s clustering technique, this work offered a unique techniques to segment the exudates and irregularities in DR were found.