Footnotes

• Contributors DSJT and DST contributed to the drafting, DSJT, MA, JM and DST contributed to critical review and final approval for this editorial letter.

• Funding The authors have not declared a specific grant for this research from any funding agency in the public, commercial or not-for-profit sectors.

• Competing interests DST is the co-inventor and patent holder of a deep learning system for retinal diseases.

• Patient consent for publication Not required.

• Provenance and peer review Commissioned; internally peer reviewed.