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An Enhanced Convolutional Neural Network (CNN) based P-EDR Mechanism for Diagnosis of Diabetic Retinopathy (DR) using Machine Learning
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2-28-2025
Publication Title
Engineering, Technology, & Applied Science Research
Keywords
diabetic retinopathy, machine learning, convolutional neural networks, support vector machines, random forest, gradient boosting machines, medical image analysis, Non-Proliferative Diabetic Retinopathy (NPDR), Proliferative Diabetic Retinopathy (PDR)
Disciplines
Computer and Systems Architecture | Life Sciences
Abstract
This study focuses on Diabetic Retinopathy (DR), a disease caused by diabetes that affects the retina of the eye and eventually leads to blindness. Diabetes development progresses to retinopathy and must be addressed at an early stage for effective treatment. Currently, DR is classified as Non-Proliferative DR (NPDR) and Proliferative DR (PDR). This study proposes an Enhanced DR (P-EDR) method based on CNN using a high-resolution dataset benchmark of retinal images. Initially, the data were preprocessed by normalization, augmentation, and resizing to improve image quality and feature extraction. Evaluation was based on accuracy, specificity, sensitivity, and AUC-ROC. The proposed CNN-based P-EDR outperformed advanced ML strategies such as Support Vector Machine (SVM), Random Forest (RF), Probabilistic Neural network (PNN), and Gradient Boosting Machine (GBM) that were executed and compared to diagnose and classify DR. The proposed P-EDR extracts features such as a hemorrhage of the NPDR retina image to identify the disease using image processing for classification. P-EDR provides significant features from images in detection and classification, making it a successful model for diagnosing DR with improved accuracy of 93%, sensitivity of 92%, specificity of 94%, and AUC-ROC of 0.97%. These results highlight the potential of a P-EDR-based machine learning model to support ophthalmologists with the early and precise detection of DR, eventually helping with appropriate treatment and prevention of vision loss.
Recommended Citation
Hussain, Munawar; Ahmed, Hassan A.; Babar, Muhammad Zeeshan; Ali, Arshad; Shahzad, H. M.; Rehman, Saif; Khan, Hamayun; and Alshahrani, Abdulaziz M., "An Enhanced Convolutional Neural Network (CNN) based P-EDR Mechanism for Diagnosis of Diabetic Retinopathy (DR) using Machine Learning" (2025). Business Faculty Publications. 358.
https://engagedscholarship.csuohio.edu/bus_facpub/358
DOI
https://doi.org/10.48084/etasr.8854
Publisher's Statement
This article was originally published in Engineering, Technology & Applied Science Research.
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
Volume
15
Issue
1