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  • Ophthalmology
  • Medical Imaging
  • Image Processing

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  • Fundus images are crucial for diagnosing various eye conditions.
  • Enhancing contrast and luminosity in these images is vital for accurate analysis.
  • Existing methods may struggle with boundary reflection and illumination variations.

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  • To develop and evaluate a new image processing technique for enhancing fundus images.
  • To improve the contrast and luminosity of retina images, particularly in areas with boundary reflection.
  • To provide a tool that assists ophthalmologists in diagnosing eye diseases, such as diabetic retinopathy.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized 100 retina images from online databases.
  • Applied channel separation (RGB), thresholding for Region of Interest (ROI) identification, and average filtering.
  • Employed binomial filters (BFs) for background brightness estimation and equalization, followed by Contrast Limited Adaptive Histogram Equalization (CLAHE) for contrast adjustment.
  • Enhanced details using information from adjusted RGB channels and performed color correction.

Main Results:

  • The proposed method significantly improved image luminosity and contrast.
  • Visual and quantitative assessments confirmed noticeable enhancement in both grayscale and color fundus images.
  • The method achieved an average execution time of less than 10 seconds, outperforming two other filters.

Conclusions:

  • The developed technique effectively enhances fundus image quality, making it a valuable tool for ophthalmologists.
  • Improved image contrast and luminosity aid in the diagnosis of eye conditions, especially in diabetic patients.
  • The method is efficient and shows superior performance compared to existing filters.