The Window in the Eye | Kitson Maxxing Learning, Book 4 (Maxxing Edition)

Pearse Keane, Yukun Zhou and the RETFound foundation model

The full story of RETFound, the retinal foundation model from the Moorfields Eye Hospital and UCL team, with Yukun Zhou as lead author and Pearse Keane as senior author: the world before, the partnership and datasets behind it, how it learns from 1.6 million unlabelled images explained properly, how it was adapted and tested, the results with every number in context, later independent and collaborative tests, and a full chapter on limits. Not medical advice.

Inside:

• The method, explained properly
• Every figure sourced and dated
• The honest limits, in full
• Timeline, glossary and key papers annotated

The Maxxing Edition: a 60-page professional non-fiction ebook (PDF, 6x9 paperback style) from Kitson Workshop, with a foreword, a dated timeline, a glossary, key papers annotated, and full sources and notes. Companion to Kitson Maxxing Learning, episode 4, on YouTube. Free sample available: the foreword and chapter one.

Independent: written from published papers and institutional sources; not endorsed by the people or organisations named. For educational purposes only; not medical, financial or professional advice.