---
title: "A Model-Based Consultation System for the Long-Term Management of Glaucoma"
authors:
  - "Sholom M. Weiss"
  - "Casimir A. Kulikowski"
  - "Aran Safir"
doi: ""
url: "https://ijcai.org/proceedings/1977/197"
pdf: "https://ijcai.org/proceedings/1977/0197.pdf"
venue: "Proceedings of the Fifth International Joint Conference on Artificial Intelligence"
year: 1977
pages: "826-831"
track: "Specialized Systems"
keywords:
---

# A Model-Based Consultation System for the Long-Term Management of Glaucoma

Sholom M. Weiss, Casimir A. Kulikowski, Aran Safir

*Proceedings of the Fifth International Joint Conference on Artificial Intelligence*, pages 826-831.

## Abstract

This paper describes a computer-based systerr. for consultation in the diagnosis and therapy of glaucoma. The reasoning procedures interpret the findings of a particular patient in terrr•s of a causal-associational network (CASNET) rr~el that characterizes the pathophysiological mechanisms and clinical course of treated and untreated diseases. The major new features of this CASNET/glaucoma program are: a) generation of detailed and medically acceptable interpretations from a qualitative model of glaucoma; b) reasoning about detailed follow-up management of a patient; c) incorporation of alternative expert opinions about subjects under debate; and d) its testing and updating by a collaborative computer-based network of glaucoma researchers.