Robust InceptionV3 with Novel EYENET Weights for Di-EYENET Ocular Surface Imaging Dataset: Integrating Chain Foraging and Cyclone Aging Techniques

Abstract Predicting diabetic types from ocular surface eye images is a challenging task due to subtle variations in features and the potential overlap in presentations among different diabetic types. While AI-based algorithms have shown promise in distinguishing these nuances, gaps remain in the acc...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Muhammad Ahmad Khan, Saif Ur Rehman Khan, Hafeez Ur Rehman, Suliman Aladhadh, Ding Lin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Springer 2025-08-01
Series:International Journal of Computational Intelligence Systems
Subjects:
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1007/s44196-025-00943-z
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
_version_ 1849331799831871488
author Muhammad Ahmad Khan
Saif Ur Rehman Khan
Hafeez Ur Rehman
Suliman Aladhadh
Ding Lin
author_facet Muhammad Ahmad Khan
Saif Ur Rehman Khan
Hafeez Ur Rehman
Suliman Aladhadh
Ding Lin
author_sort Muhammad Ahmad Khan
collection DOAJ
description Abstract Predicting diabetic types from ocular surface eye images is a challenging task due to subtle variations in features and the potential overlap in presentations among different diabetic types. While AI-based algorithms have shown promise in distinguishing these nuances, gaps remain in the accuracy and adaptability of existing models, especially in the context of medical imaging for diabetes classification. This study addresses these gaps by proposing a novel integration of AI and medical imaging through the Manta-ray Foraging Optimization (MRFO) algorithm, which leverages cyclone aging (CA) and chain foraging (CF) strategies. We couple MRFO with hierarchical feature learning to optimize the InceptionV3 model, achieving optimal hyperparameter configuration and enhancing both accuracy and computational efficiency. The novelty of this work lies in the introduction of a newly curated dataset, Di-EYENET, which is specifically designed for diabetic eye studies and contains multiclass categories (Type-1, Type-2, and non-diabetic). Di-EYENET fills a significant gap in diabetic ocular research by offering a reliable, validated resource for training models on eye image datasets with distinct characteristics. Our results demonstrate that the InceptionV3 model, fine-tuned with the newly developed EYENET weights, outperforms both traditional ImageNet weights and other pretrained models, showing a 2% accuracy improvement. This research highlights the potential of nature-inspired optimization algorithms and tailored datasets to enhance AI model robustness and adaptability in the context of medical disease diagnosis, particularly in the field of diabetic eye disease.
format Article
id doaj-art-217caedec5824bdb84e7c80f8dee8a30
institution Kabale University
issn 1875-6883
language English
publishDate 2025-08-01
publisher Springer
record_format Article
series International Journal of Computational Intelligence Systems
spelling doaj-art-217caedec5824bdb84e7c80f8dee8a302025-08-20T03:46:24ZengSpringerInternational Journal of Computational Intelligence Systems1875-68832025-08-0118112610.1007/s44196-025-00943-zRobust InceptionV3 with Novel EYENET Weights for Di-EYENET Ocular Surface Imaging Dataset: Integrating Chain Foraging and Cyclone Aging TechniquesMuhammad Ahmad Khan0Saif Ur Rehman Khan1Hafeez Ur Rehman2Suliman Aladhadh3Ding Lin4Aier Eye Hospital, Group Co., LtdSchool of Computer Science and Engineering, Central South UniversitySchool of Computing and Data Sciences, Oryx Universal College with Liverpool John Moores UniversityDepartment of Information Technology, College of Computer, Qassim UniversityAier Eye Hospital, Group Co., LtdAbstract Predicting diabetic types from ocular surface eye images is a challenging task due to subtle variations in features and the potential overlap in presentations among different diabetic types. While AI-based algorithms have shown promise in distinguishing these nuances, gaps remain in the accuracy and adaptability of existing models, especially in the context of medical imaging for diabetes classification. This study addresses these gaps by proposing a novel integration of AI and medical imaging through the Manta-ray Foraging Optimization (MRFO) algorithm, which leverages cyclone aging (CA) and chain foraging (CF) strategies. We couple MRFO with hierarchical feature learning to optimize the InceptionV3 model, achieving optimal hyperparameter configuration and enhancing both accuracy and computational efficiency. The novelty of this work lies in the introduction of a newly curated dataset, Di-EYENET, which is specifically designed for diabetic eye studies and contains multiclass categories (Type-1, Type-2, and non-diabetic). Di-EYENET fills a significant gap in diabetic ocular research by offering a reliable, validated resource for training models on eye image datasets with distinct characteristics. Our results demonstrate that the InceptionV3 model, fine-tuned with the newly developed EYENET weights, outperforms both traditional ImageNet weights and other pretrained models, showing a 2% accuracy improvement. This research highlights the potential of nature-inspired optimization algorithms and tailored datasets to enhance AI model robustness and adaptability in the context of medical disease diagnosis, particularly in the field of diabetic eye disease.https://doi.org/10.1007/s44196-025-00943-zOcular surface eye imagesChain foragingCyclone agingMetaheuristicOptimization
spellingShingle Muhammad Ahmad Khan
Saif Ur Rehman Khan
Hafeez Ur Rehman
Suliman Aladhadh
Ding Lin
Robust InceptionV3 with Novel EYENET Weights for Di-EYENET Ocular Surface Imaging Dataset: Integrating Chain Foraging and Cyclone Aging Techniques
International Journal of Computational Intelligence Systems
Ocular surface eye images
Chain foraging
Cyclone aging
Metaheuristic
Optimization
title Robust InceptionV3 with Novel EYENET Weights for Di-EYENET Ocular Surface Imaging Dataset: Integrating Chain Foraging and Cyclone Aging Techniques
title_full Robust InceptionV3 with Novel EYENET Weights for Di-EYENET Ocular Surface Imaging Dataset: Integrating Chain Foraging and Cyclone Aging Techniques
title_fullStr Robust InceptionV3 with Novel EYENET Weights for Di-EYENET Ocular Surface Imaging Dataset: Integrating Chain Foraging and Cyclone Aging Techniques
title_full_unstemmed Robust InceptionV3 with Novel EYENET Weights for Di-EYENET Ocular Surface Imaging Dataset: Integrating Chain Foraging and Cyclone Aging Techniques
title_short Robust InceptionV3 with Novel EYENET Weights for Di-EYENET Ocular Surface Imaging Dataset: Integrating Chain Foraging and Cyclone Aging Techniques
title_sort robust inceptionv3 with novel eyenet weights for di eyenet ocular surface imaging dataset integrating chain foraging and cyclone aging techniques
topic Ocular surface eye images
Chain foraging
Cyclone aging
Metaheuristic
Optimization
url https://doi.org/10.1007/s44196-025-00943-z
work_keys_str_mv AT muhammadahmadkhan robustinceptionv3withnoveleyenetweightsfordieyenetocularsurfaceimagingdatasetintegratingchainforagingandcycloneagingtechniques
AT saifurrehmankhan robustinceptionv3withnoveleyenetweightsfordieyenetocularsurfaceimagingdatasetintegratingchainforagingandcycloneagingtechniques
AT hafeezurrehman robustinceptionv3withnoveleyenetweightsfordieyenetocularsurfaceimagingdatasetintegratingchainforagingandcycloneagingtechniques
AT sulimanaladhadh robustinceptionv3withnoveleyenetweightsfordieyenetocularsurfaceimagingdatasetintegratingchainforagingandcycloneagingtechniques
AT dinglin robustinceptionv3withnoveleyenetweightsfordieyenetocularsurfaceimagingdatasetintegratingchainforagingandcycloneagingtechniques