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Glaucoma Optic-Disc Cupping Classification (PWDR) L1-529

Medical ImagingOptic disc + cup segmentation from fundus with cup-to-disc-ratio glaucoma readoutδ=3 · standardL_DAG = 5.6📋 Stub — not mineable
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Forward model E

Glaucoma Optic-Disc Cupping (PWDR): wraps L1-049 with ICO 2016 Glaucoma Guidelines + Disc Damage Likelihood Scale grading rules. Stage 1 (analytical, from L1-049): segment optic disc and optic cup boundaries; measure vertical and horizontal CDR; assess neuroretinal rim morphology (ISNT pattern); detect peripapillary RNFL defects. Stage 2 (deterministic threshold): apply CDR + ISNT + DDLS rules. Difficulty tier delta = 3.

L-DAG

L.fundus_acquisition -> L.disc_cup_segmentation -> L.cdr_measurement -> L.isnt_rule_check -> L.rnfl_defect_detection -> L.glaucoma_severity_classifier -> int.spatial
L.fundus_acquisitionL.disc_cup_segmentationL.cdr_measurementL.isnt_rule_checkL.rnfl_defect_detectionL.glaucoma_severity_classifierint.spatial

Well-posedness W

Existence:
true
Uniqueness:
conditional
Stability:
conditional
κ:
80

Existence inherited from L1-049. Uniqueness conditional on adequate disc visibility (no media opacity). Stability dominated by physiologic_cupping_variant (large physiologic cups can mimic glaucoma) and tilted_disc_anatomy. Joint Hadamard well-posedness established by Bourne 2016 (ICO Glaucoma Guidelines), Spaeth 2002 (Disc Damage Likelihood Scale), Jonas 1989 (foundational neuroretinal rim morphometry), Li 2018 (deep learning glaucoma detection benchmark).

Solvability C

Solver class:
linear-operator + image-segmentation [disc + cup segmentation U-Net] + categorical-readout [ICO + ISNT classifier] | end-to-end deep neural [GlaucomaNet, EyeArt glaucoma]
Convergence rate q:
2
Complexity:
O(H * W) for segmentation; O(1) for classification

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