DIABETIC RETINOPATHY- FUNDUS IMAGE DATASET(AGAR300)

Diabetic Retinopathy is the second largest cause of blindness in diabetic patients. Early diagnosis or screening can prevent the visual loss. Nowadays , several computer aided algorithms have been developed to detect the early signs of Diabetic Retinopathy ie., Microaneurysms. The AGAR300 dataset presented here facilitate the researchers for benchmarking MA detection algorithms using digital fundus images. Currently, we have released the first set of database which consists of 28 color fundus images, shows the signs of Microaneurysm. The images were captured in 45-degree field-of-view with resolution of 2448x3264. An article describing the results using AGAR300 was published in Biomedical Signal Processing and Control, Elsevier. This database images can be freely downloaded and used for research purposes with proper citation. The AGAR300 Microaneurysms dataset will be available online and more images can be submitted via this IEEE DataPort in future.