A Global Review of Publicly Available Datasets Containing Fundus Images: Characteristics, Barriers to Access, Usability, and Generalizability

Abstract

This article provides a comprehensive and up-to-date overview of the repositories that contain color fundus images. We analyzed them regarding availability and legality, presented the datasets’ characteristics, and identified labeled and unlabeled image sets. This study aimed to complete all publicly available color fundus image datasets to create a central catalog of available color fundus image datasets.