Authors: Alimujiang Wubuli, Liao Xuan, Lou Yan Corresponding author: Lou Yan Published:2026-06-10 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn115989-20251217-00433 ABSTRACT Hallucinations in large language models have long been regarded as generative defects inconsistent with facts, especially in clinical scenarios such as ophthalmology, where their risks have been widely emphasized while their underlying cognitive and innovative significance has been largely ignored. […]