1. A computerized method for detecting retinal abnormalities, comprising: receiving, by a computer, an image of a retina; smoothing and segmenting the image, by the computer, wherein the smoothing and segmenting are interdependent; identifying, in the smoothed and segmented image, by the computer, at least one retinal feature; analyzing, by the computer, the identified at least one retinal feature in the smoothed and segmented image to identify a retinal abnormality.