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To tackle these challenges, we propose SMLS-YOLO, an instance segmentation method based on YOLOv8n-seg. Designed for efficiency in large-scale screenings, SMLS-YOLO employs an extremely lightweight model. First, StarNet is introduced as the backbone of SMLS-YOLO to extract image features. Subsequently, the StarBlock from StarNet is utilized to enhance the C2f, resulting in the creation of the C2f-Star feature extraction module. Furthermore, shared convolution and scale reduction strategies are employed to optimize the segmentation head for a more lightweight design. Lastly, the model incorporates the Multi-Head Self-Attention (MHSA) mechanism following the backbone to further refine the feature extraction process. Experimental results on the pathological myopia dataset demonstrate that SMLS-YOLO outperforms the baseline YOLOv8n-seg by reducing model parameters by 46.9%, increasing Box mAP@0.5 by 2.4%, and enhancing Mask mAP@0.5 by 4%. 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