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The pandemic has accelerated digitalization in all fields, including health care.

Any question about the utility of a tool is best answered by giving it a go.

Wikipedia defines artificial intelligence as: In computer science, artificial intelligence, sometimes called machine intelligence, is intelligence demonstrated by machines, unlike the natural intelligence displayed by humans and animals.

An electronic device that enables patients to perform a slit lamp examination by themselves at home could provide constant monitoring and more frequent data points, optimizing follow-up care, according to one specialist.

In an effort to improve telehealth platforms through remote diagnostics and digital treatments, NovaSight has launched two products focused on tracking vision in children, according to a press release.

MatterHackers, a 3D printing company based in California, is using its network of employees and customers to connect those in need of medical aid products with designers and creators who can make them during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The FDA granted emergency use authorization to Quidel for the company’s Lyra SARS-CoV-2 assay, a real-time test designed to detect the COVID-19 nucleic acid in nasopharyngeal or oropharyngeal swab specimens from potentially infected patients.

MARRAKECH, Morocco — At the European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons Winter Meeting, Mohamed Shafik Shaheen, MD, speaks about the “High Tech Eye Tech” symposium and how new technologies are integrating in North African health care systems.

MARRAKECH, Morocco — At the European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons Winter Meeting, Béatrice Cochener-Lamard, MD, immediate past president of the ESCRS, speaks about the many potential applications of artificial intelligence in ophthalmology.

SAN FRANCISCO —Noninvasive internasal neurostimulation with TrueTear increased tear volume as well as reduced ocular dryness and pain intensity in patients with dry eye symptoms, according to a presentation at the American Academy of Ophthalmology annual meeting.