Technology News

LOS ANGELES ― At the Ophthalmology Innovation Summit, Brian Mech, CEO of eSight, discusses the company’s wearable technology that provides functional vision in patients who have vision loss from numerous conditions.

LOS ANGELES ― Seph Jensen, CEO of TearLab, discusses the introduction of the company’s newest platform called TearLab Discovery, which the company is working to launch. But Jensen said at the Ophthalmology Innovation Summit here that the company will structure pricing in a way that should not discourage customers from purchasing the current technology.

LOS ANGELES ― Chuck Hess, vice president and general manager of surgical business at Bausch + Lomb, discusses at the Ophthalmology Innovation Summit the new technologies incorporated into the Stellaris Elite surgical platform.

LOS ANGELES ― At the Ophthalmology Innovation Summit here, Yari Mitchell, vice president of medical affairs and business strategy for AcuFocus, discusses the technology behind the Kamra small aperture inlay and IC-8 IOL.

The Barrett Suite, which includes three new IOL power calculation formulas, has been fully integrated into the IOLMaster 700 for more accurate prediction of refractive outcomes, according to a Zeiss press release.

One of the issues faced by ophthalmologists is knowing which new technology should be incorporated into our practices. Because technological advances happen quickly, it is not possible to implement everything that is currently on the market, so doctors need to think about what is important and will add the most value to their practice and fit into their workflow. For my practice, introducing electrophysiological testing such as visual evoked potential and electroretinography has been well worth the investment in time and resources.

A novel artificial intelligence-based algorithm proved effective as a tool to automate screening for diabetic retinopathy, according to a study.

EyeRounds.org is one of the fastest-evolving websites in ophthalmic education, brought to us free of charge from the team at the University of Iowa that also stands behind Gonioscopy.org and the Iowa Glaucoma Curriculum, which I discussed previously.

EyeRounds.org is one of the fastest-evolving websites in ophthalmic education, brought to us free of charge from the team at the University of Iowa that also stands behind Gonioscopy.org and the Iowa Glaucoma Curriculum, which I discussed previously.

Using a range of imaging modalities can be effective in identifying the types of choroidal neovascularization lesions in patients with age-related macular degeneration, according to a study.