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Although best corrected visual acuity was the only visual function test ready for immediate use in a diabetic retinal disease staging system, others showed promise or potential, according to a report published in Ophthalmology Science.

A novel primary care optometry-based diabetic retinopathy service served as an efficient, safe alternative to hospital services and offered advantages over virtual clinics, according to a study conducted in the U.K. and published in Eye.

INDIANAPOLIS — An AI model reliably quantified meibomian gland morphological features, but could not distinguish between contact lens wearers and non-contact lens wearers, according to a presenter at Academy 2024.

CHICAGO — In this Healio Video Perspective from the AAO meeting, Valérie Biousse, MD, of Emory Eye Center discusses the impact of a nonmydriatic fundus OCT camera from Topcon Healthcare on ophthalmic screening in the emergency department.

INDIANAPOLIS — Effective implementation of AI in optometric practice provides another tool to improve the delivery of care, according to an expert at the Academy 2024 plenary session.

Since its launch in 2020, the Lighthouse Guild’s podcast “On Tech and Vision with Dr. Cal Roberts” has highlighted ways in which technology can improve the lives of people who are blind or have low vision.

Ocumetra, an optometric data analytics and software company, has partnered with Topcon Healthcare to enhance digital health care solutions for myopia management and improve eye care outcomes for children.

LAS VEGAS — Visionix introduced the VX 610 nonmydriatic automated fundus camera to attendees at Vision Expo West.

A deep learning system achieved an accuracy of more than 90% in distinguishing arteritic from nonarteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy using only color fundus images, according to a study published in JAMA Ophthalmology.