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LensCrafters announced the launch of the second season of its Eye Odyssey series, an immersive gaming experience that promotes healthy eye care habits, on the Roblox platform.

BOSTON — In this Healio Video Perspective from the ASCRS meeting, Mitchell W. Dul, OD, discusses Heidelberg Engineering’s Anterion platform, a multimodal technology for anterior segment imaging that is cleared for clinical use.

OCT imaging captured significantly greater meibomian gland length than traditional meibography, likely due to a longer wavelength that penetrates deeper into the eyelids, according to a study published in Contact Lens and Anterior Eye.

The Vision Council has launched PolicyWatch, an online regulatory monitoring service for the optical industry to improve access and understanding of teleoptometry-related legislative issues, the nonprofit announced in a press release.

Both full-field and virtual bioptic telescope magnification modes on head-mounted display devices significantly helped improve reading ability among patients with low vision, according to a study published in Optometry and Vision Science.

The latest version of an artificial intelligence chatbot accurately responded to 70% of multiple-choice questions pertaining to ophthalmic cases based on imaging interpretation, according to a study published in JAMA Ophthalmology.

NEW YORK — NewSight Reality introduced its Transparent Optical Module 2.0, technology that facilitates the use of augmented reality in spectacle lenses, at Vision Expo East.

NEW YORK — IbisVision announced the launch of Ibis Re-Check, an online technology that allows patients to check their own ophthalmic prescriptions for change, at Vision Expo East.

NEW YORK — Neurolens launched its N3 virtual reality technology to measure binocular alignment at Vision Expo East, according to a company executive.

NEW YORK — Virtual Vision Health has added pupillography, color vision testing and live eye streaming to its Virtual Eye Pro, a company executive told Healio at Vision Expo East.