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The AI-based software startup company iHealthScreen has been awarded a U.S. patent for its iPredict glaucoma detection system, the company announced in a press release.

AEYE Health has received the first-ever FDA clearance for a fully autonomous AI that can diagnose referable diabetic retinopathy using retinal images taken by a handheld camera, according to a company-issued press release.

BOSTON — In this Healio Video Perspective from the ASCRS meeting, Daniel H. Chang, MD, ABO, discusses tolerance to refractive error with the Tecnis Odyssey IOL.

A study conducted on a nationally representative sample of older adults showed that access to digital technology is hampered by vision impairment, potentially limiting access to telehealth.

Smartphone viewing distance was similar among children with and without myopia, with researchers reporting that 60% of variance was attributable to individual differences, according to a study in Ophthalmic and Physiological Optics.

Researchers at NIH have developed an AI-assisted strategy that can improve cellular contrast of retinal images captured via OCT while reducing image acquisition and processing time by nearly 100-fold.

PeriVision announced FDA registration for its first medical software product, VisionOne, a cloud-based platform that uses portable virtual reality headsets and AI technology to help eye care providers configure eye tests and analyze results.

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.