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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.

NEW YORK — The use of repeated low-level red light therapy to control myopia is gaining popularity around the world, but clinicians should exercise caution with these devices, according to a speaker at Vision Expo East.

ATLANTA — An expert panel at SECO 2024 agreed that artificial intelligence will have a role in patient care but will not replace the human component.

RetinalGeniX Technologies has been granted a patent for its System and Method for Visualization of Ocular Anatomy, designed to aid in diagnosis of ocular and systemic diseases, according to a company press release.