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Beyond the Waiting Room: AI’s Role in a Seamless Patient Journey

By Scot Morris, ODMarch 18, 2026012 mins

The contemporary eye care landscape is defined by a paradox: high-technology diagnostic capabilities operating within a structurally fragmented infrastructure. While...

4 Criteria to Help You Determine If Your AI is Ethically Founded

By Dena Weitzman, OD, FAAOMarch 18, 2026010 mins

Conversations about mitigating bias and maintaining ethics in AI often focus on design and development. Will the algorithm yield discriminatory...

What Eye Care Practices Should Know About ChatGPT Health and Claude for Healthcare

By Ukti Vora, MBA, MOptom, FAAOMarch 4, 2026013 mins

The next clinical interface In January 2026, OpenAI and Anthropic made strategic moves that signal a meaningful shift in health...

The Intelligent Technician: How AI is Augmenting the Roles of Support Staff in Eye Care

By Colton CalandrellaMarch 4, 2026March 23, 2026011 mins

In the modern eye care practice, the clinical outcome is not the whole story. The overlooked part is the patient...

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Addressing The AI “Black Box” In Eye Care

By Savannah PearsonFebruary 23, 2026February 10, 202607 mins

Rupe Hansra, OD, Vice President of Professional Affairs at Topcon Healthcare, joins professional co-editor Scot Morris, OD, in discussing the...

The Human-AI Complement: How Technology Enhances Trust in Dry Eye Care

By Rana Taji, OD, MSc, FAAOFebruary 18, 202608 mins

When I first considered adopting AI technology, I shared the fear that many practitioners have: that a machine might eventually...

AI and the Acceleration of Drug Development

By Cherie A. Fathy, MD, MPHFebruary 4, 2026013 mins

Like it or not, artificial intelligence has likely impacted your daily life in some way. Whether you use ChatGPT to...

Inside the AI-Powered Virtual Exam Room

By Ukti Vora, MBA, MOptom, FAAOJanuary 20, 2026011 mins

Remote care is reshaping patient expectations, and AI is becoming the bridge between patient-collected data and meaningful clinical action. As...

Optometry 3.0: The Rise of the AI-Powered Virtual Exam Room

By Alexander Martin OD, FAAOJanuary 7, 2026014 mins

Eye care is entering a new era. The first generation of optometry focused primarily on refractive correction and vision optimization....

AI in Pre-Engagement: Where We Are and Where We Need to Be

By Blake Hampton, MDJanuary 7, 2026014 mins

As a practicing ophthalmologist, I understand our field’s innate tendency to be drawn towards new shiny gadgets and gizmos like...