Events
Academy in NOLA: ophthalmic product and industry updates
American Academy of Ophthalmology’s annual meeting heads to the Big Easy with new product launches and industry news.
Business
Oku Digital Health launches from Topcon with AI retinal screening network, oculomics
Digital health company debuts at AAO offering real-world data access, point-of-care site-finding, and a hybrid AI and human reading center for clinical trials.
Research
How accurate is ChatGPT in predicting FTMH surgery outcomes?
ChatGPT-5 matched, and sometimes beat, retina specialists at forecasting macular hole surgery outcomes, but its apparent edge came from a bias toward predicting success.
Products
Ray-Ban introduces new audio-only Meta AI glasses
Ray-Ban Meta Audio is the brand’s first AI glasses of its kind; company also debuts the next generation of Ray-Ban Meta (Gen 3).
Products
Essilor unveils next-gen version of Nuance Audio smart glasses
Nuance Audio Plus features advanced hearing technology, an extended battery life, and capabilities for users to directly answer phone calls.
Business
Legato startup debuts with AI-powered hearing glasses
Company emerges from stealth with $12 million in financing and a sneak peek of the Legato Frames, designed with patented hearing-assistance tech.
Research
Deep learning ties retinal features to Alzheimer's risk factors
Researchers used AI to analyze retinal photographs and uncover patterns associated with disease risk factors years before dementia developed.
Research
Eyedaptic AI smart glasses deliver 5.7-line acuity gain in AMD
Study demonstrates significant and immediate VA improvements in patients with advanced retinal disease.
Products
MDConsult AI debuts pre-consultation platform for surgical practices
Surgeon-designed, 3D AI tech offers a fully customizable framework for cataract and refractive surgeons and their patients.
Research
ICO partners with Deya Imaging on AI model training study
Platform features a patient smartphone app and AI-powered “doctor hub” portal to asynchronously manage and treat anterior segment eye diseases.
Products
Bausch + Lomb launches new AI-based digital health platform
Orphia will offer pre-surgery cataract education for patients via clinically-validated AI agents.
Research
American Academy of Ophthalmology partners with OpenEvidence AI platform
The Academy’s Preferred Practice Pattern and clinical guidelines will integrate directly into the AI search engine, with global access to all MDs for free.
Products
ARVO 2026: Heidelberg debuts new ophthalmic imaging and data management tech
Medtech company premiers still-investigational imaging platform with OCT, a fully digitally surgical microscope, and additions to the HEYEX 2 platform.
Events
ASCRS 2026 highlights key trends in surgical ecosystem
Annual meeting of cataract and refractive surgeons kicks off in the nation’s capital with focus on developments in surgical devices and IOLs.
Products
Eyedaptic launches latest version of AI-based smart glasses for AMD
Designed for patients with retinal diseases, the EYE7 is an integrated wearable solution with real-time vision enhancements and a new visual assistant.
Products
Heru debuts PretestPro for its wearable VR-based testing platform
New addition enables full-stack pretesting in under 2 minutes via the company’s signature artificial intelligence and virtual reality-based wearable technology.
Business
iCare and MediWhale partner on AI-based CVD retinal imaging
Strategic collaboration would integrate iCare’s DRSplus fundus imaging system with the autonomous Mr. Noon CVD software to predict patients’ CVD risk.
Products
AEYE Health broadens Epic EMR integration for AI eye screening
Expanded deployment enables HCPs to order AEYE-DS’s portable, 1-minute diabetic retinopathy screenings without clinical workflow disruptions.
Research
Study demonstrates accuracy of new platform for comparing AI-based DR screening systems
New testing platform allows for comparison of effectiveness and fairness in commercial AI systems.
Business