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The platform can autonomously diagnose vision defects and customize individual vision augmentation based on the user’s vision defects.

Chief Medical Editor Peter McDonnell, MD, explains why the individuals that we make an impact on as physicians often never forget us.

Approval of the Moderna vaccine gives the US a second option in the fight against COVID-19.

In light of an unprecedented year filled with technological advancements and pivots, Joshua Mali, MD, offers his top 5 predictions in ophthalmology for 2021.

Joshua Mali, MD, speaks on his annual top 5 predictions in ophthalmology for what's to come in 2021.

Novel OCT system with AI-based image analysis holds promise.

Frontline healthcare workers are among the first to receive the vaccine, and ophthalmologists and clinic staff could soon start receiving doses.

With several clinical trials underway, ocular therapy is seen as having potential in the treatment of a number of gene-related diseases.

In an open letter released Wednesday, the American Medical Association (AMA), American Hospital Association and the American Nurses Association are urging healthcare workers to get vaccinated against COVID-19.

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The effort is designed to empower patients, improve coordinated care, and reduce regulatory burdens.

Protocol T Extension Study details methods needed to maintain VA gains over time.

Interim data from a cross-sectional study raise concerns that repeated intravitreal injections of an anti-VEGF agent may be associated with a decline in cognitive health.

The Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology announced the switch to a virtual format this week for its annual meeting, originally scheduled for May 2-6 in San Francisco.

Newest advances improving ophthalmologists’ performance in operating room.

Working as an investigator can prove to be a positive experience for physicians

Consistent message, top-of-mind awareness are strategies for growth.

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has released its final physician fee schedule for 2021. Despite opposition from the American Academy of Ophthalmology, the schedule includes an overall cut of 6% to ophthalmology.

In light of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Glaucoma Research Foundation will host a virtual Glaucoma 360 annual meeting in 2021.

Pandemic is driving — and accelerating — changes in how ophthalmic care is delivered to patients.

A word from Chief Medical Editor Peter J. McDonnell, MD.

During his 24-year tenure as chair of the Wayne State University School of Medicine’s department of ophthalmology and director of the Kresge Eye Institute, Dr. Jampel oversaw the growth of the department.

Patients should be urged to follow manufacturer recommendations when using a UV-emitting germicidal lamp, avoiding direct exposure to the ocular surface. They should leave the room when the lamps are in use.

Patients with pathogenic variants experience lower VA tied to length of IS/OS junction.

Process eliminates need for expensive in-person examination of patients without DR.

Study finds imaging-based formulas are less accurate in post-myopic LASIK eyes.

Innovations have made procedure quick, safe, effective.