New technologies aim to deliver physician support

June brings FDA clearance for Lumvoa, key retina and glaucoma trials, device deals, and hard truths on AI performance in eye care.

Study finds ChatGPT-5 overpredicts success after macular hole surgery—beating specialists on paper but missing failures.

Diana Canto-Sims, OD, owner of Buena Vista Optical, discusses how Meta's donation of free AI glasses to blind veterans could close longstanding access gaps in low vision care—and where voice-command wearables fit alongside traditional rehabilitation tools.

Bayer acquired Perfuse Therapeutics and its experimental endothelin-blocking eye implant PER-001, and partnered with AI firm Iambic Therapeutics to accelerate small molecule drug discovery.

ARPA-H funds OCULAB to build tear-duct sensors that track biomarkers in real time and microdose drugs, transforming dry-eye and systemic care.

A balanced mix of AI-generated and smartphone-captured images eliminated the domain-specific failures seen with single-source training