Three researchers share the prize for discovering channelrhodopsin, a light-sensitive protein now being tested to restore vision in retinal disease.

Thomas Wong, OD, FAAO, details a session he presented alongside Ronald Gentile, MD, FACS, FASRS, at AAOpt 2026.

Raman Bhakhri, OD, FAAO, alongside Xiao Yu, OD, FAAO, discussed emerging investigational therapies for the disease during their AAOpt 2026 session.

Mohammad Rafieetary, OD, FAAO, FORS, DipABO, ABCMO, details his AAOpt 2026 presentation "Photobiomodulation in Age-Related Macular Degeneration: Evidence, Mechanisms, and Clinical Integration."

Raman Bhakhri, OD, FAAO, details a session given with Denise Skiadopoulos, OD, FAAO, during the annual AAOpt meeting in Anaheim, California.

Sherrol Reynolds, OD, FAAO, details her session "GLP-1RAs and Ocular Health: AOA Guidance for Optometric Practice 2025" during AAOpt 2026.