Maria Sampalis, OD, tells Diana Canto-Sims, OD, in this week's episode that the biggest impact AI has made at her practice is when used in the exam room as a scribe for routine patients.

September 23rd, 2026

The Independent Advantage S02 E03: Utilizing AI for efficiency in staff workflow

Maria Sampalis, OD, is an advocate for getting artificial intelligence to do tasks that provide more time to spend with patients, such as letter-writing.

October 5th, 2026

From Paper to Clinic, Episode 8: Dynamic muscle stimulation and the blink physiology behind dry eye

Host Hamza Shah, OD, MS, FAAO, is joined by Cory Lappin, OD, MS, FAAO, to discuss dynamic muscle stimulation for dry eye, spurred by a paper on improving blinking in dry eye patients.

October 1st, 2026

AAOpt 2026: Insights into perimenopause and presbyopia

To kick off Perimenopause and Menopause Awareness Month, Meredith Bishop, OD, MS, FAAO, gives an overview of her poster "Perceptions of Linking Presbyopia with Perimenopause: A Survey of US Female Eye Care Professionals."

Spread of frames and contact lens supplies | Image credit: AdobeStock/Atlas

September 29th, 2026

AAOpt 2026: CLI releases full contact lens profitability report

An independent analysis of 600 patients across 20 US optometry offices found contact lens wearers generate 29% to 86% higher annual profits than eyeglasses-only patients.

September 28th, 2026

What retinal imaging reveals about the brain-eye connection with Sharon Fekrat, MD, FACS, FASRS

Sharon Fekrat, MD, FACS, FASRS, of Duke University, discusses how retinal imaging fits into the diagnostic picture for CVI, TBI, and neurodegenerative disease, and when eye care professionals should suspect a neurological cause.