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New Study Reveals How AI Can Help Detect Diabetic Retinopathy in Children and Young Adults |
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As Diabetes Awareness month comes to a close, the promise of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and the role it can play in helping doctors to detect and diagnose diabetic retinopathy—a common complication of diabetes that can lead to blindness—is front and center. A recent study by eyecare nonprofit Orbis International has found that AI can accurately detect diabetic retinopathy in children and young adults, an important breakthrough that can mean the difference between healthy sight and irreversible vision loss for youngsters with diabetes. The peer-reviewed study, shows that Orbis’ e-learning platform Cybersight AI can be an effective tool to support medical staff who are often overburdened with patient caseloads, especially in low-resource settings.
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ReFocus Eye Health expands its partner network; Registration opens for Vision Monday's 2024 Leadership Summit; ECPs’ gross revenue decreased, Jobson Tracker says; NORA appoints new executive and advisory board officers; and VM and 20/20 Magazine announce EyeVote Readers’ Choice Awards all topped this week’s VMAIL news feed. Click on the headlines below to catch up on anything you might have missed. ReFocus Eye Health Further Expands its Partner Network |
What's Your AI Acuity? Registration Is Now Open for Vision Monday's 2024 Leadership Summit in NYC on March 13 |
The National Average for Gross Revenue at ECP Locations Decreased for the Week of Nov. 20–26, Jobson’s Latest Practice Performance Tracker Shows |
Neuro-Optometric Rehabilitation Association Appoints New Executive and Advisory Board Officers |
VM and 20/20 Magazine Announce EyeVote Readers’ Choice Awards for 2023 |
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What's Your AI Acuity? Registration Is Now Open for Vision Monday's 2024 Leadership Summit in NYC on March 13
NEW YORK—Registration is now open for VM's 2024 Leadership Summit, which will be held in New York on Wednesday, March 13, just ahead of Vision Expo East. The program for the VM Summit is titled, "What's Your AI Acuity? Sharpening a Vision for the Future." Early bird tickets and registration have a deadline of 11:59 p.m. ET on Dec. 31. "The growing use of Artificial Intelligence in both health care and retail portends a seismic shift in how companies are operating," noted Marge Axelrad, SVP editorial director of Vision Monday and VMAIL.
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VM's News Quiz for the Week of November 26: EyeVote Readers’ Choice Awards, an Eyewear Roadshow and This Year’s Flu Shot
Did you follow the optical news this week? Take VM’s News Quiz to see how much you know. This week's quiz takes a look at VM's EyeVote Readers’ Choice Awards, an eyewear roadshow and this year’s flu shot.
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Reminding Patients to Use It or Lose It
NEW YORK—The end of the year is looming. With the holidays just around the corner, things are picking up steam, and we’re all getting busier. It’s easy to let things fall through the cracks in the end of year rush, which is why now is the perfect time to remind patients to use their flexible spending dollars before the year runs out.
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