As the calendar turns to 2025, artificial intelligence (AI) continues to cast a wide net over nearly every industry, and the optical industry is no exception. Developing at a torrid pace, AI is being implemented by optometrists, ophthalmologists and primary care physicians as a means to increase efficiencies in their practices while still striving for optimal patient outcomes. As the technology evolves, it is being used to enhance applications and perform a variety of tasks such as disease detection and diagnosis, screening and monitoring, expansion of telehealth, personalized medicine, virtual and augmented reality, administrative tasks, drug discovery and to improve access to care and patients’ overall health. Read More