LAS VEGAS—Jobson Optical Group has announced the speaker roster and agenda for “The Artificial Intelligence Revolution: Practical Applications in Eye Care Today,” a new, live event, which will be presented at The Venetian Hotel during Vision Expo West 2024. The program is scheduled for Wednesday, September 18, from 3:00 to 5:30 pm. Dr. Scot Morris, OD, director of development and CEO of Augmented Medical Intelligence, a medical knowledge platform transforming medicine, will chair the presentation. Jobson is convening a panel of leaders in the field of A.I. to discuss the following topics:

● “What is AI? — REALLY! A Primer” Dr. Masoud Nafey, OD, MBA, FAAO, founder of MENT AI

● “It’s About the Data: The Need to Know” Dr. Dena Weitzman, OD FAAO, director of Medical Affairs, Digital Diagnostics

● “The Augmentation of Clinical Care” Dr. Rehan Ahmed, MD, board-certified ophthalmologist, Greater Houston Eye Consultants, chief medical officer, Blink by Globe Biomedical

● “AI in Operational Efficiency” Easy Anyama, chief information officer, FluoreSCENE Media; founder, ODX Health

● “The Evolution of Sales, Marketing, and Education” Dr. Howard Purcell, OD, FAAO, diplomate and FNAP, president and CEO, New England College of Optometry

● “Industry Insight” Sunny Virmani, group product manager, Health A.I. at Google


A panel discussion with all presenters and a Q&A session will follow the presentations, and a digital proceedings piece will be provided to all attendees. Registration is open here for $250 per attendee. An early bird registration fee of $199 is available until August 23.

As of press time, “The Artificial Intelligence Revolution: Practical Applications in Eye Care Today” is made possible by the generous support of Founding Sponsors Advancing Eyecare, Alcon, EssilorLuxottica and Topcon, and by Supporting Sponsors Barti, CSI Dry Eye Software, Dr. Contact Lens and Neurolens.