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Three new studies will be presented at AAO 2023, including a new, global study showing that low-dose atropine can help slow myopia in children.

Many studies have shown that glaucoma is more common and more severe in Black and Hispanics than in Whites, but less is known about the impact of racial differences and socioeconomic status on vision loss and individual utilization of health care resources among glaucoma patients. In the age of big data, it’s becoming easier to answer these questions.

New study shows patients shouldn’t put their full trust in the current state of general purpose artificial intelligence.

Reseachers address growing concern over vision loss in people taking semaglutide.

The IRIS Registry (Intelligent Research in Sight) powered 20 big data studies across the field of ophthalmology this year, most of which will be presented and discussed at AAO 2023.

The American Academy of Ophthalmology, the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery (ASCRS), and the Georgia Society of Ophthalmology applaud Humana for rolling back its prior authorization requirement for cataract surgery for Medicare Advantage beneficiaries in Georgia.

The American Academy of Ophthalmology announced that it has established a new membership group to support the professional interests of allied health professionals and will welcome in members of the Association of Technical Personnel in Ophthalmology.

The FDA granted nearly $400,000 to the American Academy of Ophthalmology to support research into pediatric cataract surgery, powered by real-world data curated from the Academy’s IRIS Registry.

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services released a proposed rule that closely aligns with the Improving Seniors’ Timely Access to Care Act, a bill the American Academy of Ophthalmology helped craft.

Promising results reported for what may be the first treatment for advanced form of age-related macular degeneration.