Emerging Technologies in Eye Care  - Takeaways - MDSpire

Emerging Technologies in Eye Care 

A look at teleretina adoption in primary care settings along with how AI has evolved to situate itself within the teleretina framework.

  • By

  • Julie Greenbaum, editor

  • June 17, 2026

  • 5 min

Share

  • 1

    Dr. Tareq Issam Nabhan discussed teleretina adoption and AI's role in eye care at Optometry's Meeting 2026.

  • 2

    He emphasized the need for optometry to leverage emerging technologies responsibly in patient care.

  • 3

    Dr. Nabhan highlighted successful teleretina implementations at Veterans Affairs, Indian Health Service, and NASA.

  • 4

    AI solutions are expected to have a greater impact at the national level rather than in private practice settings.

  • 5

    Portable AI technologies, like Digital Diagnostics’ LumineticsCore, can autonomously diagnose diabetic retinopathy.

Original Source(s)

Emerging Technologies in Eye Care 

  • by Julie Greenbaum, editor

  • June 17, 2026

Related Content

Red-green disease: overreliance on color-coded OCT RNFL analysis in glaucoma diagnosis

Side Effects: Context Is the Diagnosis

This week's research makes one thing clear: who someone is before they get sick — their relationships, their partner's health, the back of their eye — is doing a lot of work medicine is only beginning to account for.

Management of ocular surface disease involving inflammation and persistent epithelial defects utilising various treatment modalities in the UK National Health Service (NHS)