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06/01/2026

Artificial intelligence is changing eye care faster than ever before.

Join Dr. Darryl Glover and Dr. Osama Said LIVE tomorrow at 6:00 PM EDT for a powerful conversation on AI, clinical oculomics, predictive healthcare, and the future of optometry.

Discover how eye care professionals can leverage innovation, data, and technology to improve patient outcomes, elevate patient experience, and help shape the next era of healthcare.

Topics include:
• AI in optometry
• Clinical oculomics
• Predictive healthcare
• Innovation in eye care
• The future of optometry

Streaming live on Defocus Media — the #1 eye care podcast network.

06/01/2026

Dr. Osama Said shared a mind-blowing insight on the future of AI in healthcare.
Researchers uploaded 280,000 retinal photos into an AI model with zero patient history, demographics, or context.

The result? AI was able to predict cardiovascular disease risk with nearly 90% accuracy — while also identifying age, smoking status, blood pressure, and even gender from retinal scans alone.

The future of healthcare may start inside the eye exam room.

05/31/2026

Join Dr. Darryl Glover and The Eye Care Coach, Dean Thompson, for a powerful conversation on patient experience in eye care, doctor-optical handoffs, optical staff training, communication, remakes, and the hidden profit bleeds impacting practices every day.

Learn practical strategies to improve patient retention, strengthen team communication, elevate doctor-patient interactions, and create a more seamless patient journey from check-in to eyewear delivery.

If you’re an optometrist, optician, practice owner, or eye care professional looking to strengthen your practice culture and improve the patient experience, this is a conversation you do not want to miss.

05/31/2026

One of the most interesting parts of this dry eye conversation?

The discussion around the TOP 3 emerging trends shaping the future of patient care. 👁️

The first trend mentioned:

🧬 Biologics.

There’s growing excitement around biologic therapies and regenerative approaches within ocular surface disease management.

The conversation highlighted how biologics may continue becoming a much bigger part of dry eye care moving forward — especially as clinicians look for more advanced ways to support healing and improve outcomes.

The second trend?

⚡ Peptides and regenerative-focused innovation.

More attention is being placed on therapies designed to support the ocular surface at a deeper level instead of simply masking symptoms temporarily.

That shift toward restoration and long-term management is changing the conversation around dry eye completely.

And the third major trend discussed:

💆 Dynamic muscle stimulation technology, including TriLift.

The idea that facial muscle stimulation and advanced aesthetic-based technologies may also play a role in dry eye management is something many clinicians are beginning to pay closer attention to.

What stood out most from the discussion was this:

Dry eye care is no longer just about artificial tears.

The future appears to be moving toward more personalized, regenerative, and technology-driven approaches focused on long-term ocular surface health.

Patients are becoming more educated.
Technology is evolving rapidly.
And treatment strategies are expanding faster than ever before. 📈

The clinicians who stay curious and continue learning may be the ones best positioned to lead the next era of dry eye care.

Which of these emerging trends do you think has the MOST potential over the next 5 years?

05/28/2026

Conversations around financial wellness in optometry are becoming increasingly important across the profession. On a recent episode of the Depth Perception Podcast, Dr. Jasdeep Singh, Dr. Svetlana Nunez, and Dr. Chris Lopez discussed the challenges tied to income, student loan debt, burnout, and building long-term financial stability within eye care.

05/27/2026

One of the biggest shifts happening in dry eye care right now is moving away from simply labeling patients as “evaporative” or “aqueous deficient” and instead focusing on the true root cause behind the symptoms.

On Defocus Media, Dr. Julian Prosia shared a powerful perspective on why understanding pathophysiology, blink patterns, meibomian gland dysfunction, inflammation, and patient-specific factors is changing the way leading eye care professionals approach treatment.

05/26/2026

Join Dr. Darryl Glover and Dr. Julian Prosia for a powerful conversation on amniotic membranes, dry eye care, ocular surface disease, and the future of biologic therapies in eye care.

As CEO of Ophthalogix Canada, Dr. Prosia shares his journey from optometry student to industry leader while discussing emerging dry eye trends, innovation in ocular surface disease management, and how modern eye care professionals can think differently about patient outcomes.

Topics Include:
� Amniotic membrane technology
� Dry eye treatment trends
� Ocular surface disease
� Biologic therapies
� Entrepreneurship in eye care
� Building Ophthalogix Canada

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05/25/2026

05/25/2026

What if the root cause of dry eye, inflammation, fatigue, or even vision changes starts in the gut?

In this episode of The Eye-Q Podcast, Dr. Rudrani Banik sits down with Dr. Daniel Chille to discuss the gut-eye connection, inflammation, mitochondrial health, stool testing, and how functional medicine may help uncover hidden triggers impacting overall health and vision.