Artificial intelligence

Speakers at the Optometry Tomorrow panel discussion Optometry 2049: AI and the Future of Vision Care

How AI is changing eye care

A panel discussion at Optometry Tomorrow delved into the opportunities and challenges presented by artificial intelligence technology

NHS and health

2 days ago

100% Optical

Rows of attentively listening audiences look towards the stage where a man presents on the new company Cascader. The stage is branded as 100 percent optical

Five key topics from 100% Optical 2026

AOP

05 Jun

A computer programmer works in front of a screen

An overview of AI applications in ophthalmology

Research

29 May

Dr Carlos Ciller, in a navy suit jacket and white shirt, is seated in the RetinAI exhibition stand at 100% Optical. He gestures at a screen behind him which displays the company’s platform

Technology to support right decisions sooner

Products

27 May

A clinician examines an x-ray of a pelvis

Using AI to predict risk of osteoporosis from retinal scans

Research

22 May

Optimising time for the clinician

Products

21 May

Dr Peter Thomas and Giles Edmonds are edited to face each other in cuts from interviews filmed at 100 percent optical

Exploring the integration of AI in practice

On the High Street

15 May

Prime Minister Keir Starmer and his wife, Victoria, leave Number 10 Downing Street to attend the King’s Speech

Legislation to tackle late payments and introduction of a single patient record introduced in King’s Speech

Government and regulation

13 May

A clinician takes a man’s blood glucose reading

UK National Screening Committee consults on use of AI in diabetic eye screening

NHS and health

13 May

A shelf of Cubitts eyewear with the Cubitts x Altina frame in the centre. The frame is black with an ombre effect making the bottom of the frame front clear. One of the inside of the arms is visible, revealing a pattern indicating a speaker

Cubitts collaborates with hearing eyewear developer Altina

Products

13 May

Kishan Devraj, in a black turtleneck, is photographed by a screen with a large image of the inside of an eye

Five questions to consider for AI in optometry

Products

07 May

Text on a computer screen is reflected in the lenses of a person’s glasses

Using OCT to identify keratoconus earlier

Research

06 May

Trusit Dave smiles broadly, he wears a pink shirt and purple metal glasses. He leans against a desk which has a large screen displaying his referral technology

AI tools supporting referral letter creation

Products

30 Apr

100% Optical

Illustration of stary-up workers with laptops from above

Looking to the future with London’s new THINC start-up hub

Products

23 Apr

Krysten Williams, wearing a royal blue pleated two piece set, stands at a lectern to welcome attendees to the THINC grand opening

THINC EMEA opens in London’s Knowledge Quarter

Research

22 Apr 12 min read

Clarke and Alistair stand with an arm around each other near the finish of Brighton Marathon. Clarke wears blue and yellow running attire, branded Fight for Sight, and holds a medal between them. Alistair wears a neon pink Richard Whitehead Foundation running top

Blind artist achieved world-first marathon using smart eyewear

Patients

16 Apr

A pair of black rectangle spectacles with a curved browline and Ray-Ban branding on the top left corner of the lens. At each far end of the frame front is a camera lens

EssilorLuxottica and Meta introduce optical-first AI glasses models

Products

16 Apr 2

A close up of a man’s eye

OSA joins alliance committed to the ethical adoption of oculomics

Products

08 Apr

A woman receives an eye examination using a slit lamp

Japanese researchers develop portable AI-powered slit lamp for anterior segment imaging

Research

26 Mar

A close up of a document being signed with water glasses in the background

Five insights from the General Optical Council

Government and regulation

19 Mar 5 min read

An illustration of yellow and blue dots, joined by connecting lines on a navy background. The effect illustrates data and connection

On the ground at the AOP

An AOP explainer on... the AI and Technology resource hub

AOP

13 Mar 2 mins

A clinician looks at a brain scan on a computer screen

Could AI help clinicians to differentiate neurodegenerative disease from retinal scans?

Research

12 Mar

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A ‘digital twin’ could help develop new treatments for AMD

Research

06 Mar 1

100% Optical

Peter Thomas and Giles Edmonds shake hands on stage at 100% Optical

Specsavers announces partnership with AI medtech company Cascader at 100% Optical

On the High Street

04 Mar

100% Optical

Kishan Devraj, wearing a black outfit and conference lanyard, speaks on a small stage, holding a presentation clicker. Behind him is a dark branded backdrop reading “Sponsored by EssilorLuxottica,” with logos for the Association of Optometrists and Optometry Today. A large screen displays a slide with a pink interface, and two black curved chairs sit in front of the backdrop

Integrating specialist AI models into optometry practice

Products

03 Mar

Illustration of a large language model with a head

Opinion

Clare O’Donnell: “AI is not about replacing clinicians but about optimising capacity”

NHS and health

23 Feb 5 mins

A close-up of a hand using a computer mouse beside a keyboard

Optimed partners with PMS providers for AI-supported referral tool

Products

19 Feb

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A spectacle lens balances on its edge, in the shadow is a ring of dots. The background of the image is orange and white

Hoya releases clinical trial data for Miyosmart iQ

Products

07 May 5 min read

Black and white image of Nick Rumney looking at the camera whilst wearing a suit

How I got here

Nick Rumney’s limitless ambition for optometry

Career development

29 Mar 18 min read 22 mins

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April/May 2026

The Core values edition

10 Apr

GOC reception area

Sector responses to GOC CPD reform proposals

Government and regulation

23 Apr 1

Most popular across Artificial intelligence

Prime Minister Keir Starmer and his wife, Victoria, leave Number 10 Downing Street to attend the King’s Speech

Legislation to tackle late payments and introduction of a single patient record introduced in King’s Speech

Government and regulation

13 May

A pair of black rectangle spectacles with a curved browline and Ray-Ban branding on the top left corner of the lens. At each far end of the frame front is a camera lens

EssilorLuxottica and Meta introduce optical-first AI glasses models

Products

16 Apr 2

A woman receives an eye examination using a slit lamp

Japanese researchers develop portable AI-powered slit lamp for anterior segment imaging

Research

26 Mar

Dr Peter Thomas and Giles Edmonds are edited to face each other in cuts from interviews filmed at 100 percent optical

Exploring the integration of AI in practice

On the High Street

15 May

Trusit Dave smiles broadly, he wears a pink shirt and purple metal glasses. He leans against a desk which has a large screen displaying his referral technology

AI tools supporting referral letter creation

Products

30 Apr

Chosen for you

A close up of the view finder of a piece of optical equipment in a consulting room

Frustration over plans for digitising referrals without “fully costed plan for a national roll-out”

AOP

09 Jun 3

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June/July 2026

The Practice resilience edition

05 Jun

Faayza is wearing a shirt and sits at a table with a bunch of flowers

How I got here

“I know how frustrating it can be when you don’t feel heard”

Career development

05 Jun 8 min read 8 mins

Emma Spofforth and Nizz Sabir sitting on an sofa holding the AOP chairman medal

Leadership, continuity and change: AOP chairman handover

AOP

08 Jun 7 min read

Davina Dosanjh outside of Richard Petrie Optometrists

The cover story

Business class

Business and practice management

05 Jun 12 min read