Real Talk from AI in Eye Care

AI-Powered Patient Recruitment: The University of Colorado introduced a new AI tool that scans electronic health records (EHR) to quickly match complex retinal scans with clinical trials, which could dramatically reduce recruitment costs and reshape medical research.Early Glaucoma Detection: New models show AI screening tools are now outperforming expert clinicians in spotting early-stage glaucoma by analyzing OCT imaging at the pixel level—potentially detecting issues years before traditiona...

Rapid AI Software Replication: A software company used the latest AI technology (Claude 5.5) to reverse-engineer Adobe's core creative tools and build an open-source alternative called "Photograph" in just two weeks.Understanding AI "Harnesses": The hosts defined an AI "harness" as the direction, memory, rules, and guardrails given to an underlying large language model, explaining that an AI Agent is formed by combining a Model with a Harness.The Erosion of Traditional Software (SaaS): As A...

In this episode, co-hosts Scot Morris, OD, and Rehan Ahmed, MD, discuss: FDA Clearance for I-Predict DRChallenges with technology adoptionThe pillars of predictive AIHuman resistance to changeReimbursement system bottlenecksRethinking healthcare payments with AI

Learn about the RCC framework (Role, Context, Constraint) to communicate with generative AI. Then, hear about the latest viral headlines regarding AI safety.