AI in Eyecare

At #ASCRS2026, AI was part of almost every conversation happening at the meeting. Not necessarily because anyone has all the answers yet, but because everyone is trying to figure out where it fits. Can #AI help improve efficiency in clinic? Will it change how practices communicate with patients? Will it eventually play a role in diagnostics, lens selection, or surgical planning? Even walking through presentations this year, you could already see how much AI is starting to influence the way information is being delivered. Dr. William Wiley shares why he believes AI ended up being the biggest storyline at ASCRS 2026 and why the conversation around it is only getting started. The technology is moving fast. The bigger question now is how #ophthalmology and #optometry use it thoughtfully while still keeping the physician and patient relationship at the center.