American Academy of Ophthalmology

06/12/2026

What’s your diagnosis for this month’s Blink image?

Comment with your best guess: https://ow.ly/kEIv50Z6sxS

[Academy Members]

Can you guess this month’s mystery image?

06/12/2026

40% of U.S. doctors are already using AI to make real-time clinical decisions. The catch? Most of these tools learned medicine from the open internet.

Stephen D. McLeod, MD, CEO of the American Academy of Ophthalmology, makes the case for something better: an AI built on eye care's own gold-standard guidance.

A clear-eyed take on where these tools help, where they fail, and what comes next.

Read: https://www.aao.org/eyenet/article/the-MD-and-AI

06/11/2026

As patient portal messaging becomes more common, so do legal concerns surrounding it. Dig in and take a look at the risks should keep in mind when communicating online with patients.

Patient portals can improve communication and transparency—but without clear workflows and safeguards, they introduce risks to patient safety,...

06/11/2026

Cavernous venous malformation is the most common intraconal lesion in adults, but using a cryo probe can make removing it easier. Learn how to do so here: https://ow.ly/YqSI50Z6hpI

In this video, Dr. Daphna Landau presents a case of intraconal CVM removal using a cryo probe.

06/10/2026

Apply for a Clin-STAR Research Grant by June 29!

Clin-STAR (Clinician-Scientists Transdisciplinary Aging Research) Coordinating Center is offering aging research development, and training grants up to $50,000 in direct costs and $4,000 for indirect costs.

The goal is to prepare early-career investigators for careers in aging-related research and to stimulate new collaborations with established (senior) investigator(s) focused on the development of clinically relevant aging research projects.

Learn more: https://ow.ly/mkgO50Z9I0W

06/10/2026

15-minute CME course, Michael Ip, MD, highlights learning from recent publications about the relationship between anatomic biomarkers and disease status in patients with RVO and macular edema: https://www.aao.org/education/course/management-rvo-with-macular-edema.

06/10/2026

Despite advances in vitreoretinal surgery, many remain passionate about the scleral buckle. Here we highlight 12 reasons why the procedure still matters today.

The Vit-Buckle Society (VBS) interviewed its leadership to hear why they are so passionate about what they do, their favorite patients of the week,...

06/09/2026

Advocacy doesn’t always start in Washington, D.C. It can start with one conversation, one meeting, or one deciding to get involved. five practical lessons learned from stepping into for the first time

As a first-year ophthalmology resident and first-time advocate at the state level, Jia Jia Zhang, MD, felt deeply underprepared to debate...

06/09/2026

We're proud to announce our partnership with OpenEvidence.

OpenEvidence is the most widely used AI-based clinical decision support tool across the United States. Under this partnership, the Academy will share its Preferred Practice Patterns® and other clinical guidelines with OpenEvidence for incorporation into its training libraries and report on output for quality and consistency.

We encourage our members to share their experiences with the OpenEvidence tool, including observations about performance and recommendations for improvements, using a feedback form that is available from the Academy’s OpenEvidence page.

Read: https://www.aao.org/openevidence

06/09/2026

How confident are you that your coding is accurate?

YOs, build accurate coding habits now. The 2026 Fundamentals of Ophthalmic Coding Course will help you confidently navigate E/M vs. Eye visit coding, CPT & ICD-10, and more. CME available. Last chance to register: https://ow.ly/FmQI50Z2lw8