Guide

What’s Next in Ophthalmology Technology

Clinical Innovation & AI, Previewed

What’s Inside

  • The state of AI in ophthalmology, 2026: regulatory pressure, diagnostic integration, and why burnout is the problem AI is built to solve
  • AI documentation in three levels: AI Dictation, AI Scribe Core, and the newly available AI Scribe Pro, with a side-by-side capability comparison
  • Specialty-only vs. multi-specialty AI: how Optivate compares to ModMed, Nextech, and NextGen
  • A practice self-assessment: questions to gauge your readiness across documentation, imaging, billing, and operations
  • What’s changing and what isn’t: where ophthalmology AI is headed, with the provider always in control

AI in ophthalmology is only as good as the specialty context behind it.