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At the American Academy of Ophthalmology 2025, Dr. Al-Aswad presented on the panel titled "Innovations in Teleophthalmology" alongside colleagues such as April Maa and Grayson Armstrong (pictured). She presented on our successful implementation and launch of the eyeSITE project where she led the initiative to put AI enabled fundus cameras on 20 of Penn Medicine's primary care offices to screen for diabetic retinopathy. 

The OPTIC Lab had 2 poster acceptances to the American Academy of Ophthalmology 2025 in Orlando, Florida. Dalal Ahmidouch, one of our student researchers from the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences. She presented on our topic: Archetype Analysis Reveals Limitations of MD-Based Classification of Functional Vision Loss From Glaucoma. The study showed that the mean deviation classification of glaucoma fails to account for functional patterns of vision loss. 

OPTIC Lab Innovation Fellow, Almiqdad Saeed, showcased a poster at the American Academy of Ophthalmology 2025. Titled "A Proof-of-Concept Base Model for Automated Corneal Endothelial Cell Analysis via Specular Microscopy Images," the study demonstrates the feasibility of AI to assist in corneal graft evaluation. 

Dongyin Hu's research, led by Dr. Al-Aswad, Dr. Zhao, and Dr. Lee, was featured by Penn Engineering on their LinkenIn page. This innovation tracks blink patterns to assess mental state. The research was also presented at a recent conference, Mobisys. Clinck here to access LinkedIn and here to access the full paper.