October 2026

What the Hiring Contract Won’t Tell You

It is important to understand whether a practice offers a clear path to autonomy, ownership, and a fair share of the value you will help create.

Stephanie B. Engelhard, MD

Mass Eye and Ear Vitrectomy Course: Shaping the Next Generation of Surgeons

Fellows walked away with key didactic teachings and an unforgettable wet-lab experience.

Lindsay Kozek, MD, PhD

Winning the Battle for Life, Eye, and Vision

The field has evolved substantially to offer treatments for uveal melanoma beyond enucleation, but we still have far to go in preserving vision.

Antonio Bechara Ghobril, MD, FEBOophth, FMH; Salaam Botros, MBBS; and Carol L. Shields, MD

Retina Then and Now: October Spotlight

As part of our 20th anniversary, Retina Today is digging into the archives to reflect on how much the profession has changed.

Julia A. Haller, MD

An Update on Hydroxychloroquine Retinopathy Screening

In 2025, the AAO released updated guidelines for screening; Here’s what you need to know.

Bonnie Huang, MD, and Nita Valikodath, MD, MS

Advanced Techniques for Idiopathic Macular Hole

When internal limiting membrane peeling is not available, autologous retinal transplantation is another option to achieve anatomic closure.

Yusuke Oshima, MD, PhD

How to Identify and Stop Revenue Leaks

Take a close look at your current processes to find ways to improve profitability.

Jessica Schroeder, MPH, CPC, OCS, OCSR

Caution: May Hallucinate When Prompted

Allen C. Ho, MD; Robert L. Avery, MD; and Lejla Vajzovic, MD

The Bubble Technique: Vitreous Base Shaving in Phakic Eyes

A novel approach to circumvent the challenges of retinal detachment repair in this patient population.

Nivedita Murali, DNB, FICO, FVRS, FAICO, and Naresh Babu Kannan, MS, FNB, MBA, FASRS

Atypical Presentation of Delayed-Onset Bilateral ARN

Reactivation of the virus in the fellow eye can occur many years after initial presentation.

Mohan Bhadriraju, BA; Rishabh Gupta, MD; and Veena R. Raiji, MD, MPH

What Aviation Can Teach Us About AI

Retina specialists looking to integrate new technology should seek a digital copilot, not autopilot.

Andreas Pollreisz, MD; Ariel Yuhan Ong, MBChB, FRCOphth; and Josef Huemer, MD, FEBO

Telemedicine for Global ROP Screening

An initiative to remotely treat ROP is reaching more infants in Ghana and Ethiopia and revealing pathological distinctions.

Akwasi Ahmed, MD, MBA; Imoro Z. Braimah, MD; Sadik T. Sherief, MD; Sarthak V. Shah, MD; Arthur R. Brant, MD; Cindy S. Zhao, MD; and Darius M. Moshfeghi, MD

AI Chatbots in the Retina Clinic

Large language models are not coming for your job. But they may redefine what your job looks like.

Fares Antaki, MDCM

A Surprise Reversal of AMD Progression

The outer retinal layer may be key to the development of atrophy in AMD.

Talisa E. De Carlo Forest, MD

Tackling the Documentation Burden

AI can synthesize outside records, draft visit notes, and translate retina jargon, but the physician remains responsible for every word.

Bradley S. Gundlach, MD; Haley S. Garrison, MD, MS; and Prashant D. Tailor, MD

A Potential Digital Co-Pilot in the Retina OR

AI systems may one day augment traditional surgical workflows to improve efficiency and patient outcomes.

Stanley Poh, MBBS, MMed (Ophth), FRCOphth, FAMS, and Daniel Ting, MD, PhD

Unlocking Clinical Trial Enrollment with AI Screening

It’s not a patient population problem. It’s a signal-extraction problem.

Sunil Gupta, MD, and Joshua Koo, MS, BS

A Guide to Implementing LLMs in Practice

Retina specialists can use AI to streamline their communication, if they do it carefully. Here’s how.

Fatima Kalabi, MD; Mohammad Hossein Amirhosseini, BSc, MSc, PhD; and Rodrigo Anguita, MBBS, MD, FEBO, FICO