Digital and remote ophthalmic patient care has always been limited by the availability of multimodality and automated imaging. The start-up MIKAJAKI is now trying to solve this problem with their EyeLib system and offers an Artificial Intelligence supported all-in-one solution for automated and intelligent ophthalmic diagnostics. In the following interview, CEO Yann Voillot tells us what EyeLib can do for us ophthalmologists and for the patients.

Search engines are used worldwide and are almost ubiquitously available due to the spread of smartphones. The evaluation of search engine queries not only has a high potential to make statements about the past and the present, but initial studies also show that, to a certain extent, statements can be made about the future in the sense of forecasting.

This year's ESCRS Winter Meeting will be held virtually from February 18-20, 2022. In this article we take you into the program of the virtual meeting and show you the highlights of digitalization, automation and digital transformation of the European cataract and refractive community. Register for the ESCRS virtual now.

Xeno-Hoc is a Japanese startup specializing in the development of artificial intelligence algorithms. Especially in the field of automated image data analysis in ophthalmology, the research group of founder Hiroki Masumoto (Head Prof. Hitoshi Tabuchi, Hiroshima, Japan) has published a number of high-profile publications. Moreover, the work group is also specialized in both anterior and posterior segment imaging of the eye.

Nikki Hafezi was among the "TOP 40 under 40" in the journal The Ophthalmologist. She is the CEO of EMAGine AG, Zug, Switzerland as well as the managing partner at GroupAdvance Consulting, Zug, Switzerland and is also still involved in the ELZA Institute, Zurich, Switzerland. Nikki's focus has been to turn ideas into things that revolutionize ophthalmology - Smart, Small and Disruptive. In our interview, we talk to her about how she turns ideas into reality and the challenges that need to be overcome.

Renato Ambrósio Jr is one of the best known and most experienced specialists in Artificial Intelligence and Multimodal Imaging in Cornea and Refractive Surgery. In this interview, he shares his thoughts on how digitization and artificial intelligence will revolutionize both the diagnosis but also the treatment of corneal diseases such as corneal ectasia or keratoconus.