American Glaucoma Society Conference 2025
Waleed Kojan, a medical student at the University of Toledo College of Medicine and Life Sciences, has been collaborating with Dr. Al-Aswad and the OPTIC Lab team on a research project titled "Assessing Glaucoma Specialist Referrals by Chatbots (generative AI)." His abstract was accepted by the American Glaucoma Society for a poster presentation at the 2025 conference in Washington DC. The OPTIC Lab looks forward to more collaborative research projects across institutions!
Invited as the Lee Arnold, MD Distinguished Visiting Professor, Dr. Al-Aswad was the keynote speaker at the Annual Clinical Update at the Memphis Eye Society. She discussed in her expertise in decision intelligence in glaucoma surgery. 
Dr. Al-Aswad presented at the Asia Pacific Tele-Ophthalmology Society Symposium in Hong Kong, during the session titled "Lessons Learnt from Real-World Teleophthalmology." Her talk focused on her experience in practicing teleophthalmology in the US. 
As an Innovation Fellow in the OPTIC Lab at Penn Medicine, I recently had the privilege of attending the American Academy of Ophthalmology Conference. I attended cutting-edge lectures and symposiums focused on innovation and teleophthalmology, which offered me the opportunity to engage with industry leaders and experts, exchanging insights on the latest trends in the field. I also gained hands-on experience with advanced ophthalmic devices, further expanding my knowledge and skills.