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AOA Innovation Hub debuts at Optometry’s Meeting® 2025

April 29, 2025

At Optometry’s Meeting® in Minneapolis, June 25-28, the brand-new AOA Innovation Hub will bring together top minds and companies to discuss how technology will, and is, shaping the optometric landscape.

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Key Takeaways

  • Roughly 75% of leading health care companies are experimenting with or planning to scale Generative AI, per a recent study.
  • The AOA Innovation Hub invites innovators to come together to explore emerging tools and breakthroughs.
  • Start-up companies can register to participate.

As artificial intelligence (AI) and digital technologies rapidly transform the landscape of modern health care, a parallel evolution is occurring in the field of optometry. These cutting-edge innovations are making their way to Optometry's Meeting® | 5th World Congress of Optometry in Minneapolis, June 25-28, with the first-ever AOA Innovation Hub—a three-day program designed to bring together the brightest minds and companies in AI and digital technology to accelerate innovation in eye care.

⏩ Read how AOA members believe AI will impact optometry

According to a recent Deloitte study, roughly 75% of leading health care companies are experimenting with or planning to scale Generative AI across the enterprise. This reinforces the need to have a forum with robust programming, presentations, hands-on workshops, networking sessions and more.

With programming such as New Technologies & AI and Emerging Pharmaceuticals, the AOA Innovation Hub is designed to be a collaborative space where innovators from across the eye health ecosystem can come together to explore emerging tools and breakthroughs shaping the next generation of patient care.

Participate as a start-up company

The AOA Innovation Hub offers a unique platform for emerging companies and early stage startups to gain visibility and traction. Companies interested in learning more about how they can participate—from company speaking time to networking opportunities—can register here.



Interested in attending the AOA Innovation Hub?

Register for Optometry's Meeting | 5th World Congress of Optometry and add the AOA Innovation Hub, June 24-25, during the registration process. If already registered, access the Attendee Service Center using your registration credentials to add to your registration.