SECO 2026 highlights AI and technology advancements
SECO 2026 highlights AI and technology advancements
Publish Date: 2026-02-28 15:28:00
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The 2026 Southern Council of Optometrists (SECO) annual meeting kicked off Feb. 25 through March 1 in Atlanta, Georgia, with industry innovations at top of mind.
From over 150 exhibitors to five days of continuing education (CE) sessions (including 16-hour laser and surgical procedures certification programs), attendees were also offered an exclusive first look at the future of eye care in the Optometry’s Marketplace within the Exhibit Hall at the Georgia World Congress Center.
For a look at just a few of the happenings on-site—including companies represented and topics discussed—we’ve got a few highlights.
- And take note: This is certainly not all that went down at the meeting.
Where to start?
The five-day event kicked off Wednesday with a two-part Contact Lens Summit featuring a moderated panel of three clinical experts discussing real-world contact lens fitting cases as well as findings from recent research publications and clinical studies.
The moderator: Milt Hom, OD, of Canyon City Eyecare
The experts:
- Jennifer S. Harthan, OD, FAAO, FSLS, FNAP, Dipl CCLRT (Illinois College of Optometry)
- Ashley Wallace-Tucker, OD, FAAO, FSLS (Bellaire Family Eye Care, The Contact Lens Institute of Houston)
- Aaron Zimmerman, OD, MS, FAAO (The Ohio State University College of Optometry)
Among the topics: dry eye, scleral and multifocal (MF) lenses, and myopia management.
Was there a keynote address as well?
You bet. On Thursday, SECO’s keynote address Eye Care Reimagined: The AI Advantage honed in on how artificial intelligence (AI) is expected to revolutionize clinical eyecare practice over the next decade.
The session featured a panel of key opinion leaders (KOLs) moderated by Scot Morris, OD, FAAO, an optometrist in practice at Eye Consultants of Colorado with expertise in dry eye and technology.
Those KOL panelists included:
And which areas of this topic were covered?
The panel discussed today’s use of technology in clinical practice, with particular focus on AI’s integration…
