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<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:rgb(247,247,247)">Frontiers in Ophthalmology is accepting submissions for a special issue dedicated to New Technologies in Ophthalmology. </span></font><div><font color="#000000" face="arial, sans-serif"><br></font><div><font face="arial, sans-serif"><a href="https://www.frontiersin.org/research-topics/75748/reviews-in-new-technologies-in-ophthalmology">https://www.frontiersin.org/research-topics/75748/reviews-in-new-technologies-in-ophthalmology</a></font></div></div><div><font face="arial, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div><font face="arial, sans-serif">This special issue is being co-Edited by Prof. <span style="color:rgb(83,83,83)">Lakshminarayanan (University of Waterloo, Canada) and Prof. Vohnsen (University College Dublin). </span></font></div><div><span style="color:rgb(83,83,83)"><font face="arial, sans-serif">Paper submission deadline is September 7th 2026 but a brief summary statement (150 - 300 words) can be submitted now (as soon as possible) to assist in the process. </font></span></div><div><font face="arial, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div><span style="color:rgb(83,83,83);font-weight:600"><font face="arial, sans-serif">The special issue will cover:</font></span></div><div><span style="color:rgb(83,83,83);font-weight:600"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><br></font></span></div><div><font face="arial, sans-serif" style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)" color="#000000">Full-length, mini, and systematic reviews spanning a wide range of topics, including but not limited to:</font></div><div><font face="arial, sans-serif" style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)" color="#000000"><br style="font-feature-settings:unset;font-kerning:unset;font-size-adjust:unset;font-stretch:unset;font-synthesis:unset;font-variant-alternates:unset;font-variant-east-asian:unset;font-variant-numeric:unset;text-orientation:unset;writing-mode:unset;zoom:unset;background-blend-mode:unset;background-clip:unset;background-image:unset;background-origin:unset;background-position:unset;background-repeat:unset;background-size:unset;border:unset;border-radius:unset;border-collapse:unset;box-sizing:border-box;break-after:unset;break-before:unset;break-inside:unset;caption-side:unset;clear:unset;columns:unset;column-fill:unset;column-rule:unset;column-span:unset;display:revert;empty-cells:unset;float:unset;height:unset;image-orientation:unset;isolation:unset;line-break:unset;line-height:unset;list-style:unset;margin:unset;max-height:unset;max-width:unset;min-height:unset;min-width:unset;mix-blend-mode:unset;object-fit:unset;object-position:unset;opacity:unset;outline:unset;overflow:unset;padding:unset;quotes:unset;speak:unset;table-layout:unset;text-align-last:unset;text-autospace:unset;text-combine-upright:unset;text-decoration-line:unset;text-emphasis:unset;text-overflow:unset;text-underline-position:unset;vertical-align:unset;border-spacing:unset;width:unset;word-break:unset">• Artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning applications in ocular diagnostics and care<br style="font-feature-settings:unset;font-kerning:unset;font-size-adjust:unset;font-stretch:unset;font-synthesis:unset;font-variant-alternates:unset;font-variant-east-asian:unset;font-variant-numeric:unset;text-orientation:unset;writing-mode:unset;zoom:unset;background-blend-mode:unset;background-clip:unset;background-image:unset;background-origin:unset;background-position:unset;background-repeat:unset;background-size:unset;border:unset;border-radius:unset;border-collapse:unset;box-sizing:border-box;break-after:unset;break-before:unset;break-inside:unset;caption-side:unset;clear:unset;columns:unset;column-fill:unset;column-rule:unset;column-span:unset;display:revert;empty-cells:unset;float:unset;height:unset;image-orientation:unset;isolation:unset;line-break:unset;line-height:unset;list-style:unset;margin:unset;max-height:unset;max-width:unset;min-height:unset;min-width:unset;mix-blend-mode:unset;object-fit:unset;object-position:unset;opacity:unset;outline:unset;overflow:unset;padding:unset;quotes:unset;speak:unset;table-layout:unset;text-align-last:unset;text-autospace:unset;text-combine-upright:unset;text-decoration-line:unset;text-emphasis:unset;text-overflow:unset;text-underline-position:unset;vertical-align:unset;border-spacing:unset;width:unset;word-break:unset">• Biophotonics and advanced optical imaging technologies<br style="font-feature-settings:unset;font-kerning:unset;font-size-adjust:unset;font-stretch:unset;font-synthesis:unset;font-variant-alternates:unset;font-variant-east-asian:unset;font-variant-numeric:unset;text-orientation:unset;writing-mode:unset;zoom:unset;background-blend-mode:unset;background-clip:unset;background-image:unset;background-origin:unset;background-position:unset;background-repeat:unset;background-size:unset;border:unset;border-radius:unset;border-collapse:unset;box-sizing:border-box;break-after:unset;break-before:unset;break-inside:unset;caption-side:unset;clear:unset;columns: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