Michele Corry

The term oculomics—the science of using fundus photographs or other ocular data to identify disease, detect biomarkers, and generate health-related predictions—was coined in 2020.1 The concept that systemic disease can be identified through ocular findings, however, has been recognized by the scientific community for more than a century.

The term oculomics—the science of using fundus photographs or other ocular data to identify disease, detect biomarkers, and generate health-related predictions—was coined in 2020.1 The concept that systemic disease can be identified through ocular findings, however, has been recognized by the scientific community for more than a century.

In my clinic, cataract planning used to require stacks of paper charts filled with diagnostic printouts. My staff would compile biometric data—axial length, keratometry readings, posterior corneal values—from multiple machines, and I would then retype that information into IOL calculators, sometimes multiple times. Each calculator—post-LASIK, toric, astigmatic incision—required separate manual entry. Not only was the process tedious, but it also created opportunities for transcription errors.