In this special episode, I sit down with this week’s co-host, my wife Yasmin P. Mali, MD, to discuss my top 5 predictions in ophthalmology in the new year. Stay tuned for a special announcement at the end of the show.

• Intro :14
• In this episode :21
• About Yasmin P. Mali, MD :35
• Mali’s first prediction: The human spirit and innovation will triumph over the headline-dominating COVID-19 1:16
• Yasmin Mali’s thoughts on the first predictions 2:58
• Mali’s second prediction: The competition battle lines will be drawn for ocular therapeutics in the most common eye disease markets 4:04
• Thoughts on the potential products in 2021 6:25
• Mali’s third prediction: Increased use of artificial intelligence in clinical ophthalmology 8:18
• Any advances in artificial intelligence for pediatric ophthalmology? 10:15
• Mali’s fourth prediction: Telemedicine platforms will still play a role in ophthalmology 11:24
• Thoughts on telemedicine in the pediatric ophthalmology community 13:44
• Mali’s fifth prediction: Virtual ophthalmology conference options will remain present for the majority of 2021 15:17
• Mali’s thoughts on the virtual meetings attended in 2020 17:10
• Mali’s bonus announcement 18:34
• Yasmin Mali’s final words 18:48

Yasmin P. Mali, MD, is a board-certified ophthalmologist and fellowship trained pediatric ophthalmologist. Mali is currently faculty at Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine in Bradenton, Florida.

Disclosures: Mali reports he is founder and CEO of Mali Enterprises; retina medical director at Macular Degeneration Association; grant/research support from Alimera Sciences, Allergan/AbbVie, Chengdu Kanghong Biotechnology, Genentech, Notal Vision, Regeneron and Santen; consulting for Alimera Sciences, Allergan/AbbVie, Eyepoint Pharmaceuticals, Genentech, Kala Pharmaceuticals, Macular Degeneration Association, Notal Vision, Novartis, Regeneron and Sun Pharmaceuticals; speaker bureau for Alimera Sciences, Genentech, Kala Pharmaceuticals, Macular Degeneration Association, Notal Vision, Novartis and Sun Pharmaceuticals; and stock/shareholder with AbbVie and Regeneron. Yasmin Mali, MD, reports no relevant financial disclosures.

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