Dr. Jamie Yee Featured in USA Today:
Why AI Can’t Replace the Human Eye in Eye Care
Your eyes deserve care that is personal, thorough, and designed just for you. Every exam, prescription, and treatment plan is built around your unique vision needs, health history, and lifestyle. From detailed eye exams and contact lens fittings to advanced medical eye care, the focus is always on helping you see clearly and protect your long‑term eye health with hands-on, attentive care.
Dr. Jamie Yee, Founder and CEO of Avant-Garde Optometry, recently touched on the importance of this personal care approach in the optometry field when being featured in a USA Today article that discussed the impact that AI has recently been making on the healthcare industry.
She spoke out against misleading AI eye exam diagnosis and emphasized the critical importance of personal, human-led care in eye exams and vision health. Though AI-driven vision tests can offer convenience, many times, they can overlook important nuances that only a trained professional can catch during an in-person visit.
Dr.Jamie Yee was also able to follow up on this interview when she spoke on the topic with the Dallas Observer. Her goal is to continue to spread awareness on this topic and stress how important it is to continue to rely on trained medical professionals with your eye, vision, and overall health.
Check out the USA Today article below and learn more about this topic…
With each passing day, the world seems to be increasingly driven by algorithms. It’s tempting to believe that artificial intelligence (AI) can do it all, including diagnosing the eyes. Patients can now “test” their vision, renew prescriptions, and receive a retinal scan without stepping into a clinic. Dr. Jamie Yee, optometrist and owner of Avant-Garde Optometry in Frisco, Texas, stresses that this illusion of convenience can come with dangerous consequences.
Dr. Yee, believing that solely relying on AI-driven tools and online eye exams can compromise the quality of care, made it her mission to bring attention to the misleading marketing by large corporations and the growing risks to unsuspecting patients. She strongly advocates for personalized, human-led eye care and cautions against the unchecked use of AI tools as a substitute for medical expertise.
Dr. Yee points to the trend of online platforms advertising “instant” eye exams that promise quick results without having to see an optometrist. “Some companies have even gone as far as offering prescription renewals and contact lens fittings through a laptop camera and a multiple-choice quiz,” she says.
The optometrist notes that the technology behind many of these tools includes……
