How does a case of viral conjunctivitis lead to a study on ophthalmic drug shortages in the United States? Dr. Emily Schehlein finds out from Dr. Ian Pitha as they discuss his Ophthalmology article "<a href= "https://www.aaojournal.org/article/S0161-6420(26)00125-9/fulltext">Ophthalmic Drug Shortages in the United States: Survey of the University of Utah Drug Information Service Drug Shortage Database</a>." Ophthalmic Drug Shortages in the United States: Survey of the University of Utah Drug Information Service Drug Shortage Database. Eakins R T, Nguyen Lowrie L, Stagg B C, et al. Ophthalmology. In press. Early registration for the 2026 AAO Annual Meeting ends on August 5. Secure your spot at <a href= "https://www.aao.org/regnow">https://www.aao.org/regnow</a> For more information about submitting to the Artificial Intelligence in Ophthalmology Special Collection, please visit <a href= "https://www.aaojournal.org/ai-in-ophthalmology">https://www.aaojournal.org/ai-in-ophthalmology</a> or email <a href= "mailto:aaojournal@aao.org">aaojournal@aao.org</a>.

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