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Disruptions. They are facilitated by technology and by inventors taking a fresh look at new business models and professional concepts. They are often shaped by consumers’ dramatically shifting interests and frustrations with the status quo. They are embraced by insiders who sense new potential. However, disruptions are often unwelcomed by legacy stakeholders. These issues are being brought to the forefront throughout the professional and business arenas by the new frontier of ocular telemedicine, also referred to as ocular telehealth. As Andrew Karp, our group editor of lenses and technology so keenly and specifically lays out in this month’s MEGATREND feature on the topic, ocular telemedicine or ocular telehealth currently “create a dynamic but fragmented market in which different business models and service offerings compete for consumer dollars and buy-in from ECPs.” Read More.