Event Speaker

Homa Rashidisabet, PhD

Research Assistant Professor

University of Illinois Chicago

Homa is a Research Assistant Professor in the Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences at the University of Illinois Chicago (UIC). Her research focuses on developing advanced AI solutions for detecting abnormalities and predicting blinding ophthalmic conditions, such as glaucoma and diabetic retinopathy, using fundus and optical coherence tomography (OCT) images.

Sessions

Eyes on AI: Advancing Ophthalmic Imaging and Oculomics for Systemic Health Insights

Presented by Kaveri Thakoor, PhD, Minhaj Nur Alam, PhD, Amberlynn Reed, MPH, Homa Rashidisabet, PhD in Ophthalmology Jun 10, 2026 | 1:45 PM.

Ophthalmic imaging is rapidly becoming a cornerstone of both precision medicine and AI-driven disease prediction, offering unprecedented insight into ocular and systemic health. Advances in fundus photography, OCT, and deep learning have expanded the clinical and research potential of retinal biomarkers—supporting early detection of eye disease, forecasting systemic conditions, and enabling large-scale population health studies.…