Knock Knock Eye: Myopia Is Officially a Disease: What the AMA Reclassification Means

Knock Knock, Hi! with the Glaucomfleckens · Oct 8, 2026 · 33m

The Blue Cross Blue Shield Association put out a truly hilarious study complaining that AI tools drove nearly $1 billion in extra costs for their insurers over two years, blaming hospitals and doctors for using AI to code more accurately. This from the industry that pioneered using AI to deny claims. It's an arms race now, and the only people who actually lose are patients, premiums keep going up regardless of who wins.

Then two big eyeball wins. The AMA House of Delegates finally reclassified myopia as a disease, which should push pediatric progression treatments like Stellest lenses…