Heru, Inc.

03/11/2026

“The optometrist of the future looks at the whole body while focusing on the eyes.” — Millicent Knight, OD, FAAO, FAARM

On the latest episode of Wavelengths, Dr. Knight shares how her work helped expand optometry’s role in hospital-based care, plus practical advice for integrating nutrition and inflammation-focused approaches into eye care—and what’s next in AI-driven insights and wearables for earlier detection and smarter monitoring.

Dr. Knight is a visionary leader, patient advocate, and the former Senior Vice President of Medical and Professional Affairs, North America for EssilorLuxottica. Before that, she was the Vice President of Professional Affairs for Johnson & Johnson Vision, North America, where she directed their educational platform “THE VISION CARE INSTITUTE” and led the US & Canadian professional strategy. She’s opened multiple practices, consulted for major industry corporations, previously principal investigator for medical devices including in-market research, served on the National Advisory Eye Council of the National Eye Institute, and coaches and cultivates growing practices including advocating for underrepresented populations within optometry.

Listen on Spotify: https://hubs.ly/Q046p0yL0
Or Apple Podcasts: https://hubs.ly/Q046n_FL0

02/03/2026

Not all wearable diagnostic platforms are created equal—and now there’s data to prove it.

In a new breakdown of a major systematic review published in Vision, Dr. Mark Dunbar of Bascom Palmer Eye Institute walks through what the evidence actually shows about commercially available VR-based visual field devices. The review analyzed 19 studies to evaluate clinical validity, diagnostic performance, and technical design across multiple headsets, helping clinicians cut through a crowded and confusing market with an evidence-based framework for decision-making.

"Overall, Heru demonstrated the most consistent clinical validity in this literature review, supported by strong agreement metrics, efficient testing and technological sophistication." - Review of Optometry

Click here to read the full article: https://hubs.ly/Q041CVD50 👀

🔹Schedule a demo to see Heru in action: https://hubs.ly/Q041CV6r0 🔹

Published October 3, 2025 Systematic Review of VR Perimeters Highlights Importance of Dynamic Range, Field of View The closer a device’s measurements are to the gold standard HFA, the less risky it becomes to transition a patient to this new system. By Staff Overall, Heru demonstrated the most con...

01/30/2026

"If you believe in whatever you do, it will work." - Dr. Neda Gioia

In this episode of Wavelengths, our hosts Dr. Masoud Nafey and Lee Kuczewski connected with Dr. Gioia on how her own health journey led her to build an integrative optometry practice that blends nutrition, functional medicine, and data-driven care. Tune in to learn more about bringing compassion back to the patient experience, building the right team, and why whole-body health belongs in the exam lane.

Neda Gioia, OD, CNS®, IFMCP, FOWNS, is the founder of Integrative Vision a New Jersey optometry practice dedicated to integrating nutrition and functional medicine into eye and whole-body health. She's both a board-certified nutrition specialist and a certified functional medicine practitioner—the only optometrist in the U.S. to hold both distinctions.

Listen on Spotify: https://hubs.ly/Q0411nDj0
Or Apple Podcasts: https://hubs.ly/Q0411BrF0

12/18/2025

According to Dr. Ripps, Heru has become a reliable alternative to conventional perimetry—even for ongoing glaucoma care.

Read the full review here: https://hubs.ly/Q03YD3s10 👀

"We routinely use the [Heru] VR headset for suprathreshold VF screening for all our patients 10 years or older. The device can also perform 24-2 or 10-2 full-threshold VF testing, Esterman VFs, or confrontation fields...Initially, I thought we would still need conventional perimetry for our patients with glaucoma. As the VR device capabilities have improved and our confidence in the results has grown, we now use it to follow all our patients with glaucoma as well. The Heru headset... that we use has been shown to be highly correlated with HFA...in both normal eyes and eyes with glaucoma." - Dr. Ripps

VR technology captures not only visual fields but a full “stack” of pretest results.

11/27/2025

Happy Thanksgiving from Heru!
Today we’re grateful for our team, our partners, and the eye care professionals who trust us every day. Thank you for being part of our journey and for helping us push the future of eye care forward.
Wishing you and your families a safe and relaxing holiday.

10/30/2025

“Technology helps with constraints. People who figure out how to adapt it for those constraints will be the successful innovators.”

On this episode of Wavelengths, Dr. Alan Glazier shares his journey from following his father's footsteps to building ODs on Facebook, an online community that changed how eye care professionals connect. As one of the most influential optometrists in the field, Dr. Glazier shares his perspective on AI in healthcare, and what that means for the future of optometry.

Tune in for practical wisdom on innovation, persistence, and business insights that challenge listeners to think like entrepreneurs, not just clinicians.

Listen to the full episode on Spotify: https://hubs.ly/Q03R0DjQ0 or Apple podcasts: https://hubs.ly/Q03R0HLR0

We'll catch you on the next Wavelength 🌊

Wavelengths · Episode

09/16/2025

Our team is Vegas-bound for this year's Vision Expo West! If you're attending, come see us at Stand P17073 to learn more about our newest features, show specials, and enter our raffle to win a free Heru Prime headset! 🙌

We can't wait to meaningfully connect with the VEW community and share more about how Heru's AI-powered solutions are elevating eye care for doctors, their teams, and their patients.

09/04/2025

It's official. 1,000,000 eyes have been tested with Heru! 🙌

What started as a bold idea to optimize vision diagnostics has redefined how eye exams are delivered. To the patients, providers, and partners who helped us reach this milestone—thank you. The next million starts now. 👁️✨

08/28/2025

“Ultimately, if you do what’s best for the patient, you’ll win long term.”

On this episode of Wavelengths, Dr. Grant Rubesh shares how his passion for optometry and patient-first care has fueled his journey, from launching the Glasses in Classes program to scaling 21 Visionworks clinics across Kentucky, all while embracing innovation technology into daily workflows.

Listen to the full episode on Spotify: https://hubs.ly/Q03G3S8q0 or Apple podcasts: https://hubs.ly/Q03G3Rxy0

We'll catch you on the next Wavelength 🌊

08/22/2025

What if your pre-test workflow could save you time, money, and even generate more revenue?

Check out our latest article to see how Heru makes it possible: https://hubs.ly/Q03F2_JB0 👀

08/19/2025

Built on granted patents licensed exclusively from Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, the #1 eye hospital in the U.S., this breakthrough in visual field testing is changing what’s possible in diagnostics.

Hands-free. Clicker-free. Intuitive.
Just one instruction: “When you see the light, look at the light.”

We’re proud to bring this innovation from lab to clinic — and into the hands of providers and patients everywhere.

Breakthrough — Hands-Free Visual Field Testing.
Fast. Intuitive. Built on patient reflexes — and now published in IOVS, a top journal in vision science.

One instruction: “When you see the light, look at the light.”

Results:
AUC = 0.91
Accuracy = 0.92

Clinical validation meets true accessibility.

🔗 Read the study in IOVS
https://iovs.arvojournals.org/article.aspx?articleid=2804761&resultClick=1

08/06/2025

Breakthrough — Hands-Free Visual Field Testing.
Fast. Intuitive. Built on patient reflexes — and now published in IOVS, a top journal in vision science.

One instruction: “When you see the light, look at the light.”

Results:
AUC = 0.91
Accuracy = 0.92

Clinical validation meets true accessibility.

🔗 Read the study in IOVS
https://iovs.arvojournals.org/article.aspx?articleid=2804761&resultClick=1