The highest paid ophthalmologist in New York City earns $715,100, according to Medscape's salary reporter tool, which is much higher than the mean annual wage of $265,450 ophthalmologists make according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

The highest paid ophthalmologist in Los Angeles earns $1,500,000, according to Medscape's salary reporter tool, which is much higher than the mean annual wage of $265,450 ophthalmologists make according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

The FDA issued warning letters to eight companies for manufacturing or marketing unapproved ophthalmic drugs that have questionable sterility and the potential to harm users.

OCLI Vision has added ophthalmologist Nicole Topilow, MD, to its eye care team. 

Tower Clock Eye Center-Green Bay (Wis.) Surgery Center performed over 1 percent of all glaucoma procedures performed at U.S. ASCs in 2022, according to June 29 data from Definitive Healthcare. 

Mesa, Ariz.-based Swagel Wootton Eye Institute has completed renovations on its Mesa ASC, updating interiors, adding additional space for nurses and enhancing its layout for medical and surgical eyecare services. 

Coeur d'Alene-based North Idaho Eye Institute is opening a new, expanded location at a former restaurant in Post Falls, Idaho, according to a Sept. 3 report from the Coeur d'Alene/Post Falls Press. 

Lynch Carpenter, a national class action law firm, is investigating claims against Cumming, Ga.-based Milan Eye Center related to a data breach. 

Atlanta-based Georgia Eye Partners has become the first in the state to debut the iTrack Advance Canaloplasty Device, a minimally invasive glaucoma surgical device used to reduce intraocular pressure. 

Chatbots like ChatGPT might be as good as physicians when it comes to giving ophthalmology patients advice, according to an Aug. 25 report from Medscape. 

The Dean McGee Eye Institute, based in Oklahoma City, partnered with OU Health to become one of the 17 centers in the nation to provide a new treatment to reverse vision loss in patients, according to an Aug. 25 report from The Oklahoma City Sentinel.

A third-party vendor of Cumming, Ga.-based Milan Eye Center experienced a data breach that compromised patient information, according to an Aug. 24 article from an attorney from Console and Associates published by JD Supra.

The estate of a South Carolina patient has filed a lawsuit against Charleston, S.C.-based Roper St. Francis Healthcare, the Retina Eye Center of Charleston (S.C.), Carolina Eye Care Physicians and Lowrey King, MD, accusing Dr. King of operating on the wrong eye, according to an Aug. 22 report from local news affiliate WCSC. 

Beauty brand Clinique has added ophthalmologist Ashley Brissette, MD, to its leadership team as its inaugural guiding ophthalmologist. 

Florida Eye Microsurgical Institute has added Jonathan Lam, MD, to its team.

The first in-human results for a technology that allows intraocular lenses to more closely replicate a crystalline lens were presented at the American Society of cataract and Refractive Surgery meeting in San Diego, according to an Aug. 21 report from Healio.

Here are five compensation statistics ophthalmologists should know, using data from Medscape:

Atlanta-based Georgia Eye Partners has become the first facility in the region to implant the Apthera IOL aperture lens for cataract surgery.

Vantage Surgical Solutions, an Effingham, Ill.-based surgical provider focused on rural communities, has rebranded its ophthalmic division to be Vantage Clear.

The Belmont Eye Clinic in Liberty Township, Ohio, has closed after operating for more than 50 years, according to an Aug. 14 report from ABC affiliate WKBN.