Stamford, Conn.-based ReFocus Eye Health has affiliated with a network of ophthalmology practices and ASCs. The MSO added seven new partner practices and four ASCs located across New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Maryland and New York, according to a March 17 news…
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The highest-paid ophthalmologist in New York City, the most populated city in the Northeast, earns $627,800 per year, according to Medscape’s salary reporter tool. Ophthalmologists earn an average of $301,500 annually across the country, according to the Bureau of Labor…
HHS’ Office of the Inspector General issued a favorable result regarding a proposal to offer discounts to certain ASCs in intraocular lenses and supplies in cataract surgery, law firm Epstein Becker Green said in a March 12 blog post. Here…
The Tennessee General Assembly is considering companion bills that would allow optometrists to perform additional procedures. House Bill 1952 and Senate Bill 2076 would clarify that the practice optometry includes treatment of the eyes, eyelids and ocular adnexa. The two…
The National Institutes of Health awarded more than $373 million in funding to ophthalmology departments at universities and schools of medicine in the U.S. in 2025, according to data from the Blue Ridge Institute for Medical Research. The mean funding…
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Premier Eye Care of Eastern Idaho is opening a new practice in Pocatello, Idaho, according to a Feb. 26 report from Idaho State Journal. The new location will provide ophthalmology services including cataract, retina, glaucoma and eyelid surgery. The practice…
The Robert Cizik Eye Clinic, part of UTHealth Houston, has received Joint Commission accreditation for its office-based surgery program. The accreditation allows the practice to perform ophthalmology surgeries in the clinic as opposed to an ASC or hospital. Performing procedures…
Miami-based Bascom Palmer Eye Institute is the first facility in Florida to place a new implant to slow the symptoms of macular telangiectasia type 2. Thomas Albini, MD, led the procedure to place the Encelto microscopic implant. The new technology,…
Louisville, Ky.-based Kumar Eye Institute has acquired a medical office building in Louisville for $2.5 million, according to a Feb. 12 report from WDRB. The 17,000-square-foot building is partially leased to JenCare Senior Medical Center. The current tenant will remain…
St. Louis-based EyeCare Partners, which supports a network of more than 700 affiliated practices across 18 states, suffered a data breach. The organization identified a third-party had accessed certain ECP-managed email accounts between December 2024 and January 2025, according to…