Bausch & Lomb and Modulight Corporation, a biomedical laser company, have received approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for its ML6710i photodynamic laser. 

OCLI Vision, an ophthalmology provider backed by management organization Spectrum Vision Partners, has acquired Bausch Eye Associates in Allentown, Pa. 

CMS has issued a product-specific code for Harrow's new ocular surface anesthesia Iheezo, enabling a more efficient billing process for healthcare providers. 

The University of Rochester (N.Y.) Medical Center's Flaum Eye Institute plans to team up with Goodwill Vision Enterprises to expand access to vision care in Rochester. 

EyeConnect International, a knowledge-sharing platform for ophthalmologists, has renewed its partnership with Leiters, an outsourcing provider of compounded sterile preparations and pharmacy services. 

Andrew Jordan, MD, has joined the ophthalmology team at Sanford Health Park Rapids (Minn.) Clinic, Park Rapids Enterprise reported Feb. 1. 

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New Mexico only has two neuro-ophthalmologists in the state, with one, Scott Forman, MD, recently joining a practice in Taos, according to a Jan. 17 report from Taos News. 

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Santen Pharmaceutical Co. will receive the Glaucoma Research Foundation's Catalyst Award, the organization's highest distinction. 

Only about 10 percent of counties in the U.S. have a pediatric ophthalmologist, according to a Jan. 26 report published in JAMA Ophthalmology. 

Efrain Cancel, MD, has joined the team of ophthalmologists at Gundersen Eye Clinic in Waukon, Iowa, The Standard reported Jan. 25. 

The Emory University School of Medicine's department of ophthalmology in Atlanta has appointed Machelle Pardue, PhD, as its vice chair and director of research. 

Ophthalmology clinical trial management services company Vial has partnered with South Korean medical device company RecensMedical for a phase 3 clinical trial. 

American Vision Partners affiliate Southwestern Eye Center is moving its Maryvale, Ariz., location to a new, expanded space in Glendale, Ariz. 

Physician services organization American Vision Partners has opened a new ASC, West Valley Peaks, in Sun City, Ariz. 

The West Virginia University department of ophthalmology and visual sciences in Morgantown has added two pieces of ophthalmic training equipment: the EyeSi surgical simulator and the Alcon operating microscope. 

Ophthalmic surgeon Jonathan Talamo, MD, has been appointed chair of the board of directors for CXL Ophthalmics. 

Shahzad Mian, MD, has been appointed interim chair of the department of ophthalmology and visual sciences at the Michigan Medicine medical school in Ann Arbor, effective Jan. 15. 

Ophthalmic device company Ace Vision Group has appointed John Frantzis as its chief business development officer and Alex Lopez as its chief commercial officer, effective Jan. 19.