Dean Ouano, MD, a surgeon with CarolinaEast Surgery Center in New Bern, N.C., performed the state's first iris transplant, the center said in a Nov. 2 news release.

St. Louis-based EyeCare Partners will acquire CEI Vision for $600 million, Invision magazine reported Oct. 22.

In an Oct. 20 Florida House Professions and Public Health Subcommittee panel discussion, two optometrists said insufficient access to advanced eye care across the state is a major reason their profession should be allowed to do procedures traditionally reserved for ophthalmologists, according to Florida Politics.

Retina Consultants of America has added Colorado Retina Associates to its network, the Southlake, Texas-based organization said Oct. 20.

Portland-based Oregon Eye Specialists reported an email data breach involving customer information.

Green Bay, Wis.-based eye care chain Shopko Optical plans to open an eye center in Taylorville, Wis., according to The State Journal-Register.

Aliso Viejo, Calif.-based Nvision Eye Centers has acquired a majority interest in Los Angeles-based East West Eye Institute, Vision Monday reported Oct. 12.

Indianapolis-based Eye Surgeons of Indiana recently added the Williamson Eye Institute in Lafayette, Ind., to its network.

A group of international researchers have created an artificial intelligence system that provides heightened detection of retinal diseases, ZDNet.com reported Oct. 11.

Marshalltown, Iowa-based Wolfe Eye Clinic is adding ModMed's ophthalmology software suite to its locations, the Boca Raton, Fla.-based healthcare services company said Oct. 6.

OCLI Vision is adding Floral Park, N.Y.-based Comprehensive Eye MD to its practice, Spectrum Vision Partners said Oct. 5.

Cathleen McCabe, MD, became the first in Manatee and Sarasota, Fla., counties to implant RXSight's light-adjustable lens, Florida-based practice the Eye Associates said in an Oct. 3 LinkedIn post.

Ophthalmologist Omar Shakir, MD, opened a cataract surgery suite in Greenwich, Conn., Greenwich Time reported Oct. 4. 

Sarasota, Fla.-based US Eye recently added the Retina Center of Charleston (S.C.) to its network, its 50th location, the company said Sept. 30.

Ophthalmology is the specialty with the second highest projected physician deficit by 2025, according to a report by physician search and consulting firm Merritt Hawkins.

Annapolis, Md.-based Vision Innovation Partners completed its 20th acquisition with the addition of See Clearly Vision to its network, the company said Sept. 27.

Patricia Bath, MD, will be one of the first black women to be inducted into the National Inventors Hall of Fame in May, the organization said Sept. 21.

Sarasota, Fla.-based US Eye recently added practices in Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina and Florida to its network, the company said Sept. 21.

The next few years will be pivotal for the survival of independent eye practices and surgery centers, as many are joining larger organizations and private equity groups.

The FDA has approved a ranibizumab biosimilar, its first ophthalmologic biosimilar, according to a Sept. 20 report from the Center for Biosimilars.