East Lansing-based Michigan Surgical Center has disclosed a data breach that may have exposed personal information, according to a July 21 report from Claim Depot. On June 3, 2026, a ransomware group posted that it had obtained data from the…
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Jon Guze, senior fellow in legal studies at the Raleigh, N.C.-based John Locke Foundation, filed a July 17 brief urging the North Carolina Court of Appeals to apply a 2024 state Supreme Court precedent in the case of Jay Singleton,…
Cincinnati-based MidWest Eye Center welcomed Alec Bradley, MD, an ophthalmologist who specializes in premium cataract surgery, refractive surgery, microinvasive glaucoma surgery and comprehensive eye care to its clinical staff, according to a news release shared with Becker’s. “Dr. Bradley’s commitment…
Red Bank, N.J.-based Atlantic Eye has added Frieman Ophthalmology to its network, bringing ophthalmologists Lawrence Frieman, MD, and Brett Frieman, DO, onto its physician team, The Monmouth Journal reported July 6. The move expands Atlantic Eye’s medical and surgical eye…
Mankato (Minn.) Eye Doctors has opened MED Surgical Suites on Adams Street in Mankato after years of planning, design and collaboration, Mankato Free Press reported June 23. Physician partners Emily Birkholz, MD, and Nathan Carpenter, MD said the center was…
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U.S. Vision, an optical retailer with about 250 locations across the country, is immediately ceasing operations, according to a June 15 report from Vision Monday. The company is closing all of its optical centers, including freestanding locations and those located…
Annapolis, Md.-based Vision Innovation Partners has appointed Brad Foster, MD, as chief medical and strategy officer. Dr. Foster will collaborate with Vision Innovation Partners’ physicians to establish clinical performance benchmarks and drive greater accountability through standardized processes, according to a…
Florida saw the largest year-over-year increase in the average annual salary for ophthalmologists from 2024 to 2025, according to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Across the U.S., the average annual salary for ophthalmologists grew $3,150, slightly increasing from…
Ophthalmologists have the highest annual mean wage in outpatient care centers, according to new data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. In outpatient care centers, ophthalmologists earn an average of $414,630, more than $100,000 higher than the next highest-paying practice…
James Aquavella, MD, a pioneering ophthalmic surgeon and longtime faculty member at University of Rochester (N.Y.) Medicine, died May 14 at age 94. Dr. Aquavella retired in 2024 after a nearly 70-year career in ophthalmology, according to a University of…