Maryland Vision Institute and Busack Eye Center have opened a shared practice in Frederick, Md. The two practices will begin providing care at the facility in January, according to a Jan. 8 news release from Vision Innovation Partners. As part…
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Orlando, Fla.-based Ascend Vision Partners entered the Oklahoma market with the acquisition of three practices. according to a Jan. 7 press release. The acquisition includes Oklahoma Retinal Consultants and Sylvester Eye Care & Aesthetics, both in Oklahoma City, and Wise…
Bloomington, Ill.-based VisionPoint Eye Center has agreed to pay $750,000 to settle a class-action lawsuit related to a 2024 data breach, according to a Dec. 26 report from The HIPAA Journal. In October 2024, an unauthorized party accessed VisionPoint’s network,…
Cataract surgery is one of the most common procedures performed in ASCs, and it is also Medicare’s highest-volume operation, according to a Dec. 18 report on Medpage Today. Here are five things to know: 1. Medicare cataract surgery payment has…
Bloomington, Ill.-based VisionPoint Eye Center has notified certain patients that their information may have been affected in a data security incident. The organization experienced an incident in October involving an unauthorized party gaining access to VisionPoint’s network. A forensic investigation…
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Ophthalmologists have raised concerns about a bill in the New Hampshire State House that would expand laser treatment certifications for optometrists, according to a Dec. 9 report from ABC affiliate WMUR 9. House Bill 349 would allow optometrists to be…
The Parker Cornea Eye Institute has broken ground on a 6,500-square-foot ASC in Birmingham, Ala. The ophthalmology-focused facility will include two operating rooms, patient recovery areas and administrative space, according to a Nov. 19 news release from Doster Construction, the…
Spokane (Wash.) Eye Clinic has joined Prism Vision Group’s network of affiliated practices. The affiliation expands Prism’s geographic reach beyond its traditional mid-Atlantic footprint. Based in New Providence, N.J., Prism was acquired in April 2025 by McKesson as part of…
Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, part of UHealth – University of Miami Health System, is opening a facility in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, its first international expansion. Bascom Palmer Eye Institute Abu Dhabi is a 70,000-square-foot ambulatory care center and…
Nashville, Tenn.-based AmSurg has acquired Surgery Center of Conway (S.C.), marking the organization’s fourth facility based in South Carolina. Surgery Center of Conway is 5,000 square feet and includes two operating rooms, according to an Oct. 28 news release from…