A new study published by researchers at Brown University in Providence, R.I., found that commercial insurance payments for common ophthalmology procedures vary widely across the U.S., Medscape reported July 8. The study analyzed data from Blue Cross Blue Shield, UnitedHealthcare,…
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Outcome Capital, a life sciences and healthcare advisory and investment banking firm, has launched its first ophthalmology practice. The ophthalmology practice aims to address eye disease. Vision impairment impacts more than 2 billion individuals globally, according to a July 8…
The UCI Health Physician Network has added SoCal Eye as a founding affiliate of its network. SoCal Eye is an ophthalmology practice with locations in Long Beach and Los Alamitos, Calif., providing eye care services including cataract surgery, LASIK, glaucoma…
Hickory, N.C.-based Graystone Eye has opened a new location in North Wilkesboro, N.C., The Wilkes Record reported July 1. A ribbon-cutting ceremony will take place on July 8. The new location will be led by Megan Swaringen, OD. The new…
Nancy Williams-Wallace, MD, is closing her ophthalmology practice, Tampa Bay Eye Associates, located in Palm Harbor, Fla., according to a public notice published June 18 in the Tampa Bay Times. Patients can request copies of their medical records to be…
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Ophthalmologists make an average annual salary of $367,750 in Ohio, the highest out of any state, according to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. In Oklahoma, ophthalmologists earn an average of $197,870 per year, making it the state where…
Sightview, an electronic health record and practice management partner focused on eyecare, has appointed Tycene Fritcher as CEO. Ms. Fritcher will help implement new technologies to improve its offerings for ophthalmologists and other eye care providers, according to a June…
Amaros, a developer of an ophthalmic AI platform, has closed on a series A financing round. The additional funding will help the company continue product development, expand commercial partnerships and scale its engineering, clinical and data sciences teams, according to…
Stamford, Conn.-based ReFocus Eye Health has partnered with Atlantic Retina Center, which has six locations across Maryland and Delaware. Atlantic Retina Center was founded in 2004 and treats diseases of the retina, vitreous and macula of the eye, according to…
The Department of Ophthalmology at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus received a $40 million gift to enhance research into treatment of eye diseases. The school will use the gift to treat and potentially cure eye diseases such as…