Ophthalmology

Severin B. Palydowyzc, MD, a surgeon at Hudson Valley Ambulatory Surgery and director and chief surgeon at Tri-state Eye, recently completed a medical mission trip to Macedonia to provide care for underserved patients.

Gary Schemmer, MD, a partner with Amsurg, has completed mission work in Guatemala and was featured in the local newspaper.

Most ophthalmologists spend less than one hour per week seeing patients in the hospital, according to a Medscape report.

Only 39 percent of ophthalmologists regularly discuss the cost of treatment with patients, according to the Medscape Ophthalmologist Compensation Report 2013.

In the Medscape Ophthalmologist Compensation Report: 2013, 42 percent of ophthalmologist respondents said they would drop the worst-paying insurers or those who created the most denials — or that they already do.

Good Shepherd Clinic in Dawsonville, Ga., announced it will be expanding to add vision and dental services to the free, non-emergency care the clinic provides for adults in the area making 200 percent of the federal poverty line, according to…

The Glaucoma Foundation received a $1.5 million unrestricted gift from The Gerald and Daphna Cramer Family Foundation, the largest gift ever given to the glaucoma organization.

Physicians at the University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha has begun using a new laser that can prevent blindness in some patients suffering from serious eye conditions, according to a News Wise report.

Hylton Mayer, MD, of Eye Doctors of Washington, D.C., will now offer patients the iStent Trabecular Micro-Bypass Stent to treat glaucoma in cataract surgery patients.

In the Ophthalmologist Compensation Report: 2013, Medscape asked respondents whether they would consider not taking Medicare patients. Medicare traditionally reimburses lower than private payers for the same procedures.