Ophthalmology

Geisinger Health System in Danville, Pa., has added an ophthalmologist, Benjamin Hale, MD, according to a News Item report.

The University of California Irvine will officially open its new $39 million Gavin Herbert Eye Institute, according to an Orange County Register report.

Here are seven statistics on what ophthalmologists view as the most rewarding aspects of their practice, according to the Medscape Ophthalmologist Compensation Report: 2013.

Saratoga Vitreo-Retina Ophthalmology in Saratoga Springs, N.Y. is celebrating a milestone of serving 6,000 patients.

Holbrook, N.Y.-based North Shore Eye Care added two ophthalmologists to its team of physicians and staff.

  Here are 12 statistics on average ophthalmologist compensation based on practice setting, according to the Medscape Physician Compensation Report: 2013.

Ophthalmologist Hamed Bazargan Lari, MD, has joined Summit Medical Group in New Providence, N.J., one of the largest private multispecialty medical groups in the state.

Orange County, Calif.-based WCCT Global, a contract research organization, has acquired OC Clinical Trials and Consulting, an early-stage ophthalmology and cosmetology research practice.

The Infant Aphakia Treatment Study looked at the development of glaucoma in aphakic eyes after congenital cataract surgery.

The Joint Commission on Allied Health Personnel in Ophthalmology named Karl Golnik, MD, as its 22nd president.