Miami-based TissueTech, a product developer for ophthalmology, optometry, musculoskeletal and wound care, completed a $10 million round of growth equity financing, according to a Miami Herald Business report.
Ophthalmology
Claudia Castiblanco, MD, an ocular immunology and uveitis specialist, joined Doctor and Associates in Westport, Conn.
St. Lucie Eye Associates in Fort Piece, Fla., has added a fourth ophthalmologist, Derek Ohlstein, MD.
Evanston, Ill.-based Silver Oak Service Partners has sold its equity interest in Physicians Endoscopy to Charlotte, N.C.-based Pamlico Capital.
Brian Jenkins, MD, has joined the University of Tennessee Medical Group Department of Ophthalmology's Hamilton Eye Institute in Knoxville, according to the Memphis Daily News.
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Patients who have cataract surgery to improve their vision are likely to live longer than those who do not have the procedures, according to a study published in Ophthalmology.
The ophthalmology drug and device global market is projected to top $52.6 billion by 2017, according to a report from Markets and Markets.
The American Academy of Ophthalmology has partnered with Doctorsoft, an electronic health record solution for ophthalmologists, to give EHR customers easy access to AAO educational materials.
Eminent glaucoma researcher Bernie Becker, MD, died this week at age 93, according to a St. Louis Post-Dispatch report.
Ophthalmologist Mark Hill, MD, is now accepting patients at Gadsden (Ala.) Eye Associates.