Ophthalmology

For the first time, retina specialists performing a majority of their cases in ambulatory surgery centers outnumber specialists who don't perform any cases in the ASC, according to the ASRS Preferences and Trends Survey as reported in Ocular Surgery News.

Oregon Health & Science University's Casey Eye Institute in Portland and the Oregon State Elks are celebrating 64 years of partnering to provide care for the state's children, according to The Lund Report.

Ophthalmologist and eye surgeon George Primbs, MD, has received the W.D. Sansum Award for distinguished service to the community, according to a Noozhawk report.

The Eye Institute of Utah in Salt Lake City added ophthalmologist Charles Weber, MD, to its team of practitioners.

Lake Forest, Ill.-based generic eye care product developer Akorn has purchased Amityville, N.Y.-based Hi-Tech Pharmacal for $640 million in cash and loans.

Here are five ophthalmologists discussing where the field is headed in the future.

Optician Brenda Nemec, a frame and lens specialist, has joined the medical staff at Aurora (Ohio) Eye Care.

Heaton Eye Associates in Longview Texas will relocate its office from N. Sixth Street to H.G. Mosley Parkway.

Surgeons at the Mayo Clinic Arizona in Scottsdale have begun using Intense Pulsed Light therapy to treat chronic dry eye, according to a Health Canal report.

Bausch + Lomb's PreserVision AREDS 2 Formula supplement is now available to U.S. wholesalers, according to a Healio report.