Ophthalmology

A recent study showed cataract removal could improve vision and function of patients with retinitis pigmentosa, according to a Healio report.

Atlantic Eye Center on Cape May Court House, N.J., is celebrating 25 years of business, according to Shore News Today.

The FDA recently approved Quantel Medical's Solutis selective laser trabeculoplasty glaucoma laser for clinical use.

New Eyes ophthalmology practice in Las Vegas will move into a new suite adjacent to the Alta Rose Surgery Center to offer a comprehensive range of eye services.

  Japanese ophthalmologist Masayo Takahashi, MD, will be conducting a clinical study on the use of pluripotent stem cells to halt the progression of age-related macular degeneration, according to Life News report.

  The Vanderbilt Eye Institute at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville will be one of 12 practices in the country to offer a bionic eye as a retinitis pigmentosa treatment, according to a report in the Elk Valley Times.

Aloha Laser Vision LASIK eye surgeon Alan Faulkner, MD, will now be able to treat patients with the WaveLight Refractive Suite, which includes the EX500 Excimer Laser, FS200 Femtosecond Laser and swiveling patient bed, according to a SYS-CON report.

Stephen Wynn, a billionaire casino mogul, has given the University of Iowa in Iowa City one of its top 10 largest donations ever, a $25 million gift toward finding cures for rare retinal diseases, according to a report in the…

Retina Consultants of Charleston (S.C.) has opened a new clinic in Lake City, S.C.

People with sleep apnea are more likely to develop glaucoma than people without the sleeping disorder, according a study published in Ophthalmology.