Ophthalmology

Several family physicians and students at the University of California San Diego School of Medicine formed the student-run Free Clinic Project and provide ophthalmology and a range of other services to patients without health insurance.

The retina-only medical practice Georgia Retina in Stockbridge has added Hyung Cho, MD, to its staff of 11 board-certified ophthalmologists, according to a Henry Herald report.

California Governor Edmund Brown Jr., appointed ophthalmologist Howard Krauss, MD, to the state's medical board.

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Chicago-based Abbott has completed its $400 million buyout of OptiMedica, according to a Mass Device report.

  Five ophthalmologists talk about the biggest issues facing the field of ophthalmology in ambulatory surgery centers today.

Donald Savage, MD, of Kingston Surgery Center authored an article to promote awareness for eye disease in his community of Northeast Pennsylvania.

David Vollman, MD, is one of three finalists for the national Call to Service Medal, based on his cataract surgery research, according to a KSDK news report.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have linked six unrelated outbreaks of pink eye to poor infection control practices in ophthalmology clinics, according to a MedPage Today report.

InSite Vision received a patent for its DuraSite 2 ophthalmic drug delivery system.