Ophthalmology

  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.

New York-based Ohr Pharmaceutical named John Wroblewski, MD, to its ophthalmic scientific advisory board.

New Ulm (Minn.) Medical Center added ophthalmologist Natalia Kramarevsky, MD, to its staff this week, according to a report in The Journal.

Amsurg launched a National Vision Survey through its YourSightMatters.com to better understand how cataracts impact everyday life.

Aerie Pharmaceuticals, a company dedicated to small molecule treatments for glaucoma, named Thomas Mitro president and chief operating officer.