Ophthalmology

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.

Ksenia Stafeeva, MD, is joining New Eyes, a Las Vegas-based LASIK and ophthalmology practice.

Alpharetta, Ga.-based Clearside Biomedical named Glenn Noronha, PhD, as executive vice president of research and development.

Ophthalmologist John Ervin, MD, has been elected president of the Georgia Society of Ophthalmology, according to a report in The Telegraph.