Ophthalmology

In the past, The Glaucoma Foundation has focused on genetics and neuroprotection research, but the organization will now begin to concentrate on finding a cure for exfoliation syndrome.

University Hospitals Eye Institute in Cleveland has announced that it will begin offering patients the Argus II Retinal Prosthesis System, a "bionic eye" designed to treat late stage retinitis pigmentosa.

SneadCataract, founded in 1985 by John Snead MD, FACS, has announced that it will now be named Snead Eye Group, according to a Naples News report.

Peng Tee Khaw, MD, PhD, FARVO, the immediate past president of The Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology, will be knighted at the U.K. Queen's birthday honors.

John S. Jarstad, MD, board-certified ophthalmologist, recently implanted the first Crystalens Trulign Toric Artificial Lens, designed for astigmatism and presbyopia correction, in the Pacific Northwest.

The Eugene and Marilyn Glick Eye Institute, which houses the ophthalmology department of the Indiana University School of Medicine in Indianapolis, has met LEED environmental standards and achieved Gold certification, according to an AZObuild.com report.  

Jonathan Frantz, MD, and Frantz EyeCare were recognized by the US Commerce Association, and the practice's ASC was selected for the Best of Fort Myers Award, according to a Naples News report.

Here are 21 statistics on the results of the Demonstration of Ophthalmic Cognitive Knowledge Examination between the years 2006 and 2012, according to the American Board of Ophthalmology.

Liviu Saimovici, MD, board-certified ophthalmologist, has joined the multispecialty medical team of Patients Medical, a traditional and holistic medical center in New York.

St. Michael's Eye and Laser Institute in Largo, Fla., announced in early June that it would be constructing a new location with a surgery center and additional shops for a full service eye location.