Ophthalmology

The U.S. Commerce Association has granted Jonathan Frantz, MD, board-certified ophthalmologist, and Frantz EyeCare 2013 awards in three different categories, according to a FortMeyersBeachTalk.com report.

Angelique Sawyer, DO, FAAO, an optometrist with a focus on glaucoma treatment, has joined Conway (N.H.) Eye Care and Coos Eye Care in Berlin, N.H., according to a report by The Conway Daily Sun.

David Risner, MD, recently completed his ophthalmology residency at Emory University in Atlanta and joined Heaton Eye Associates in Longview, Texas.

Massachusetts Eye and Ear, a Harvard Medical School teaching affiliate in Boston, has announced the opening of its Office of Global Surgery and Health, which is meant to address the growing number of preventable blindness and treatable deafness in the…

Geneva (Ill.) Eye Clinic has become a partner for retinal health with the Foundation Fighting Blindness, according to a Kane County Chronicle report.

The American Academy of Ophthalmology has announced that it intends to initiate the first national comprehensive eye disease patient database, which will allow ophthalmologists statistical review and benchmarking of their own care.

The American Academy of Ophthalmology has announced a partnership with the FDA designed to develop improved regulatory science for the approval process of medical devices for cataract patients.

The global market for medical laser systems, including ophthalmology-related systems, is estimated to be worth $2 billion by 2018, according to a Transparency Market Research report.  

Terry Moore, MD, board-certified ophthalmologist has joined Prevea Allouez Health Center in Green Bay, Wis., according to a greenbaypressgazette.com report.

On Monday, Cleveland Clinic's Cole Eye Institute opened the Louise Timken Microsurgical Education Lab, funded by a $1 million donation from the Timken Foundation, according to a CantonRep.com report.