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.

New York Eye and Ear Infirmary has granted Brian Campolattaro, MD, board-certified ophthalmologist, the John Kearney Rodgers Physician of the Year award, according to a report by The Progress.

The University of Iowa ophthalmology department has risen over $20,000 for the Habitat for Humanity Hawk-Eye Build project, which began last year, according to a kcrg.com report.

The chief executive officer and president of Ocular Therapeutix, Amar Sawhney, was honored at the White House with the 2013 Immigrant Innovator Champion for Change award, according to a Wicked Local report.

The American Academy of Ophthalmology has issued a response to the Prevent Blindness America report "Cost of Vision Problems: The Economic Burden of Vision Loss and Eye Disorders in the United States."

The American Academy of Ophthalmology has announced the creation of the Sunil K. Rao, MD, Memorial Retina Fellowship Award.

Here are 12 statistics on ophthalmology revenue in ambulatory surgery centers based on geographic location, according to VMG Health's ASC Intellimaker Survey 2011.

Here are three statistics on ophthalmologists' future plans for insurers that commonly deny claims and do no pay well, according to the Medscape Ophthalmologist Compensation Report: 2013.  

Atlanta Vision Institute, founded by board-certified ophthalmologist Farooq Ashraf, MD, has acquired the iFS Advanced Femtosecond Laser.