Ophthalmology

Toms (N.J.) River Surgical Center, an affiliate of management organization SightMD, has added advanced bladeless LASIK. 

Richard Cohen, MD, founder of Boca Raton, Fla.-based Cohen Laser and Vision Center, is retiring.

Here are five updates for ASC leaders to know about the ophthalmology industry, as reported by Becker's in January:

Morgantown-based West Virginia University Medicine broke ground on a $233 million eye institute, according to a Jan. 24 report from WVNews.

Robert Daroff, MD, a neuro-ophthalmologist at Cleveland-based University Hospitals, has died at 88, according to a Jan. 21 report from Cleveland.com. 

SightMD Connecticut acquired a multi-location ophthalmology practice in the state.

The ASC market is estimated to grow by $25.4 billion through 2028, according to a Jan. 16 market report fromTechnavio. 

The University of Southern California/LA General Medical Center in Los Angeles and the University of Illinois Chicago have partnered with global nonprofit HelpMeSee to establish simulation-based surgical training locations. 

Here are 10 new developments, breakthroughs, studies and more from the ophthalmology industry that Becker's reported on in 2024:

President Joe Biden has signed into law a bill adding optometry to the physician pay scale as part of the Senator Elizabeth Dole 21st Century Veterans Healthcare and Benefits Improvement Act.