Ophthalmology

Eva Liang, MD, board-certified ophthalmologist, has opened Center for Sight, which offers LASIK surgery, ocular disease treatment and eyelid surgery, in Las Vegas, according to a Las Vegas Review-Journal report.

The National Eye Institute has given the University of Alabama at Birmingham at $1.125 million research grant for the study biomechanics in relation to glaucoma, according to an AL.com report.

Marcus Muallem, MD, of Grand Rapids (Mich.) Ophthalmology, has implanted the iStent Trabecular micro-bypass stent, which is the smallest medical device to hold FDA approval, according to a grbj.com report.

NVISION Laser Eye Centers has announced a partnership with Avellino Labs USA, Menlo Park, Calif.-based ophthalmic genetic mapping company, to provide patients with the only available genetic test for avellino corneal dystrophy.

Eric Donnenfeld, MD, founding partner of Ophthalmic Consultants of Long Island, stepped into the role of the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery president at the society's annual congress and symposium held April 19 to 23 in San Francisco.…

Heather Skeens, MD, board-certified ophthalmologist, will begin to provide patient care at Pleasant Valley Hospital in Point Pleasant, W. Va., according to a My Daily Register report.

The New Jersey Academy of Ophthalmology, led by its president Cecily Lesko, MD, has successfully campaigned for New Jersey legislation that will require health plans and insurance companies to provide patients with coverage for early refills of eye drops.

Paul Sidoti, MD, board-certified ophthalmologist, has been named the chairman of the ophthalmology department at The New York Ear and Eye Infirmary by the infirmary and New York Medical College.

Ryan Pine, MD, has opened the Advanced Ophthalmology practice in Charleston, Ill., according to a Journal Gazette & Times-Courier report.

On April 20, the Middlesex District Medical Society, granted Deanna Ricker, MD, the Community Clinician of the Year Awards at its annual meeting, according to a Wicked Local report.