Ophthalmology

The National Eye Institute, division of the National Institute of Health, has granted a research team at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center in Memphis a $1.5 million grant, according to a Memphis Business Journal report.

The American Academy of Ophthalmology has announced that it is granting U.S. Rep. Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) its Visionary Award for her legislative work in the area of eye care improvement.

Amjad Hammad, MD, is moving his Saratoga Springs, N.Y., practice, Saratoga Vitreo-Retinal Ophthalmology, to a new, larger location in Malta, N.Y., according to a report by The Saratogian.

Here are 15 statistics on how ophthalmologists reacted to changing healthcare costs and regulations in 2012, according to Medscape's Physician Compensation Report 2013.

Regeneron, a Tarrytown, N.Y.-based biopharmaceuticals company, has announced it has acquired the rights for two ophthalmological antibody programs from its collaborator Sanofi, Chattanooga, Tenn.-based pharmaceutical company.

Texas Eye and Laser Center in Fort Worth, led by Brian Ranelle, DO, has announced the launch of SmartVision, a tool that provides surgeons with real time analysis of a patient's quality of vision.

Research Triangle Park, N.J.-based biotechnology company Liquidia Technologies has announced plans to form an ophthalmology-focused company in response to recent success with products in the therapeutics area.  

Utah Valley Eye Center in Provo has partnered with the Ouelessebougou Alliance to provide villagers in Mali with eye exams, cataract surgeries and donated eyeglasses.

Rona Silkiss, MD, a board-certified ophthalmologist, has begun to offer oculofacial plastic surgery and consultation services at the North Bay Eye Associates ambulatory surgery center in Santa Rosa, Calif. 

La Peer Health Systems, an outpatient surgery center in Beverly Hill, Calif., has announced that it has been joined by Aaron Savar, a board-certified ophthalmologist.