Ophthalmology

Carey Rowan, MD, a board certified ophthalmologist, has expanded his Rowan Eye Center practice in New Port Richey, Fla., to include The Eye Shop in Clearwater, Fla.

Alcon, the Fort Worth, Texas-based eye care division of healthcare products company Novartis, has announced that it has received European clearance for JETREA.

Martinsburg (W. Va.) Eye Associates has recruited Sunil M. Thadani, MD, according to a report by The Journal.

The National Eye Institute of NIH has given Todd Scheetz, assistant professor of biomedical engineering and ophthalmology at the University of Iowa in Iowa City, and his research team a $1.1 million grant to study the optic nerve and drive…

WCCT Global, a contract research organization focusing on drug development, announced that is has successfully finished four cohorts in the study of 48 glaucoma patients.

The Data Safety Monitoring Board has given Advanced Cell Technology approval to treat patients in the third cohort of each of the company's three stem cell clinical trials, according to a report by the Fort Mill Times.

EyeTechCare, based in Rillieux-la-Pape, France, has received $13 million in funding from private investor Bernard Chauvin, insurer SHAM and Omnes Capital.

Here are 10 statistics on average ophthalmologist compensation based on location, according to the Medscape Ophthalmologist Compensation Report 2012.

The National Eye Institute of NIH has given Boston Micromachines a $1.2 million Phase II Competing Renewal Small Business Innovation Research Grant in order to further the development of the company's Adaptive Optics Scanning Laser Ophthalmoscope.

Andrew Holzman, MD, board certified ophthalmologist, has had his McLean, Va., practice site sanctioned by the FDA as a test site for the cross-linking treatment of kerataconus.