The Tennessee Academy of Ophthalmology is speaking against the recently filed SB220/HB555 bill, which would give optometrists the power to inject the tissue surrounding the eye with anesthesia.
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Elizabeth Garland, OD, has joined Manatee County Rural Health Services, based in Parrish, Fla., according to a report by The Bradenton Times.
A survey conducted by the American Academy of Ophthalmology on the 2 percent cut in Medicare found that those polled expected a negative impact on the quality of care they would be able to provide to Medicare patients.
Aurora Health Care, based in Milwaukee, is expanding on the Kenosha, Wis., Aurora Health Care cancer center, which was initially planned to be 11,000-square feet, to include two connected buildings that will house, among other specialties, ophthalmological services, according to…
Paragon BioTeck, an ophthalmic biopharmaceutical company based in Tigard, Ore., announced that ophthalmologist Paul S. Koch, MD, has been appointed as the company's US medical advisor.
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Matthew Ehrlich, MD, has moved his Eye Center of the Rockies practice, which offers a full range of ophthalmological services and an optical shop, to a larger location in Eagle, Colo., according to a Vail Daily report.
Creekridge Capital, a healthcare and technology vendor leasing company based in Minneapolis, announced Scott Preiser as sales manager in the ophthalmology market.
Daniel Kiernan, MD, of Ophthalmic Consultants of Long Island injected a patient suffering from vitreo-macular adhesion with JETREA, a dilution of ocriplasmin that is the first FDA approved drug to treat VMA, according to a report by the Times Union.
Avedro, a medical device and pharmaceutical company based in Waltham, Mass., has received $43 million in Series D funding from investment group Abingworth and investment adviser Third Point.
Jonathan H. Talamo, MD, medical director of SurgiSite Boston, performed the first cataract surgery utilizing the Catalys Precision Laser System to be done in Massachusetts.