Ophthalmology

Austin and Treacy eye care practice in Duluth, Minn., has joined St. Luke's Hospital in Duluth, according to a Business North report.

Ophthalmologist Paul Sternberg Jr., MD, has begun his term as the president of the American Academy of Ophthalmology, according to a news release.

Ophthalmologist Snow Slade, MD, has joined the medical staff of Mesa View Regional Hospital in Mesquite, Nev., according to a Senior Circle News report (pdf).

Ophthalmologist Jorge J. Rivera, MD, has joined Advanced Eye Centers in Massachusetts, according to a practice report.

Ophthalmologist Augustus "Gus" Stern, MD, has joined Bergman Eye Center in Hagerstown, Md., according to a practice report.

Ophthalmologist Reza Dana, MD, has been awarded a Research to Prevent Blindness Senior Scientific Investigator Award, according to a news release.

Eye Health Vision Centers, based in Dartmouth, Mass., has been acquired by Candescent Partners, a Boston-based private equity firm, according to a Southcoast Business Bulletin report.

Ophthalmologist Malcolm A. McCannel, MD, has died, according to a Star Tribune obituary.

Several companies have shown interest in acquiring Bausch & Lomb, according to a Bloomberg Businessweek report.

The results of a new study indicate certain changes in retinal blood vessels may identify people at increased risk for glaucoma, according to a news release.