Ophthalmology

Ophthalmologist John W. Espy, MD, has died, according to a Jeffersonian Democrat obituary.

Eye surgeon David Richardson, MD, has published a book about cataract surgery, according to a CBS Los Angeles report.

Ophthalmologist Jonathan Dutton, MD, has been named the 2013 recipient of the Spinoza Chair in Medicine at the University of Amsterdam in the Netherlands, according to a news release.

Ophthalmologist Wendewessen Amde, MD, has joined the medical staff of Silver Cross Hospital in New Lenox, Ill., according to a news release.

The American Academy of Ophthalmology has named the physicians who will participate in its 2013 Leadership Development Program class, according to an AAO website.

Kremer Eye Center has announced it has invested in the iFS femtosecond laser, according to a news release.

Ophthalmologist Jeffrey Young, MD, has joined Froedtert Health Menomonee Falls Clinic in Menomonee Falls, Wis., according to a news release.

Ophthalmologist Ahmed Abdelsalam, MD, has joined the medical staff of Silver Cross Hospital in New Lenox, Ill., according to a news release.

Faculty members in the Indiana University School of Medicine's department of ophthalmology at the Eugene and Marilyn Glick Eye Institute and the Krannert Institute of Cardiology have received grants for vision research initiatives, according to a news release.

North Shore Eye Care, with offices in several locations on Long Island, N.Y., has announced it has opened a new eye center on Long Island in Southampton, according to a North Shore Eye Care website report.