Ophthalmology

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.

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.