Ophthalmology

The directors of Spring Park Surgery Center in Davenport, Iowa, have announced the acquisition of an OptiMedica Catalys Precision Laser System for cataract surgery, according to a Quad Cities Online report.

The North Carolina Eye Bank has donated $1 million to the University of North Carolina School of Medicine in Chapel Hill, according to a Winston-Salem Journal report.

Ophthalmologist J. William Harbour, MD, has identified a new genetic marker for determining the virulence of ocular melanomas, according to a news release.

Ophthalmologist Samuel J. Yankelove, MD, has joined the Berkeley Eye Center practice in Texas, according to a blog post.

Ophthalmologist Annette Chang Sims, MD, is now a partner at a Eugene, Ore. ophthalmology practice, according to a Register-Guard report and news release (pdf).

Ophthalmologist Shilpi Pradhan, MD, has joined the Ashland, Va., office of Everhart Eye Associates, according to a news release.

Ophthalmologist Matthew Chang has joined the medical staff of Mt. San Rafael Hospital in Trinidad, Colo., according to a hospital report (pdf).

Ophthalmologist David S. Greenfield, MD, has been elected vice president of the American Glaucoma Society, according to a news release.

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.