Ophthalmology

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.

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.