Ophthalmology

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.

Ophthalmologist and vitreoretinal surgeon Gholam A. Peyman, MD, has been named a recipient of the National Medal of Technology and Innovation, according to an AZBio report.

An eye clinic in Wasau, Wis., announced it will open a 6,000-square-foot surgery center that will be ready for patients in early January 2013.

Ophthalmologist Jim Brown, MD, has received the American Academy of Ophthalmology's Secretariat Award, according to a Dispatch report.

Sightpath Medical has announced it will launch a new mobile femtosecond laser for cataract service in early 2013, according to a news release.

Ophthalmologist William Foster, MD, PhD, has been appointed a vitreoretinal surgeon at Temple University Hospital in Pennsylvania, according to a news release.

Ophthalmologist Herve Byron, MD, has died, according to a NorthJersey.com report.

The surgeons at The Eye Institute of Utah, an eye surgery center in Salt Lake City that concentrates on cataract, LASIK and other vision correction surgeries, has announced the addition of Optiwave Refractive Analysis to assist with cataract surgeries, according…

Halma has announced it has acquired MicroSurgical Technology, according to a news release.