Ophthalmology

Eye surgeon Kenneth W. Neu, MD, has been recognized by the American Board of Ophthalmology for successful completion its maintenance of certification, according to a Springfield News-Leader report.

Construction crews have begun site work for a new ophthalmology surgery center in Wilton, N.Y., according to a Glens Falls Post-Star report.

Massachusetts Eye and Ear has opened a new outpatient surgical center in the Longwood/Mission Hill area of Boston, according to a news release.

Cleveland Eye Clinic has announced it is now providing the iStent trabecular micro-bypass stent treatment, according to a news release.

Lenstec has announced the U.S. launch of its Softec HD Oval intraocular lens, according to a news release.

Ophthalmologist Debra LaPrad, MD, has joined Eye Associates of the South in Mississippi, according to a Mississippi Business Journal report.

Fight for Sight and Prevent Blindness America have announced co-sponsorship of a new annual public health research fellowship, according to a news release.

Ophthalmologist Alejandra Valenzuela, MD, has joined the department of ophthalmology at Tulane University in New Orleans, according to an Eye on Tulane report.

Ophthalmologist Walter J. Romejko, MD, has died, according to a Washington Post obituary.

Richard Bay, publisher of Review of Optometry and founder of Review of Ophthalmology, has died, according to a Vision Monday report.