Ophthalmology

Lexington Eye Associates in Massachusetts has leased new space in Concord, Mass., according to a Lowell Sun report.

Trussville (Ala.) VisionFirst ophthalmologists Mark Beaman, MD, and Sarah Hays, MD, have started offering blade-free cataract laser surgery, which they say is the first of its kind in the state, according to a Trussville Tribune report.

Ophthalmologists at VisionFirst Trussville in Birmingham, Ala., have performed the state's first cataract laser surgery, according to a Trussville Tribune report.

Rajendra S. Apte, MD, PhD, will receive the 2013 Young Investigator Award from the Macula Society, according to a news release.

Jules Stein Eye Institute at University of California, Los Angeles and First 5 LA are collaborating on a new program that will help provide vision services to young children in Los Angeles County, according to a news release.

The results of a new study indicate that a lack of vision insurance may irrevocably affect vision, according to a news release.

Here are 25 statistics on ophthalmic revenue and charges in surgery centers, according to a VMG Health survey titled Multi-Specialty ASC Intellimarker 2011.

Ophthalmologist Jayne S. Weiss, MD, has been invited to serve on the National Advisory Eye Council, according to a news release.

Ophthalmologist O. Lee Mullis, MD, has died, according to a News Herald report.

Ophthalmologist Ronald L. Gross, MD, has been appointed director of the West Virginia University Eye Institute in Morgantown, according to a news release.