Ophthalmology

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.

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.